The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - (For more information about Control Section 19.56, please se e our “ Other Provisions ” spending plan post.) Reduction in Jail Construction Funding. The budget package includes statutory changes to decrease the lease revenue authority awarded by the state to counties for jail construction projects by $229  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - For example, social distancing guidelines could mean that se lecting and maintaining a jury for jury trials requires more in ‑person space, staff, and resources, which in turn could result in fewer jury trials moving forward at any given time, resulting in backlogs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

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

Feb 17, 2022 - Accordingly, as currently structured, the proposal is likely to have little effect on overdo se deaths. Addressing illegal cannabis cultivation and trafficking is a reasonable statewide goal. However, if the state is interested in reducing overdose deaths, this proposal would likely not be an effective way to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - In the se cases, the working group often submits a report to specified individuals (typically, the Director of CalHR) with the group ’s recommendations, but the actual process of consolidating classifications is left to the State Personnel Board process and the Legislature ’s budget review process (in the case of class consolidations that require appropriations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Specifically, we recommend that the Legislature ( 1)  d irect CDCR to refer all parolees to medically appropriate SUDT, ( 2)  r equire STOP providers to provide parolees with Medi ‑Cal ‑funded SUDT, ( 3)  s tructure funding for parolee SUDT to streamline billing and reduce workload, and ( 4)  u se a portion of freed ‑up funding to ensure costs are not shifted to counties and nonreimbursable services for parolees are maintained.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - This is becau se these groups are more likely to be (1)  involved with California ’s criminal justice system due to the racial disparities that currently exist in the system and (2)  lower ‑income due to economic disparities that have existed historically.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623