The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Chapter  588 also required crime laboratories to either (1)  process SAE kits and upload DNA profiles within 120 days after receiving the evidence or (2)  send the evidence to another laboratory for testing within 30 days after receiving the evidence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes ongoing funding for: (1) salary increases ($25.3 million) of mental health positions, (2) to establish the Office of the Receiver ($8.2 million) and (3) other consulting‑related expenses ($356,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - In contrast, counties and cities that use their own resources to support their labs —or those that decide they want to pay a private laboratory for testing —have a greater incentive to carefully prioritize what evidence should be tested and how quickly it should be done.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - In contrast, counties and cities that use their own resources to support their labs —or those that decide they want to pay a private laboratory for testing —have greater incentive to carefully prioritize what evidence should be tested and how quickly it should be done.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - These changes are the net effect of (1)  various population ‑driven adjustments based on existing methodologies and (2)  a proposed increase in funding for toxicology testing based on a newly proposed methodology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - The department regu lates the use of telephones and tablets among the prison population, such as the times of day when calls can be made. CDCR Is Required to Provide Free Voice Calling to People in Prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - The plan should give consideration to ( 1)  p roviding longer ‑term, more complex technical assistance to facilities and ( 2)  h ow BSCC can help highlight and promote promising practices to facilitate continuous, systemic improvement in detention facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance, 30 days after notifying the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, to augment the $46.1  million backfill if additional monies are needed to maintain BFS operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to report annually beginning January 1, 2025 on its (1)  planned legal workload, position count, and allocation of resources for the upcoming fiscal year and (2)  actual legal workload, position count, and allocation from the preceding fiscal year and how it compares with its initial plans for that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701