The 2013-14 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2013 - It contains few major proposals for the judiciary or corrections compared with recent years when the state budget included significant budget cuts to programs, as well as major policy changes. In total, the Governor's budget provides $13.2 billion for criminal justice programs in 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2687

California's Criminal Justice System: A Primer (2013) [Publication Details]

Jan 17, 2013 - This report also includes in-depth discussions of some of the most important criminal justice issues likely to face policymakers in coming years. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2682

Maximizing State Benefits from Public-Private Partnerships [Publication Details]

Nov 8, 2012 - Maximizing State Benefits from Public-Private Partnerships [Publication Details] Maximizing State Benefits from Public-Private Partnerships Format: HTML Description: In recent years, the state has entered into public-private partnerships (P3) to finance, design, construct, operate, and maintain two state infrastructure projects in order to achieve benefits that they might not have obtained under a more traditional procurement approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2666

The 2012-13 Budget: State Should Consider Less Costly Alternatives to CDCR Blueprint [Publication Details]

May 16, 2012 - We find that the state could meet its facility requirements (including those for medical and mental health treatment) and specified population cap targets at much lower ongoing General Fund costs than proposed by the administration, potentially saving the state as much as a billion dollars over the next seven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2632

The 2012-13 Budget: Managing Ongoing Reductions to the Judicial Branch [Publication Details]

Apr 13, 2012 - The 2012-13 Budget: Managing Ongoing Reductions to the Judicial Branch [Publication Details] The 2012-13 Budget: Managing Ongoing Reductions to the Judicial Branch Format: HTML Description: Over the last four years, the judicial branch has experienced various one–time and ongoing budget reductions as the state has faced large budget shortfalls.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2615

The 2012-13 Budget: Completing Juvenile Justice Realignment [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2012 - The Governor would provide counties with an unspecified level of funding to manage wards who would otherwise have been committed to DJJ after that date, as well as $10 million in planning grants in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2562

A Status Report: Reducing Prison Overcrowding in California [Publication Details]

Aug 5, 2011 - Our analysis, however, indicates that the realignment plan alone is unlikely to reduce overcrowding sufficiently within the two–year deadline set by the court. This indicates to us that, as the U.S. Supreme Court suggested, a somewhat longer timeframe is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2504

Governor’s “Structural Shortfall” Proposal for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2011 - The Governor’s budget for 2011-12 provides an additional $395 million in General Fund support for CDCR for expenses that the department indicates have exceeded its budget authority in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2398

CDCR--Offenders With Sentences of Three Years or Less Serve Locally (Agenda Page 4, Item 5225) [Publication Details]

Jun 7, 2010 - CDCR--Offenders With Sentences of Three Years or Less Serve Locally (Agenda Page 4, Item 5225) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2301

The 2010-11 Budget: Prison Receivership Proposals Pose Significant Financial Risks [Publication Details]

Mar 16, 2010 - Specifically, we recommend that the Legislature: require the administration to present at budget hearings a detailed plan on how its proposed $811 million in savings will be achieved; withhold action on staffing requests pending the submission and our review of the above plan; and, fund only the most critical IT projects in the budget year and delay funding for the less critical projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2226