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

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

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

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Requires a trustee or its authorized agent send specific information to DOJ if the winning bidder at a trustee sale of property pursuant to a power of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust is an eligible tenant buyer, prospective owner ‑occupant, or other eligible bidder and requires DOJ publish a summary of such information on its website.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

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

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

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - Settling the case or obtaining a court decision after winning a trial typically results in a legal agreement dictating terms that must be fulfilled by the entity sued by DOJ. For example, the entity may be required to stop behaving in a particul ar manner, provide restitution, and/or pay a civil penalty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

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

Feb 16, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals related to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686