The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - For example, the Legislature could direct the administration to include certain objectives in the model and/or consult with certain key stakeholders, such as currently incarcerated people, front-line staff, and loved ones of incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Accordingly, decisions made in the parole hearing process have major implications for the lives of a significant portion of the state prison population and their loved ones, as well as victims and the safety of the gen eral public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, requirements to clean jail booking areas more frequently could have slowed down t he booking process and meant that officers were kept away from patrolling the community longer than usual.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - This means the Legislature receives key revenue and expenditure information to monitor the health of t hese funds and makes decisions about how much funding should be available from them to support DOJ litigation activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Specifically, between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2019, the inmate population declined from about 162, 400 t o 125,500 ( 23  p ercent) and the parolee population declined from about 90, 800 t o 50,800 ( 44  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Such changes include ( 1)  a pilot program approved in 2018 ‑ 19 t o shift up to 76 young adults from prison to juvenile facilities and ( 2)  t he implementation of Proposition  57 (201 6) w hich placed restrictions on the circumstances in which a youth could be tried as an adult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - Fee revenues are a function of ( 1)  t he fees charged and ( 2)  t he number of licensees paying the fees. In the past, the State Bar projected its revenues by simply applying a growth factor to the total fee revenues received in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - Asset forfeiture refers to ( 1)  t he seizure of cash, property, or other items that are suspected of being tied to a criminal offense and ( 2)  t he transfer of ownership of these items to the government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature direct POST to submit a revised proposal in the spring t hat addresses these concerns. Second, the Governor proposes one ‑time General Fund support to develop a law enforcement officer wellness program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507