Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - In addition, the Receiver ’s plan would also increase the pool of people that can provide services to the mental health population by expanding clinical internship slots across the prisons. Not only will interns perform work while part of the program, but it is also possible that they will become employed permanently by CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This is because the Coleman case has already spanned several decades, which indicates the issues remaining are complex and may not be resolved as quickly as expected. The Receiver acknowledges that the time line is ambitious.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - In addition, requiring agencies to pay for a portion of the BFS services they use would provide them a greater incentive to carefully prioritize what evidence should be tested and how quickly it should be done.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Such factors include: (1)  the maximum per transaction fee desired, (2)  how quickly the $25  million General Fund start ‑up loan should be repaid, and (3)  when the desired fee increase should take effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - Under these approaches, only a subset of trial courts would receive funding but there would be greater improvements in fiscal equity as the range of funding differences between trial courts would be narrowed more quickly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - Prioritizing and more quickly addressing high ‑risk cases can help stop an attorney from continuing to engage in problematic behavior and can help obtain justice or restitution for those who are wronged.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - In addition, the board does not include designated slots for members with experience providing external oversight of such facilities, such as someone with experience in litigating local detention condition issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Because demand for a CCC education generally outstrips the number of in ‑person slots, colleges must decide which incarcerated people have enrollment priority. Enrollment priority is determined by each college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - To identify a medical need for SUDT, health care staff screen inmates for substance use disorders with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Quick Screen. The NIDA Quick Screen consists of a series of scored questions about prior substance use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411