The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Justice [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2021 - This publication provides our analysis of the Governor's 2021-22 January budget proposals related to the support of forensic services and Department of Justice legal services for certain state agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4354

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2020 - State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions [Publication Details] State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions Format: HTML Description: In this brief, we find that the major reasons why CDCR’s costs did not decline in line with the substantial decrease in the populations are: (1) costly
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4145

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. The budget package also inc reases, as of June 30, 2020, the amount each trial court is able to retain as reserves from 1  percent to 3  percent of its prior-year operating budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - When assessing the merits of the Governor ’s proposal, the Legislature should consider whether the proposed reorganization of DJJ is necessary to accomplish its stated goal of enabling the state to better provide youth offenders with the services they need to be successful when they are released from state supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - In addition, California State University ’s Los Angeles Campus (CSULA) offers a bachelor ’s degree granting program at California State Prison, Los Angeles County. This program is designed to provide in ‑person instruction for the last two years of college to up to 50 i nmates at no cost to the inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2020 - Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [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/4189

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - First, the state has significantly reduced the level of overcrowding in its prisons. As of January 31, 2000 state prisons were at about 195  p ercent of their design capacity. However, by July  25, 2018, state prisons were populated at 136  p ercent of their design capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2020 - Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes [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/4128

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation

Jan 18, 2018 - A total of 49 states responded to the survey. The report cautions that each state self-reported data, which makes it difficult to determine whether all states collected data the same way. Despite this, the report provides some insight into how California compares to other states with respect to inmate health care costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733