The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - However, the flaws we identify above are conceptual problems that can be improved through reasonable assumptions in areas where actual data is lacking. We will continue to monitor Proposition  36 implementation and the prison population and make recommendations based on the updated information available at the May Revision, including the administration ’s revised estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - However, the key flaws we identify above are conceptual problems that can be improved through reasonable assumptions in areas where actual data are lacking. We will continue to monitor CDCR’s populations and the other factors affecting the proposed adjustments and make recommendations based on the updated information available at the May Revision, including the administration’s revised population projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - This would make estimates of performance more accurate and potentially more achievable for some counties. Although making this change might only result in modest changes to the statewide performance payment, compared to the Governor ’s proposal, it may have a larger impact on smaller, more rural, counties that are more affected by small changes in failure-to-prison rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031