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

Feb 27, 2023 - Evidence Tested at Various Laboratories. SAE and RADS kits may be tested in state, local, or private laboratories. The Department of Justice ’s Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS) provides criminal laboratory services —including DNA testing as well as SAE and RADS kits testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Internet and Wi ‑Fi Connectivity. The state provides $5  million ongoing funding for students to have access to Wi ‑Fi in common areas of a prison, such as day rooms, dining halls, gyms, libraries, and classrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - First, since these forensic services are essential to their law enforcement and prosecutorial responsibilities, sharing the costs with these agencies —rather than having the state directly bearing all of the costs —is a more appropriate allocation of fiscal responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - DOJ decided to combine the first and second years of funding in one application period. Through this first application period, California will receive $29.2  million through the formula. The first- and second-year funds can be spent over a period of five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

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

Feb 16, 2023 - Correctional officer staffing needs are particularly important to plan for, given that before these staff can be assigned to a prison they must first complete a 13 ‑week correctional officer training academy that is paid for by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

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

Feb 22, 2024 - This calculation was done with the following two different methodologies: Under the first methodology, the calculation only included the 52,955 assignments that were actually in operation on June 30, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Efficiency metrics can draw comparisons between various pieces of data (such as cost per case by case type) and reflect jurisdictional decisions for acceptable benchmarks for how workload is completed (such as the percent of cases resolved wi thin a specific number of days from attorney appointment).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - For example, the department has not provided projections of the number of inmates and employees requiring tests, costs per tests, or the amount of expected overtime that led to these projections. Also,  given that current research suggests that COVID ‑19 is not commonly spread through surfaces, it is unclear why the department needs additional funding related to cleaning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - To address these concerns, the Legislature could, for example, modify the proposal to first offer in-person instruction to all high-needs students a month before bringing back all younger students. This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309