Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns that workers on site may experience when walking through a prison and interacting with various incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Specifically, the number of people incarcerated in either state prison or county jail declined by about 14,000 (7  percent) between 2014 and 2015 and by about 44,000  (22  percent) between 2019 and 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - A medical assistant at the prison can perform tasks that require a physical presence, such as adjusting the equipment or measuring the patient ’s blood pressure and other vital signs while the provider interacts with the patient remotely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - For example, while candidates have an opportunity to give a closing statement in hearings, only 27  percent of survey respondents reported that their state ‑appointed attorney had discussed this closing statement with them prior to the hearing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature direct BSCC to collaborate with experts to use such research to estimate the amount of savings likely to be created by each evidence‑based practice identified in the previous step.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - For example, large agencies can benefit from economies-of-scale to make one-time investments in database systems that could help automate or validate data —thereby reducing the ongoing costs of collecting such data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Feb 17, 2022 - Accordingly, the Legislature could consider funding limited ‑term grants to help retailers and/or local law enforcement invest in technology, infrastructure, training, or consulting services. This could help retailers better self ‑protect from theft and improve the sharing of crime data and evidence between retailers and law enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The judicial branch reports that a total of nearly 11, 000 r equests were submitted (with nearly 77  p ercent approved) by 6, 865 l itigants between April 2019 and October 2020 across five out of six courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - The Receiver has also increased work flexibility to improve recruitment, such as expanding the use of telemedicine in CDCR, which is the delivery of health care via interactive audio and video technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - We  note that the attorney discipline experts consulted by the State Bar noted that California is the only jurisdiction that they are aware of which uses a formal ENEC before charges are filed. The experts suggested eliminating the ENEC prior to charging and shifting it to after charges have been filed in the SBC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655