The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The availability of more data as all agencies employing law enforcement officers report data will likely provide additional insight —particularly in examining trends across the state. The Commission has found that requiring county and city government agencies employing law enforcement officers for police protection services to report such data constitutes a reimbursable mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - For example, the 2019 ‑20 budget provided $5  million ongoing General Fund for the California Reentry and Enrichment grant, through which CDCR funds programs that focus on insight and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Jan 18, 2018 - Despite this, the report provides some insight into how California compares to other states with respect to inmate health care costs. California ’s Health Care Costs Per Inmate Reported to Be Highest in the Nation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [Publication Details]

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/Detail/5137

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

Feb 23, 2026 - As such, our recommendations in this section build on our analysis from that report. Below, we discuss additional steps for legislative consideration that could help reduce vacancies among mental health providers and make progress towards improving mental health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - For example, the Department of Justice (DOJ) —who is responsible for representing DCA licensing boards and bureaus before the Office of Administrative Hearings —reports annually on key metrics to provide greater insight into DOJ ‑specific actions contributing to overall formal discipline case processing times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Accordingly, monitoring for potential disparate impact by age group, race/ethnicity, housing status, substance use disorder, or geographic region could provide the Legislature with greater insight into impacts of the law changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Depending on the findings of that analysis, the Receiver may propose pay increases, which would give the Legislature an opportunity to evaluate whether they are necessary at that time. Increasing Compensation Can Be a High ‑Cost Strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Based on the data and analysis reported by the department, we recommend that the Legislature determine a near ‑term capacity reduction target. To the extent that there is significant uncertainty or gaps in the data or analysis provided by the department, this could remain a relatively conservative  target.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - However, as the 2018 compensation study reveals, there also are instances where the JLMC may influence state policy without legislative insight. This is be cause the JLMC process generally is excluded from public disclosure under the CPRA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800