Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - For example, the average inmate today may be less likely to engage in misconduct due to reduced overcrowding but gang affiliated inmates may be more likely to engage in misconduct today due to the greater presence of gang leaders in general population environments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - For example, the number of stops may fluctuate based on a local policing decisions or other decision-making factors that are difficult to predict. Costs could also decrease over time to the extent that o fficers and agencies are more comfortable and accurate in their reporting or if new technology or databases become available to more cost-effectively capture or process the data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - It is also difficult to predict the number of billable hours charged for each decertification case. While POST estimates an average of 36 hours per case, the complexity of the cases could vary significantly, leading to a wide range of hours billed to POST.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

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 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The number of kits collected annually can fluctuate and is difficult to predict. Additionally, as noted above, DOJ does not charge for testing —which could reduce costs as long as services continue to be free.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

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 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