LAO CDCR Budget Report

…tes the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp to provide wildland firefighting skills to justice‑involved youth from counties that have entered into contracts with CDCR. Operational Spending Proposed for 2025‑26. The Governor’s January budget proposes a total of about $13.9 billion to operate CDCR in 2025‑26, mostly from the General Fund. Figure 1 shows the total operating expenditures estimated in the Governor’s budget for the prior and current years and proposed for the budget year. As the figure indicates, the proposed spending level reflects a decr…