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 - CDCR reports that, currently, a lack of MHCBs in Southern California forces it to transfer some people in Southern California prisons to Central and Northern California prisons where more MHCBs are available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Incarcerated students may use Pell Grants to cover tuition, textbooks and other course materials, supplies and equipment (such as to buy or rent a personal computer), and costs to obtain a certification or other first professional credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Where feasible, we also provide our initial assessment of these proposals and issues for legislative consideration. Schools and Community Colleges After Providing Cost ‑of ‑Living Adjustment (COLA), Package Dedicates Most Available Funding to One ‑Time Purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135