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

Feb 15, 2012 - Specifically, we recommend developing a funding approach that promotes innovation and efficiency, establishing a transition plan for DJJ, providing state oversight and technical assistance through the newly created Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), taking measures to reduce the number of juveniles tried in adult court, and requiring counties to house minors tried in adult court until age 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2562

Achieving Better Outcomes for Adult Probation [Publication Details]

May 29, 2009 - Achieving Better Outcomes for Adult Probation [Publication Details] Video Description: We conclude that opportunities exist to both improve public safety and reduce state costs by better aligning the county probation and state correctional systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2074

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

Aug 5, 2011 - Supreme Court issued a ruling in a lawsuit against the state involving prison overcrowding. Specifically, the court upheld the ruling of a federal three–judge panel requiring the state to reduce overcrowding in its prisons to 137.5 percent of its “design capacity” within two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2504

The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2015 - In the report we provide an analysis of the Governor's budget proposals for state criminal justice departments and programs, including for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the judicial branch, various local public safety programs, and the Department of Justice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3181

Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2017 - In this report, we (1) provide background information on the state’s in-prison rehabilitation programs (including their intended goals), (2) outline key program principles for maximizing reductions in recidivism, (3) identify key shortcomings in the state’s rehabilitation programs, and (4) make recommendations to improve how the state provides in-prison rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3720

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details] HTML Description: The role of the Legislative Analyst's Office is to review state programs and make recommendations to the Legislature as to how the state can operate more effectively and efficiently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2009 - We recommend that the Legislature expand upon this concept, and implement a policy-driven realignment of nearly $1.4 billion of state responsibilities to counties along with resources to pay for them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1913

The 2014-15 Budget: The Administration's Response to the Prison Overcrowding Order [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2014 - The 2014-15 Budget: The Administration's Response to the Prison Overcrowding Order [Publication Details] The 2014-15 Budget: The Administration's Response to the Prison Overcrowding Order Format: HTML Description: In this report, we provide an analysis of the Governor's proposals to comply with the federal court order to reduce the state's prison population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2960

Governor's Prison Overcrowding Package Is More Balanced But Too Big [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We recommend that the Legislature consider an alternative package that would also address overcrowding but result in a more limited surplus of prison beds, provide a better mix of beds, and reduce state costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1582

The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2010 - Specifically, the Governor proposes to require that offenders who have no prior serious or violent offenses and are convicted of certain property and drug felony crimes serve a maximum sentence of one year and one day in county jail in lieu of a state prison sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2184