Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Despite these potential benefits, CDCR does not appear to be taking full advantage of this option. 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

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - For example, actual implementation by Cohort 1 could show that more time is needed by judicial and court staff to process CARE Program petitions or by legal counsel to appropriately represent their clients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment by providing inadequate medical care in the state ’s prisons. The state agreed in 2002 to  take a series of actions to address the deficiencies in order to settle the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation

Jan 18, 2018 - Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation January 18, 2018 Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation Report Based on Self-Reported Data From States.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Additionally, the judicial branch wanted to mitigate the impacts of the reductions on court users by distributing the funding as quickly as possible and had sufficient excess TCTF expenditure authority to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

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

Mar 1, 2017 - When CDCR seeks to place an inmate in a DSH inpatient psychiatric bed, DSH staff must agree with CDCR ’s assessment that the inmate needs inpatient care. In addition, both CDCR and DSH must agree on the location the inmate should be served in.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - CDCR used this authority to expedite the release of about 3,500 inmates who were due to be released within 60 days of March  31, 2020 and were (1)  not serving sentences for violent crimes or domestic violence and (2)  not required to register as sex offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

Providing Constitutional and Cost-Effective Inmate Medical Care [Publication Details]

Apr 19, 2012 - Providing Constitutional and Cost-Effective Inmate Medical Care [Publication Details] Video Description: In 2006, after finding that California had failed to provide a constitutional level of medical care to its inmates, a federal court appointed a Receiver to take over the direct management and operation of the state's inmate medical care program from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2618

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - We also recommend directing CDCR to require that STOP providers take steps to help ensure continuity of care after parolees are discharged from parole. The Legislature could implement these changes by requiring CDCR to include provisions in the regional STOP contracts requiring the regional contractors to only subcontract with
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411