Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Course success rates vary by instructional modality among incarcerated students. Figure  6 shows that success rates are consistently lower for students in correspondence courses. In fall 2019 (the year just before the pandemic), the gap in success rates between in ‑person and correspondence courses was 15  percentage points.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Given that CDCR reports having more success in hiring tele ‑mental health providers, we expect this expansion to reduce vacancies in the long run. Ask Court to Allow Tele ‑Mental Health Providers to Work From Out ‑of ‑State.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - It is possible that after the department is no longer deactivating facilities in close succession, CDCR ’s vacancy rate will increase to historical levels. If this occurs, CDCR could have sufficient salary savings to pay these costs without the proposed dedicated  funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - There should exist, at a minimum, parity between full ‑time indigent defense providers and full ‑time prosecutors in net compensation, as well as benefits or an amount sufficient to provide benefits of the same value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - To the extent counties are using S B  678 grants to fund evidence ‑based practices that successfully reduce prison commitments, reductions in this funding could be problematic. This is because reductions in funding for evidence ‑based practices could lead to increased crime and state costs if probation departments are no longer able to fund practices that successfully prevent crime and reduce prison commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - For example, the legislation allows proceeds of sales of CDCR properties to be used for activities —such as demolition, abatement, or conducting due diligence studies —intended to improve the likelihood of successful redevelopment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Collecting answers to these questions will allow the Legislature to both monitor the implementation of the law changes and help it assess whether they are successful in reducing retail theft. Introduction Concerns about theft from retail businesses have become more prominent in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Absent such assistance, it can be difficult for self ‑represented individuals to successfully seek resolution through the courts. For example, it can be difficult for self ‑represented litigants to successfully obtain modifications to child custody orders without assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Recommendations to Ensure Success of Standards and Inspections Program In order to address the above concern, we recommend the Legislature take the following steps to ensure the program ’s success. Establish Clear Program Mission and Goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Self-help centers can help mitigate such obstacles, which increases the ability of these people to successfully access the courts on a more equal footing with those who are represented by lawyers. Cost Benefit Evaluation Found Some Self-Help Services Created Net Benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848