The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Telehealth services allow health care providers to use digital information and communication technologies —such as interactive audio and video —to provide health care services to patients in remote locations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Digital Library Subscription. The state provides $500,000 ongoing funding for digital library subscriptions for incarcerated students at all CDCR prisons. Students have access to research databases, e ‑journals, magazine subscriptions, peer ‑reviewed articles, and e ‑books that can be used to complete course  assignments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - Moreover, CDCR believes that the higher wages, credit earning opportunities, and formalized training programs offered by CalPIA and IWL for often similar types of work attract inmates away from facility maintenance jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - The Governor ’s January budget included two proposals —totaling $31.9  million over two years and $3  million annually thereafter —for digitizing documents and information technology modernization projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, prior to Proposition  47, possession for personal use of most illegal drugs (such as cocaine or heroin) was a misdemeanor, a wobbler, or a felony —depending on the amount and type of drug.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - Specifically, we recommend the Legislature specify limits on the types of projects that can be f unded or set a total per ‑project cost limit on projects that can be funded. This would limit the number or types of projects that could be pursued without legislative oversight through the annual state budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

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

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 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