The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - The measure limited these reduced penalties to people who have not committed certain severe crimes, such as murder, and are not re quired to register as sex offenders. Proposition  47 Requires State Savings From Its Punishment Reductions to Be Spent on Specified Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - In 2008, the OIG began its statewide inspections using teams of physicians, registered nurses, deputy inspector generals, and analysts. In 2011, the Legislature codified in statute the OIG ’s medical inspection function.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - The state ’s Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) identifies individuals who legally purchased or registered firearms, but subsequently became prohibited from owning or possessing them. These “armed and prohibited persons ” include those convicted of felonies and some misdemeanors, found by a court to be a danger to themselves or others due to mental illness, or have a restraining order against them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546