The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Additionally, DOJ discussed the benefits and drawbacks of various methods for implementing a cost ‑sharing model with local agencies. Such methods included establishing: (1)  an hourly rate for services provided, (2)  a flat fee by type of service provided, (3)  a flat fee by county, and (4)  a hybrid flat fee ‑hourly rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - To complete projects of similar scope at the state ’s 30 other prisons not currently scheduled for deactivation would cost over $800  million in additional annual debt service —a total cost of about $20  billion over 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - As absent this proposal direct state funding for self-help centers would decrease to $11  million beginning in 2024 ‑25, this proposal represents a budget augmentation. However, if approved, this proposed augmentation would maintain direct state funding for self-help centers at $30  million —the level it has been at since 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Until a new formula is operative, we recommend the Legislature require the Chancellor ’s Office to report certain data by October 1 each year on the incarcerated students whom community colleges serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget estimates such costs to be $1.2  million in 2024-25 and $978,000 in 2025-26. After the deduction of CDTFA costs, Chapter  231 requires monies be allocated pursuant to the priority order listed in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Specifically, the budget (1)  provides $1.5  million General Fund in 2023-24 and $62  million in 2024-25 to replace roofs at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego and (2)  reverts $30  million of the $100  million included in the 2021-22 budget for deferred maintenance projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - As shown in Figure  1 , the state ’s inmate and parolee populations have declined significantly over the past several years, primarily as a result of the above policy changes. Specifically, between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2019, the inmate population declined from about 162, 400 t o 125,500 ( 23  p ercent) and the parolee population declined from about 90, 800 t o 50,800 ( 44  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2017‑18 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 57

Apr 6, 2017 - Implementation of New Sentencing Credits Administration ’s Plan As authorized in Proposition  57, the administration plans to increase the amount of good conduct credits inmates can earn beginning on May 1, 2017 and to increase the number of credits inmates earn through participation in rehabilitation programs beginning on August 1, 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3648

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Criminal Justice Budget

Jan 27, 2017 - Below, we describe recent trends in state spending on criminal justice and provide an overview of the major changes in the Governor ’s proposed budget for criminal justice programs in 2017-18. Expenditure Trends Total Spending Declined Between 2010-11 and 2012-13 . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3539

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