The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - State law requires that any excess property tax revenues collected by COEs beyond their LCFF allotments be used to offset state General Fund support of trial courts. The transfer occurs at the direction of DOF and the State Controller ’s Office the year after the taxes are collected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities [Publication Details]

Mar 8, 2021 - A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4396

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - Place Inmates Outside of Contract and State ‑Owned Prisons. The state could house inmates in placements other than contract and state ‑owned prisons. For example, the state could increase the conservation camp population by expanding inmate eligibility (such as by allowing inmates with minor felony detainers into camps) or providing greater participation incentives (such as better pay).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2021 - Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4322

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - Under the State Constitution and state law, Judicial Council adopts California Rules of Court specifying how the judicial branch will operate. These rules must be consistent with federal and state law and apply to courts statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - Reporting on State Cases Sometimes Did Not Occur. State law requires annual reporting on asset forfeiture cases that are resolved through state proceedings to the CA DOJ. However, 41  p ercent of the state ’s 58 c ounties did not report such data in at least one of the past eight years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure Format: HTML Description: Given the magnitude of the state’s prison infrastructure needs, combined with the possibility of closing a prison in the near future, it will be important for the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4186

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2020 - State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions [Publication Details] State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions Format: HTML Description: In this brief, we find that the major reasons why CDCR’s costs did not decline in line with the substantial decrease in the populations are: (1) costly
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4145

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - In addition, California State University ’s Los Angeles Campus (CSULA) offers a bachelor ’s degree granting program at California State Prison, Los Angeles County. This program is designed to provide in ‑person instruction for the last two years of college to up to 50 i nmates at no cost to the inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2020 - Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4189