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

Jun 12, 2025 - Variation in local implementation could yield useful lessons about what strategies seem to be effective. In addition, some agencies —such as the recipients of the organized retail theft grant funds distributed by BSCC —may be farther ahead in developing enforcement and prosecution strategies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Increasing Compensation Can Be a High ‑Cost Strategy. In general, compensation increases can be a high ‑cost strategy for filling vacancies. For example, the action plan estimates that it will cost $25   million ongoing to increase pay by roughly 3   percent for mental health positions at CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The department informed us that (1) the working group did not meet and, consequently, did not produce any strategies to improve recruitment and retention of female staff but (2) the department independently has implemented strategies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - For example, the 2019 ‑20 budget provided $5  million ongoing General Fund for the California Reentry and Enrichment grant, through which CDCR funds programs that focus on insight and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Assessment Expansion of Tele ‑Mental Health Is One Strategy That Could Help Alleviate Staffing Challenges. In our report Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care , we find that the expansion of tele‑mental health is a promising strategy to address vacancies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - Strategy for Model Development. The report should detail the administration ’s strategy to develop a model that is effective in achieving the stated objectives. To the extent the strategy involves piloting changes at particular prisons, the report should explain why the chosen prisons are a strategic choice for developing an effective and scalable model and what alternative prisons were considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The availability of more data as all agencies employing law enforcement officers report data will likely provide additional insight —particularly in examining trends across the state. The Commission has found that requiring county and city government agencies employing law enforcement officers for police protection services to report such data constitutes a reimbursable mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - The requested positions are also expected to help OSPD leadership develop a DEI strategic plan, create strategies to achieve DEI-related goals, implement and maintain DEI polices and processes, and coordinate DEI training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - High ‑Quality, Risk ‑Based Inspection Strategy to Ensure Pressing Issues Are Found Quickly Historically, BSCC has inspected each facility once every two years, irrespective of the facilities ’ track records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371