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Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

March 27, 2023 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety

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Analysis of Proposed Additional Resources for DOJ Legal Workload

March 16, 2023 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 On Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation

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Analysis of Proposed Additional Resources for DOJ Legal Workload

March 14, 2023 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration

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Analysis of Proposed DNA Identification Fund Backfill

March 14, 2023 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration

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Governor’s Proposed Funding Increase for Department of Justice Firearm-Related Workload

March 14, 2023 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration

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The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

February 27, 2023 - In this post, we discuss the Racial and Identity Profiling mandate, which is a newly identified state mandate funded in the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposal.

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The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

February 27, 2023 - In this post, we discuss the Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing mandate, which is a newly identified state mandate funded in the Governor's 2023-24 budget proposal.

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Overview of Trial Court Construction and Facility Maintenance

February 27, 2023 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety

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The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

February 23, 2023 - We recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor’s proposal for two primary reasons. First, the proposed funding is likely not needed. Second, given the state’s budget problem, dedicating new General Fund to this purpose would come at the expense of previously identified priorities, and we do not find it sufficiently justified for prioritizing limited state resources.

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The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

February 23, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals for the Department of Justice related to the Bureau of Forensic Services, firearms workload, and legal workload.

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The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

February 22, 2023 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s budget proposal to provide increased federal spending authority to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in order to allow the receipt of federal grant monies that were recently made available to the state. We provide key background on the grant, describe the state’s initial plan to spend the grant funds, assess the plan and the Governor’s proposal, and provide associated recommendations.

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

February 16, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals related to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

February 15, 2023 - This post provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for the Office of the State Public Defender to engage in activities to improve DEI in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of staff.

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The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

February 13, 2023 - In this post, we assess and make recommendations on the Governor’s budget proposal to provide additional resources to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to fund the costs of peace officer decertification hearings before the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) within the Department of General Services (DGS).

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The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

February 10, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of a proposal seeking court-specific resources for the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Program and a proposal to address the solvency of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund.

Criminal Justice Staff
Anita Lee
(916) 319-8321
Courts, Department of Justice, Gambling
 
Caitlin O'Neil
(916) 319-8351
State Prisons, County Jails, Sentencing
 
Jared Sippel
(916) 319-8335
Emergency Services and Business Regulation
 
Orlando Sanchez Zavala
(916) 319-8307
Correctional Health Care, Rehabilitation Programs, Juvenile Justice, Community Corrections
 
Drew Soderborg
(916) 319-8346
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Public Safety and Business Regulation