The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - While it is unclear if CDCR will actually replace those housing units, if it did so, it would need to reinstall a new air cooling systems in the replacement housing units —effectively paying for two air cooling projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - Specifically, state ‑level juvenile justice systems are typically ( 1)  i ndependent departments that are not under a larger agency structure, ( 2)  p art of a department or agency that includes adult corrections (similar to DJJ ’s current structure), ( 3)  p art of a broad human services agency (similar to the Governor ’s proposal for DJJ reorganization), or ( 4)  p art of an agency focused specifically on family or child welfare.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This includes (1) $115.7  million to pay for increased construction costs for Health Care Facility Improvement Program projects and shift existing lease revenue bond authority for the projects to the General Fund, (2) $30.1  million in reauthorized funding for the construction of medication room improvement projects at various prisons, and (3) $13.9  million to construct air cooling systems in housing units at California Institution for Men (CIM) in Chino.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

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

Feb 22, 2016 - We recommend that the Legislature reduce the Governor ’s proposal to provide $524,000 for maintenance of the new central chiller system at Ironwood State Prison (ISP) by $275,000 to reflect savings available from eliminating maintenance on the pre –existing cooling system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - This includes (1) $182.4 million to replace the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe, which was previously approved to be financed with lease revenue bonds; (2) $82.9 million for the construction of a jail in Monterey Cou nty, which was previously approved to be financed with lease revenue bonds; (3) $67.6  million in increased funding for ongoing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

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

Jan 13, 2020 - There are several signals that the economy may be cooling. For example, housing markets have been stagnant, job growth is down, and trade activity is slowing. This does not necessarily mean a broader economic slowdown is imminent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - These programs engage people in prison through a wide range of modes and topics, including peer ‑led discussion groups and the arts. In some cases, programs are explicitly designed to incorporate hearing preparation services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658