Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - As shown in the figure below, the amount of money in the LDF at the end of the year has grown significantly over the past decade —reaching $ 633  m illion at the end of 2019 ‑20. This is because funds remain in the LDF until DOJ decides to make an allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

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

Mar 1, 2017 - Instead of setting money aside when employees earn the benefit over the course of their careers, the state has —until recently —paid for these benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis after employees retire.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

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

Feb 22, 2017 - Acute Psychiatric Programs (APPs). APPs provide shorter-term, intensive treatment for inmates who show signs of a major mental illness or higher-level symptoms of a chronic mental illness. Currently, there are 372 APP beds, all of which are in state prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Such a report could help inform legislative decision-making on how such workload could be supported in the future. Use Framework to Inform Future Actions. The Legislature could use the DOJ framework to inform its future actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - For example, items purchased legally using money deposited into a bank from the sale of illegal drugs would be eligible for forfeiture. Facilitation theory allows the forfeiture of items intended to be used to make it easier to commit a criminal offense (such as a vehicle).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in court documents, CDCR estimated that the staff fill rate for ICF and APP beds in June would have been 98  percent for psychiatrists (instead of 81  percent), 73  percent for psychologists (instead of 52  percent), 105  percent for social workers (instead of 82  percent), and 127  percent for recreational therapists (instead of 101  percent) had all 249  inpatient beds been deactivated that month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - If the Legislature decides not to close CRC, CDCR should provide it with a plan for making the necessary infrastructure improvements at the prison. Background Federal Court Orders Prison Population Cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

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

Feb 17, 2022 - The  breadth of the existing language means that there are numerous possibilities for how the money ultimately could be used. A large portion of the funding could go to increasing law enforcement patrol of retail locations or to participate in task forces, instead of other activities such as the purchase of cameras or other technology that could achieve different outcomes and/or be a more effective use of limited ‑term funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The actual cost will depend on how many employees cash out leave and how much leave they choose to cash out. Provisions From Past Agreements Not Included No Reopener if Other Units Get Higher Pay Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - The Governor “makes room ” for this (and other) proposed new spending by making reductions to funds committed for other programs. Our office has therefore recommended that the Legislature apply a higher bar to its review of new spending proposals such as this proposal than it might in a year in which the General Fund had more capacity to support new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849