State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - As a result, CDCR spending on inmate health care increased by about $1. 4  b illion ( 66  p ercent) —from about $2. 2  b illion in 2010 ‑ 11 t o an estimated $3. 6  b illion in 2019 ‑20. Much of this increase is due to increased staffing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - For example, since 2011 ‑12, men consistently have made up more than 66  percent of the applications received for the academy wit
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - These include: $67  million in 2021 ‑22 (and $67  million 2022 ‑23 and $66  million in 2023 ‑24) for competitive grants for violence prevention work. $50  million annually for three years for grants to supplement local funding for indigent criminal defense. $36  million one time to assist counties with the temporary increase in the population served by county probation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - The Governor’s 2020‑21 budget includes a total of $19.7 billion from all fund sources for the operation of judicial and criminal justice programs. This is a net increase of $341 million (2 percent) over the revised 2019‑20 level of spending. General Fund spending is proposed to be $16.2 billion in 2020‑21, which represents an increase of $213 million (1 percent) above the revised 2019‑20 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In 2021, of the 4,188 hearings held, 1,424  (34  percent) resulted in a decision to grant release and 2,764 (66  percent) resulted in a denial. (The  percentage of hearings held that resulted in a decision to grant release has remained relatively consistent in recent years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - DOJ cases in California while $77. 6  m illion — 66  p ercent —was distributed within the state. As shown in Figure  5 , this represented a major increase in the state ’s share. It is possible that this increase was due to the federal government delaying to 2016 some distributions that normally would have been allocated in 2015 due to budget cuts, as mentioned previously.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128