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

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

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

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 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

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 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - . $20  million one time to continue the Rehabilitative Investment Grants for Healing and Transformation program that expands capacity of community-based organizations that provide in-prison programming. $12.9  million annually for two years to continue the Returning Home Well Program, which provides emergency transitional housing services to people on parole. $7.8  million in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The primary difference between the two plans is (1)  who makes investment decisions and (2)  who bears the risk of investment losses. In the case of a defined benefit plan, the employer chooses how the funds are invested and bears all the risk of investment loss —the employee is provided a guaranteed annuity in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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