The 2012-13 Budget: The 2011 Realignment of Adult Offenders--An Update [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2012 - Perhaps the most significant programmatic change implemented as part of the 2011 realignment was realigning to county governments the responsibility for managing and supervising certain felon offenders who previously had been eligible for state prison and parole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2569

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Criminal Justice Budget

Jan 27, 2017 - First, in 2011 the state realigned various criminal justice responsibilities to the counties, including the responsibility for certain low-level felony offenders. This realignment reduced state correctional spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3539

Youth Authority's County Sliding Scale Fees [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - Youth Authority's County Sliding Scale Fees [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/879

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2021 - In this publication, we provide an overview of local detention facilities (such as county jails) in California. We also assess the state’s program for setting minimum facility standards and inspecting these facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4371

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

Feb 21, 2007 - Governor's Prison Overcrowding Package Is More Balanced But Too Big [Publication Details] Governor's Prison Overcrowding Package Is More Balanced But Too Big Format: HTML Description: The Governor requests a total of $9.6 billion for a 14-part package of proposals designed primarily to address overcrowding in state prisons and county jails.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1582

Funding for Trial Courts In the Current Year [Publication Details]

Nov 1, 1996 - As a result of the failure of AB 2553, the Legislature will be under pressure-especially from trial courts and counties-to enact legislation early in the new legislative session to make technical adjustments to the budget act appropriation for the Trial Court Funding program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2771

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $15.4  million ongoing General Fund and $4  million in ongoing SCFCF reimbursement authority (for  county repayment of their share of facility costs) for trial court facility modification projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Currently, CDCR contracts with six facilities —three in Los Angeles County and one each in Kern, Butte, and San Diego Counties —that provide a total of 662 b eds. The department is in the process of contracting with a seventh facility in Riverside County, which is expected to be activated in June 2020 and provide an additional 100 b eds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - The judicial branch consists of (1)  statewide courts (the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal), (2)  local trial courts in each of the state ’s 58 counties, and (3)  statewide entities of the judicial branch (the Judicial Council, the Judicial Council Facility Program, and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

Parole Realignment LAO Alternative Budget Package [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2008 - Handout summarizing the LAO's proposed realignment of responsibility for supervision of low-level criminal offenders from the state parole system to county probation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1786