The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - Such cases that require this investigatory step likely are forced to sit idle while OCTC staff wait for documents to be provided. However, the cases processing standards assume no unavoidable idle times like this take place despite the delays being arguably justified as OCTC requires such information (and cannot obtain it via alternative means) to fully investigate and resolve such cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In combination, as shown in Figure  3 , it makes it likely that at least $21  billion could be needed to complete the list of 80 projects. These costs will likely continue to increase over time due to inflation and various other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - In our view, this proposal does not meet that higher bar. Recommendation Reject.  We recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal for two primary reasons. First, the proposed funding is likely not needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - We therefore think the Legislature likely will want to apply a higher bar to its review of new spending proposals such as this proposal than it might in a year in which the General Fund had more capacity to support new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

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

Feb 23, 2026 - The Receiver acknowledges that the time line is ambitious. The medical Receivership has been in place for nearly 20 years, despite indications over that time period that it might be coming to an end.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Feb 15, 2023 - The Legislature would then be able to review the plan to see if it is in line with legislative priorities and/or the statewide DEI plan. On the other hand, to the extent that the Legislature determines that OSPD recruitment, hiring, and training is such a pressing need that improving it should be pursued immediately, ongoing funding could be provided to speci fically support those activities the Legislature believes is justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - These trends raise questions regarding whether defendants across the state are receiving similar levels of service and are likely to face similar outcomes (such as convictions or the amount of times spent in jail or prison).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Moreover, such people are also less likely to be able to afford to come back to court repeatedly —such as if their case has to be refiled or continued due to inaccurate completion of forms or a lack of knowledge about how to navigate court processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns that workers on site may experience when walking through a prison and interacting with various incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - The change likely affected probation failure ‑to ‑prison rates. In particular, data show that people on felony probation generally become less likely to be sent to prison over time and, by reducing maximum probation terms, Chapter  328 removed people from felony probation who are less likely to be sent to prison while retaining people who are more likely to be sent to prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806