Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Given the importance of non ‑compensation factors in determining vacancy rates, it is unclear what level of pay increase would be needed to meaningfully improve recruitment and retention for mental health positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Various Factors Make Filling Mental Health Positions Difficult. A wide variety of factors can make it difficult to hire and retain mental health staff at prisons, including challenging working conditions and a limited pool of providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - These costs will likely continue to increase over time due to inflation and various other factors. Figure 3 Status of Trial Court Construction Projects Beginning  in 2019 ‑20 a Priority Group Estimated Project Costs (in Billions) Number Initiated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Pandemic ‑related factors —such as temporary stay ‑at ‑home orders and closure of nonessential retail businesses in the early part of the pandemic —likely contributed to the decline over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, DOJ could require agencies pay more or less based on various factors —such as the specific type of forensic service sought, the speed of the service, or the size of the agency. We acknowledge that developing such a plan may be difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - For example, as discussed above, vacancies and other and factors that prevent budgeted assignments from operating can substantially reduce the actual number of assignments available at a given time. Accordingly, CDC R could pursue strategies —such as recruitment efforts —to address these factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Other factors also add uncertainty. For example, the number of interrogations may fluctuate based on local policing decisions or changes in the number of youth arrests. Furthermore, statewide costs could be affected by other factors that remain uncertain, such as ch anges in the number of counties that choose to file reimbursable claims and the extent to which counties include law enforcement or indirect costs in their claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - To assist commissioners in this decision, BPH regulations outline factors that tend to show suitability for release (such as signs of remorse) and factors that tend to show unreasonable risk to the public (such as in ‑prison misconduct).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Feb 16, 2023 - Unclear How CDCR Weighted Factors in Selecting Prisons for Deactivation While CDCR indicates that it used the factors outlined in PC 2067 to inform its selection of prisons for deactivation, it is not clear how the department weighted these different factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686