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

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - These regional contractors ( 1)  p ay local providers to deliver services to parolees through subcontracts, ( 2)  c onnect parolees with these providers, and ( 3)  c onduct oversight of the services provided to parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - Examples of funding conditions could include requiring that funding to local entities be distributed in a competitive manner to ensure the strongest ideas receive support or that courts, local entities, or community-based organizations are required to partner with one another through a joint application to ensure there is a high level of c oordination to achieve desired outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Authorizes DOJ to seek civil penalties for any violations and requires that any penalties, fees, and expenses recovered be deposited into the Consumer Privacy Fund, with the intent that they be used to fully offset c osts incurred by DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In this report, we (1) provide background on California’s parole hearing process, (2) identify current aspects of the process that could disadvantage certain groups, and (3) recommend steps to promote greater equity in the parole hearing process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - . $47.1 million General Fund in 2022-23, $76.3 million in 2023-24, and $40.4 million in 2024-25 to treat Hepatitis C patients. $10.6 million net increase to implement the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved Initiative within CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - In c ontrast, per arrest spending on district attorney offices for almost three ‑fourths of all counties was between $800 to $2,400 per arrest. All three comparisons discussed above demonstrate greater levels of funding for district attorney offices than indigent defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - For example, an identified goal and objective related to the c ase management system migration and deployment area of focus is to continue implementation of new systems for all case types across the branch.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - For instance, additional information is needed on the specific criteria DTS C will use to prioritize the $300  million and the specific projects that will be selected. In addition, while the funding is proposed as one time, it is unclear if there will be ongoing costs to maintain and operate implemented projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309