Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Phase one started in 2012 and is expected to be completed before the end of 2023. Phase two is currently underway with the last project expected to be complete by the end of 2024. The state has dedicated a total of about $90  million for the two phases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - However, as we discuss later, this formula was only used in 2011 ‑12 and 2012 ‑13. The first payments made under the original S B  678 formula were in 2011 ‑12 and based on how counties performed in 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The share of Unit  6 members who are 40 years old or younger has increased 10  percentage points form 42  percent in 2012 to 52  percent in 2022. The fastest growing age group during this period was 26 to 30 years old.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - Transfers to the General Fund, DOJ special funds that fund litigation, and other DOJ and non ‑DOJ special funds (such as the Aliso Supplemental Environmental Project Fund) ranged from $ 451  m illion in 2012 ‑ 13 t o $ 21  m illion in 2009 ‑10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - The lease revenue bond authority was awarded to Fresno County through Chapter 42 of 2012 (SB 1022, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). Other Criminal Justice Programs Allocation of County Backfill Due to Repeal of Criminal Justice-Related Fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - Chapter  41 of 2012 (S B  102 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) merged the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund and the Trial Court Improvement Fund into the new IMF. The  IMF retained all sources of revenues as well as all transfers of monies associated with the two prior funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Supreme Court rulings in 2012 and 2016, which prohibited LWOP sentences for such people and required that those who had previously received them be given a meaningful opportunity for release. Accordingly, such people are eligible for youth offender parole hearings after serving 25 years in prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Feb 16, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals related to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - BSCC Responsible for Establishing State Standards and Inspecting Local Detention Facilities Overview of Board of State and Community Corrections The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) was established in 2012, though similar agencies have existed in various forms since the 1940s.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371