The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure 81,235 134% a Excludes all female inmates and male inmates who (1)  have not yet been assigned to a housing level or (2)  are housed in a specialized bed that does not have a designated housing level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The program provides loans to developers for housing developments that include housing for low ‑ to middle ‑income households. Additionally, the budget proposes expanding the state ’s housing tax credit program by $ 500  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - As of October 31, 2020, CDCR housed about 97,700 adult inmates in the state ’s prison system. Most of these inmates are housed in the state ’s 35 p risons and 42 c onservation camps. (We note, however, that the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package reflects a plan to close two state prisons over the next few years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4304

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Medication  rooms are rooms inside of or near housing units where medication is prepared and/or distributed to patients. Since being appointed, the Receiver has identified various shortcomings with CDCR ’s medication rooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - Symptomatic inmates are moved to isolation and housed alone until it is determined if it is influenza or COVID-19 —at which point patients may be housed together with similar cases. Inmates who have had contact with an individual with COVID-19 are quarantined and could be housed with other individuals who have had the same exposure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - As such, although the number of individuals in state prison significantly declined, the state had to maintain its existing number of facilities —but house fewer inmates in them —to help meet the court order.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes one-time increases of several existing tax credits and exclusions: Affordable Housing. $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - Brown settlement, which made the criteria for housing inmates in security housing units more stringent. (Security housing units are used to house inmates who the department considers to be the greatest threat to the safety and security of its institutions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - ADRC = Aging and Disability Resources Centers; Cal ‑OAR = CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; IT = information technology; FFPSA = Federal Family First Prevention Services Act; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; HDAP=Housing and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - Some Adult Court Youth Housed in DJJ. Under state and federal law, youth must generally be kept separate from adult offenders. As a result, youth tried as adults in California are often housed at DJJ until they turn 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998