The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - In this analysis, we ( 1)  p rovide an overview of the state correctional population; ( 2)  d iscuss our projections of the inmate, parolee, and ward populations through 2024 ‑25; and ( 3)  c omment on how changes in the sizes of these populations could impact state correctional costs in both the near and long term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4304

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Counties with failure ‑to ‑prison rates more than 50 percent below the statewide average were eligible for high ‑performance grant awards. b Counties cannot receive both a tier grant and a high ‑performance grant, they choose one. c Tier 1 counties receive 45 percent of state savings they create.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - While the earlier declines are unrelated to S B  443 , the decline in 2017 c ould be due to the pursuit of fewer cases given S B  443 ’s new burden of proof and conviction requirements in state cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Under this proposal, the tool would be implemented in an additional 10 c ourts in 2021 ‑22, 21 c ourts in 2022 ‑23, and the last 20 c ourts in 2023 ‑24. The Governor ’s budget proposes $4. 4  m illion in 2021 ‑22, declining to $2. 7  m illion annually beginning in 2024 ‑25, to support this expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Exempted from this requirement are interrogations by probation officers in their normal duties an d questioning necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. Under Chapter  681, these requirements were to sunset beginning January 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - However, the provided funding was unallocated and subject to Judicial Council ’s discretion. b Does not include funding provided specifically for increased trial court health and retirement benefits as the state covers such costs in full.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - To  help ensure sufficient revenues would be available to support BOF workload, Chapter  736 of 2019 (A B  1669 , Bonta) enabled DOJ to increase the DROS fee charged from $19 to $31.19. For a couple years after this fee increase, revenues generally exceeded expenditures —thereby allowing the fund balance to steadily grow.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - To operate CHCF, the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget includes a total of about 4, 000 p ositions, including about 2,600 health care and 900 c ustody positions. The state spends roughly $ 480  m illion annually to operate CHCF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Currently, CDCR contracts with six facilities —three in Los Angeles County and one each in Kern, Butte, and San Diego Counties —that provide a total of 662 b eds. The department is in the process of contracting with a seventh facility in Riverside County, which is expected to be activated in June 2020 and provide an additional 100 b eds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164