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

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR reports that it is in the process of developing criteria for who will be housed at SQRC with a focus on maximizing the number of people who will be able to take advantage of the enhanced rehabilitation opportunities at SQRC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Apr 11, 2025 - The marginal cost better captures how much the state saves when one fewer person enters prison, such as savings on food, clothing, and medical care. In contrast, the average cost includes cost s that often are only saved when entire facilities are closed, such as facility or correctional staffing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - As shown in Figure  3, this results in total judicial branch-related CARE program funding of $47.4  million in 2024-25 increasing to $54.3  million annually beginning in 2025-26. Figure 3 Summary of Total CARE Program Funding General Fund (In Millions) Training, Data Collection, and Other Activities 20.2 $106.9 $107.6 CARE = Community Assistance,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - While most incarcerated students at CDCR taking CCC coursework have accumulated fewer than 60  units, some students have accumulated notably more units. Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - When enacted, the budget assumed annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26 that was expected to grow to roughly $2  billion General Fund by 2028-29 across three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081