The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The judicial branch indicates that all Tracy branch facilities have been closed since 2011 due to budget constraints from the recession and the poor cond ition of the existing facilities. Because services are not currently being provided in Tracy, approval of this new construction project would effectively be expanding service back to Tracy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - The most notable changes were the 2011 public safety realignment and Proposition  47 (2014). As we discuss in the subsequent section, the original S B  678 formula was modified to account for the expected impacts of these sentencing changes. 2011 Public Safety Realignment Reduced Eligibility for Prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Local Entities Use Most of BFS Services. In  2023 ‑24, BFS processed 36,422 submissions. As shown in Figure  2 , two ‑thirds of the processed submissions were for county or city local government entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Most people being released from prison qualify for Medi ‑Cal and are often part of the expansion population. CDCR screens inmates before release and, as of 2019 ‑20, submits Med ‑Cal applications for about 82  p ercent of inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - An estimated $194  million was added to the state budget from 2002 ‑03 through 2006 ‑07 to address the problems identified in prison medical care. However, upon further review of the state ’s performance, the federal court found that the state had failed to comply with its orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - Screening of Individuals Authorized to Enter Prisons. Individuals who are authorized to enter the prisons must first be screened. This consists of taking their temperatures and a verbal screening to determine if they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - The monitoring team also recommended that CDCR screen staff for their suitability to work with the PSU population and provide them with additional training focused on mental health issues and crisis intervention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - By using the ASAM Criteria, medical staff are able to assess what treatment options are most appropriate for each patient. ISUDTP Modified Existing Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) Programs. CBT  programs are designed to help individuals change negative patterns of behavior.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - Under the proposal, OIG would monitor 30  percent of regular grievances screened by CST but would not monitor screening of health care grievances, requests for reasonable accommodation, and third ‑party claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2011 realignment shifted a portion of annual state sales tax revenue —which is expected to be over $2  billion in 2024 ‑25 —to counties to support the PRCS population as well as other adult criminal justice populations that were realigned in 2011.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849