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

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - There should exist, at a minimum, parity between full ‑time indigent defense providers and full ‑time prosecutors in net compensation, as well as benefits or an amount sufficient to provide benefits of the same value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

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

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - Based on our assessment of existing criminal fines and fees, we recommend excluding two types of fines and fees from being deposited to the General Fund —fish and game assessments and victim restitution orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - Accordingly, we recommend the Legislature require that nearly all fine and fee revenue, excluding those subject to certain legal restrictions (such as monies collected for violations of state law protecting fish and game), be deposited into the General Fund for subseque nt appropriation by the Legislature in the annual state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Consumer = Consumer Protection Section; Torts = Torts and Condemnation Section; CRES = Civil Rights Enforcement Section; AWT = Appeals, Writs and Trials Section; PRD = Public Rights Division; Land = Land Use and Conservation Section; WRFLS = Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section; and IGLS = Indian and Gaming Law Section.
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