Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details] Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility Format: HTML Description: In his January budget, the Governor proposed a state constitutional amendment that would require reductions in spending on state corrections, with corresponding increases in spending for public universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - In the case of retiree health benefits, the state pays a percentage of pay towards normal cost (specified in labor agreements and matched by employees) to prefund the benefit and it pays the unfunded liability on a “pay-as-you-go ” basis where it pays out the claims cost for existing retirees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

2016 Data on Crime in California

Oct 17, 2017 - Today ’s crime rates remain well below historical levels. As shown in Figure  2, California has experienced a significant decline in the property crime rate since 1980 and in the violent crime rate since 1992.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3708

The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2012 - The report provides recommendations on how to better match CDCR facilities and programs with the remaining inmate population following the realignment. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2575

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The Commission found that these new activities and costs resulted from agencies needing to (1)  identify the peace officers required to report stops and maintain a system to match individual officers to an identification number, (2)  collect the stop data, (3)  electronically submit data to DOJ and retain stop data, (4)  work with DOJ to audit and validate the data after
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - The IMF continues to support this program today. Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes provisional budget language authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance to transfer additional General Fund support to the IMF if revenues are lower than expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Defense counsel ’s ability, training, and experience match the complexity of each case. The same attorney continuously represents the client until completion of the case. There is parity between defense counsel and the prosecution with respect to resources and defense counsel is included as an equal partner in the justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - However, if the inmate population did not decrease and the state complied exclusively by expanding prison capacity, CDCR spending would be significantly higher than it is today. This is because the state would have had to finance the construction of several new prisons or contract for tens of thousands of prison beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145