Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - While the earlier declines are unrelated to S B  443 , the decline in 2017 c ould be due to the pursuit of fewer cases given S B  443 ’s new burden of proof and conviction requirements in state cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Under this proposal, the tool would be implemented in an additional 10 c ourts in 2021 ‑22, 21 c ourts in 2022 ‑23, and the last 20 c ourts in 2023 ‑24. The Governor ’s budget proposes $4. 4  m illion in 2021 ‑22, declining to $2. 7  m illion annually beginning in 2024 ‑25, to support this expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Most of these inmates are housed in the state ’s 35 p risons and 42 c onservation camps. (We note, however, that the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package reflects a plan to close two state prisons over the next few years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4304

LAO Recommended Legislation [Publication Details]

Dec 1, 2008 - Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1897

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

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - Specifically, OCTC received a total of 15, 973 c ases in 2018 and closed 14, 855 c ases in 2018. Of the total number of cases closed, 13, 168 c ases (or nearly 89  p ercent) were closed without OCTC taking any action on the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - To operate CHCF, the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget includes a total of about 4, 000 p ositions, including about 2,600 health care and 900 c ustody positions. The state spends roughly $ 480  m illion annually to operate CHCF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Counties with failure ‑to ‑prison rates more than 50 percent below the statewide average were eligible for high ‑performance grant awards. b Counties cannot receive both a tier grant and a high ‑performance grant, they choose one. c Tier 1 counties receive 45 percent of state savings they create.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - For example, as shown in Figure  7, inmates with a Minimum B, Minimum A, or Medium B Custody designation are allowed varying amounts of access to areas outside the main security perimeter. In contrast, inmates with a Maximum, Close, or Medium A designation must live and attend programs and work assignments within the main security perimeter of the prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023