The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Under MCRP, CDCR contracts with residential facilities in the community to provide rehabilitative programming (such as educational services, substance use disorder treatment, job training, and computer skills workshops) to male inmates who are within one year of completing their sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The person might seek employment with a different employer doing the same job, change careers, or exit the workforce. If a person is dissatisfied with their job or with the level of compensation they receive for their job, they are more likely to resign.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - Accordingly, it seems reasonable that many inmates would still choose CalPIA and IWL jobs rather than facility maintenance jobs. Moreover, the incentive that would be created by the proposed pay increase could be reduced if CalPIA subsequently chose to raise its wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - Some jobs assigned to people in prison —such as cleaning, maintaining, and repairing facilities; providing clerical support; and grounds keeping —are focused on supporting prison operations. Other jobs —such as manufacturing traffic signs and license plates —provide goods or services purchased by state agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Additionally, because tele ‑mental health providers can only serve people in outpatient settings, further tele ‑mental health expansions could result in remaining on ‑site providers having more of the most challenging patients to treat —those in the inpatient settings —potentially resulting in reduced job satisfaction for these providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Under our recommended approach, more individuals are likely to be released from state prison with an associate degree, which in turn could reduce their risk of recidivism and improve their job prospects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - For example, such individuals may not have jobs willing to provide sufficient time off to come to court. As such, these defendants may choose to settle a case and avoid losing their jobs rather than contesting the case and going to trial.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The new Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund would lend money to private sector organizations for projects determined to advance the state ’s environmental goals, along with other priorities —such as creating high ‑quality jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - We also note that these programs incorporate best practices that have been demonstrated through research to be cost –effective strategies for reducing recidivism, such as targeting rehabilitative needs including substance abuse treatment and job training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359