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

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - These include voice calls, video calls, and electronic messages. Voice  calls can be made from standard, hardwired telephones located at all prisons and portable tablet devices that are currently being distributed to people in prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - . $27.6  million reduction in 2026-27 (growing to $55  million in 2027-28 and ongoing) resulting from efforts to transition Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming providers to Medi-Cal ’s billing system for the substance use disorder treatment services provided to people on parole supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Statutorily specific metrics are required to be reported for each stop —including the time, date, and location of the stop; the reason for the stop; the result of the stop (such as whether the officer asked for consent to search the stopped person); and the perceived race or ethnicity, gender, and approximate age of the person stopped based on the observation of the officer conducting the stop.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Other major adjustments include: $28.8  million ongoing General Fund to provide people in prison with free voice calling as required by Chapter  827 of 2022 (SB  1008, Becker). $26.8  million ongoing increase in Inmate Welfare Fund authority to allow CDCR to receive a projected increase in revenues from prison canteens (stores where people in prison can purchase various items).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming (STOP) Provides Most Parolee SUDT. STOP is a CDCR ‑funded program that provides a range of services to parolees, but primarily focuses on various SUDT modalities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - These projects included data analytics and business intelligence using identity access management, intelligent chat, video remote hearings, and voice ‑to ‑text translation  services. Limited ‑Term Funding Provided by Legislature to Judicial Council For Discretionary Allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - By definition, with early action items, the Legislature has less time to understand the proposals, voice its concerns, and ensure necessary changes are incorporated. Consequently, when adopting an early action proposal, the Legislature should have sufficient information from the administration to be reasonably assured the proposal will achieve its stated goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Specifically, the law prohibits—except in specified emergency situations—male correctional officers from (1) conducting a pat down search of females in custody, (2) entering an area inside the prison where females may be in a state of undress, or (3) being in an area where they can view females in custody in a state of undress.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800