Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - For example, the Alameda Superior Court is allowing members of the public to conduct record searches between 8:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. However, access is limited to one or two people in the clerk ’s office at a time and computer use is limited to 15 minutes per person.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - Following the completion of the training, inmate mentors would be offered a full ‑time work assignment (six hours a day) paying $0. 85 t o $1. 00 p er hour to mentor inmate students seeking to improve their literacy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - These inmates earn between $0.35 and $1. 00 p er hour and learn various skills, such as roofing or building foundation pads, depending on the nature of the project.)   Conclusion Given the magnitude of the state ’s prison infrastructure needs, combined with the possibility of closing prisons in the near future, it is important for the state to have a near ‑term and long ‑term plan to manage its prison infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - CalPIA has the capacity to employ about 7, 800 i nmate workers across 34 p risons who earn between $0.35 and $1. 00 p er hour. However, it reports that roughly 30  p ercent of these positions are currently vacant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762