The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - We find that the identified projects meet this higher threshold as they seek to address critical health, safety, and other facility needs in buildings frequented by the public. Additionally, the costs and scopes of these identified projects generally seem reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs

Dec 6, 2017 - For example, the department could consider shifting unused rehabilitation slots or allocating a greater number of new rehabilitation slots to an institution which fully utilizes its existing slots or has a greater number of the highest ‑risk and highest ‑need inmates with unmet needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3720

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - While CDCR is not allowed to use tele ‑mental health services in inpatient settings, the Coleman court allows up to 50  percent of outpatient providers —those working with the CCCMS or EOP populations —to be remote.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - A compensations study should present a set of facts identified using a transparent methodology that can serve as a starting point in negotiations. A compensation study, itself, should not be the subject of negotiations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The budget includes $ 125  m illion (non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) ongoing to provide 10,000 full ‑day preschool slots for children from low ‑income families. The funding is to be the first of three augmentations, with the intent to provide a total of 30,000 additional slots to serve all low ‑income four ‑year olds by 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - The CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative seeks to provide targeted Medi-Cal services to eligible people 90 days prior to release from prison. (For more information about CalAIM, please see our Health spending plan post .) $8.6 million in 2022-23 (increasing to $10.5 million in 2024-25 and ongoing) to expand the California Prison Industry Authority ’s Healthcare Facilities Maintenance program, which provides janitorial services to prison health care facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This includes conducting background checks for people seeking to purchase firearms and ammunition, licensing firearm and ammunition vendors, and administering various other firearm and ammunition programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Services Provided by Self ‑Help Centers. Each of California ’s trial courts operates a self ‑help center which serves as a central location for self ‑represented individuals to educate themselves and seek assistance with navigating court procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Each of California ’s trial courts operates a self-help center which serves as a central location for self-represented people to educate themselves and seek assistance with navigating court procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Additionally, because tele ‑mental health providers can only serve people in outpatient settings, further tele ‑mental health expansions could result in remaining on ‑site providers having more of the most challenging patients to treat —those in the inpatient settings —potentially resulting in reduced job satisfaction for these providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137