A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Working groups that are appointed by ESCs to carry out subtasks and make recommendations. For example, the ESC tasked with reviewing local detention facility standards convenes multiple working groups, each focused on a particular subject area (such as nutritional health).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

Proposition 9: Victim's Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy's Law [Publication Details]

Sep 23, 2008 - Proposition 9: Victim's Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy's Law [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/1885

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - One significant example of this type of action was the furloughing of correctional officers.Between 2008‑09 and 2012‑13, many state workers—including CDCR correctional officers—were given increased leave time in exchange for reduced pay, known as “furloughs.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - The baseline failure ‑to ‑prison rate of 7.9  percent used in Component 1 is based on the average probation failure ‑to ‑prison rates between 2006 and 2008 when counties could revoke felony probationers to prison regardless of whether they committed a new crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - As we discussed in our 2008 analysis , CDCR experienced high vacancies and recruitment challenges for correctional officers in the early 2000s that were addressed through operational changes as well as significant increases to correctional officer compensation provided by the Unit 6 MOU that was in effect from 2001 to 2006.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - In 2008, the OIG began its statewide inspections using teams of physicians, registered nurses, deputy inspector generals, and analysts. In 2011, the Legislature codified in statute the OIG ’s medical inspection function.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - This fee has not changed since 2008 and could potent ially be increased to generate additional revenue to offset the proposed reduction. Finally, the Legislature could specify a plan to the extent SPF revenues are lower in 2017 ‑18 than projected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - From 2008 to 2021, the number of such persons more than doubled —from 10,266  to  23,598  individuals. Individuals are generally removed from this list when law enforcement reports they no longer possess their firearms (such as if a police department seized  them).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - In 2008, in response to a lawsuit, CDCR removed mental illness from the set of factors that increased inmates ’ scores. The department or external researchers, however, have not assessed the impact of this modification on the accuracy of the score in predicting inmate misconduct —making it unclear whether the scoring methodology is more or less accurate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023