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

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - For example, $87  million was transferred to these four funds in 2022-23. State law specifies what types of litigation proceeds can be transferred into these funds and provides guidelines on how these proceeds are to be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation

Jan 18, 2018 - New Mexico had the highest staffing with 87 FTEs per 1,000 inmates. As shown by Figure  2, staffing ratios vary greatly across the nation. Increased Employee Compensation. Requirements to increase the amount paid to various health care workers to help facilitate recruitment also played a role in California ’s high costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget requires Judicial Council to ( 1)  d evelop an online adjudication tool for all infraction violations (not just traffic infractions) that would include an ability ‑to ‑pay component and ( 2)  m ake the tool available statewide by June 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Exempted from this requirement are interrogations by probation officers in their normal duties an d questioning necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. Under Chapter  681, these requirements were to sunset beginning January 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - The State Bar approved a 2019 c alendar year budget estimating revenues of $ 168  m illion ($ 77  m illion to the State Bar ’s General Fund) and expenditures of $ 189  m illion ($ 87  m illion from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - For example, the Nursing Professional Practice Program was established to evaluate nursing staff and review any d epartures from standards in prison nursing care. Initiation of Office of Inspector General (OIG) Medical Inspections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The analysis found that providing self-help in family, civil, and probate cases were net beneficial to both the courts an d litigants. This means the benefits to the courts and litigants outweighed the costs of providing the self-help center services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, law enforcement agencies were encouraged to submit SAE kits to a laboratory for testing within 20 days after it was booked into evidence and to ensure a rapi d turnaround DNA program is in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - While we do not know the statewide average participation rate today, CalHR informs us that, as of July 31, 2023, 87 percent of Unit 6 members have a Savings Plus account and that 57 percent of Unit 6 members contributed to their Savings Plus account in July 2023 with an average contribution amount of $387 to a 457(b) account and $353 to a 401(k) account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800