The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - CDCR Is Required to Provide Free Voice Calling to People in Prison. Chapter  827 of 2022 (S B  1008 , Becker) specifies that CDCR shall provide accessible, functional voice calls free of charge. On January 1, 2023, CDCR began implementing this requirement by paying all charges accrued for voice calls.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - These include voice calls, video calls, and electronic messages. Voice  calls can be made from standard, hardwired telephones located at all prisons and portable tablet devices that are currently being distributed to people in prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - . $27.6  million reduction in 2026-27 (growing to $55  million in 2027-28 and ongoing) resulting from efforts to transition Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming providers to Medi-Cal ’s billing system for the substance use disorder treatment services provided to people on parole supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Statutorily specific metrics are required to be reported for each stop —including the time, date, and location of the stop; the reason for the stop; the result of the stop (such as whether the officer asked for consent to search the stopped person); and the perceived race or ethnicity, gender, and approximate age of the person stopped based on the observation of the officer conducting the stop.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - For example, the Alameda Superior Court is allowing members of the public to conduct record searches between 8:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. However, access is limited to one or two people in the clerk ’s office at a time and computer use is limited to 15 minutes per person.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Other major adjustments include: $28.8  million ongoing General Fund to provide people in prison with free voice calling as required by Chapter  827 of 2022 (SB  1008, Becker). $26.8  million ongoing increase in Inmate Welfare Fund authority to allow CDCR to receive a projected increase in revenues from prison canteens (stores where people in prison can purchase various items).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment - The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Health Care and Rehabilitation [Video]

The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment - The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Health Care and Rehabilitation [Video] Search LAO Videos The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment February 23, 2012 In these videos, analysts Drew Soderborg and Aaron Edwards discuss the effects that California 's 2011 realignment laws will have on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=14

The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment - The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Housing and Fire Camps [Video]

The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment - The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Housing and Fire Camps [Video] Search LAO Videos The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment February 23, 2012 In these videos, analysts Drew Soderborg and Aaron Edwards discuss the effects that California 's 2011 realignment laws will have on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=14&videoId=59

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video]

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video] Search LAO Videos 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment January 27, 2009 Legislative Analyst Director of Criminal Justice, Anthony Simbol, discusses the fourth report in the LAO ’s 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=89

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming (STOP) Provides Most Parolee SUDT. STOP is a CDCR ‑funded program that provides a range of services to parolees, but primarily focuses on various SUDT modalities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411