Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs

Dec 6, 2017 - In order to address this concern, the department now considers a need as being met if an inmate has engaged in “meaningful participation, ” which it defines as the inmate being enrolled in a program for at least 30 c alendar days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3720

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Accordingly, state law also requires law enforcement agencies —as well as other state and local agencies that interact with crimes or people who are arrested or convicted —to collect and report statistical data when requested by DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Jun 12, 2025 - In cases where interactions with the public did occur, precautions to mitigate the spread of the virus may have slowed down processes in various ways. 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

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns that workers on site may experience when walking through a prison and interacting with various incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - It is plausible that these changes may have altered the relationships between inmates ’ characteristics and their tendencies to engage in misconduct. For example, the average inmate today may be less likely to engage in misconduct due to reduced overcrowding but gang affiliated inmates may be more likely to engage in misconduct today due to the greater presence of gang leaders in general population environments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Examples of Quality Guidelines and Standards The International Legal Foundation Engage in independent fact investigation. Engage in expert assistance. American Bar Association (ABA) Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System Defense counsel ’s workload is controlled to permit the rendering of quality representation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - BOF engages in various activities related to these responsibilities. For example, BOF has enforcement teams who are primarily responsible for investigating the illegal purchase or possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as seizing them from people who are prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The analysis measured benefits to the courts as the cost-savings estimated to be generated by self-help centers, such as savings from reduced judicial and staff time needed due to more efficient and fewer court interactions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $280,000 ongoing General Fund and two Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) positions for OSPD to engage in activities to improve DEI in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680