Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units. Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Chapter 700 of 2022 (AB 2879, Low): Cyberbullying Online Content Requires social media platforms disclose all cyberbullying reporting procedures in its terms of service and provide an online mechanism to report cyberbullying or any content that violates existing terms of service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - CDCR has the statutory authority to move or release inmates from an institution if there is an emergency threatening their lives. CDCR used this authority to expedite the release of about 3,500 inmates who were due to be released within 60 days of March  31, 2020 and were (1)  not serving sentences for violent crimes or domestic violence and (2)  not required to register as sex offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget provides $90  million one-time General Fund to address backlogs that have grown in the trial courts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This amount includes (1) $60  million for backlogs across all case types and (2) $30  million specifically for readiness conferences to adjudicate certain criminal cases prior to trial in order to address criminal case backlogs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Regulation of Online Market Places. Chapter  857 of 2022 (S B  301 , Skinner) and Chapter  172 of 2024 (S B  1144 , Skinner) require online marketplaces to collect information from certain sellers and report sellers to law enforcement when there is reason to believe the seller is offering stolen goods for sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For discretionary monies, 90  percent generally supports free civil legal services for low-income people whose income is at or below 200  percent of the federal poverty level or who are eligible for certain federal benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - This report should be due to the Legislature no later than November 30, 2022 i n order to inform legislative decisions on self ‑help funding for the 2023 ‑ 24 b udget. (This complements the recommendation below that funding only be provided through 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - If people in other states were allowed to provide tele ‑mental health services in California prisons, the state might be able to attract qualified candidates living in lower ‑cost ‑of ‑living areas with higher pay, while still allowing them to maintain their residency in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Beginning in April 2023, fines accrued for each of five key classifications (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, recreational therapists, and medical assistants) that did not achieve a 90 percent fill rate .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - This is a $20  million increase from the revised backfill level in 2022-23. $26.4  million in 2023-24 (increasing to $28.4  million annually in 2024-25) to backfill reduced criminal fine and fee revenue for the judicial branch due to the statewide expansion of an online adjudication tool that allows lower-income people to receive reductions in the amount they owe related to infractions based on their ability to pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805