Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - Under the State Constitution and state law, Judicial Council adopts California Rules of Court specifying how the judicial branch will operate. These rules must be consistent with federal and state law and apply to courts statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - Reporting on State Cases Sometimes Did Not Occur. State law requires annual reporting on asset forfeiture cases that are resolved through state proceedings to the CA DOJ. However, 41  p ercent of the state ’s 58 c ounties did not report such data in at least one of the past eight years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/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

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure Format: HTML Description: Given the magnitude of the state’s prison infrastructure needs, combined with the possibility of closing a prison in the near future, it will be important for the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4186

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

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate May 27, 2016 Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate [Publication Details]

May 27, 2016 - Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate [Publication Details] HTML Description: State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3478