The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Receiver for Inmate Medical Services

Mar 3, 2017 - This stage of the process is essentially the same as the above administrative review except that it is done by a clinical staff member (typically a registered nurse) rather than a nonclinical staff member.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3601

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - In 2008, the OIG began its statewide inspections using teams of physicians, registered nurses, deputy inspector generals, and analysts. In 2011, the Legislature codified in statute the OIG ’s medical inspection function.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - CDCR used this authority to expedite the release of about 3,500 inmates who were due to be released within 60 days of March  31, 2020 and were (1)  not serving sentences for violent crimes or domestic violence and (2)  not required to register as sex offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - The state ’s Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) identifies individuals who legally purchased or registered firearms, but subsequently became prohibited from owning or possessing them. These “armed and prohibited persons ” include those convicted of felonies and some misdemeanors, found by a court to be a danger to themselves or others due to mental illness, or have a restraining order against them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2017‑18 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 57

Apr 6, 2017 - Specifically, nonviolent offenders required to register as sex offenders (whether or not their current offense is a sex offense) and nonviolent “third strikers ” who are serving indeterminate sentences under California ’s three strikes law would not be eligible for the new parole consideration process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3648

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of State Hospitals (DSH)

Feb 22, 2017 - Almost 90  percent of these positions are for treatment staff, including 495 psychiatric technicians and 374 registered nurses. The remaining 10  percent are administrative positions. According to the administration, having CDCR operate these inpatient psychiatric programs would reduce the amount of time it takes for an inmate to be transferred to a program as only CDCR staff would need to approve referrals for the beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - Almost 90  percent of these positions are for treatment staff, including 495 psychiatric technicians and 374 registered nurses. The remaining 10  percent are administrative positions. According to the administration, having CDCR operate these inpatient psychiatric programs would reduce the amount of time it takes for an inmate to be transferred to a program as only CDCR staff would need to approve referrals for the beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595