The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Proposition   63 (2016) and Chapter   55 of 2016 (S B   1235 ,  De  Le ón). Proposition   63 —as amended by Chapter   55 —implemented various state laws related to the regulation of firearms and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

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

Sep 26, 2022 - . $10 million one time to specified local law enforcement agencies to support a use of force and de-escalation training pilot program for officers. The budget package also requires BSCC to oversee $45.2 million in grant funds allocated through Control Section 19.56 for various purposes generally related to public safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - While incarcerated students are eligible for a CCC  enrollment fee waiver, they are not eligible for other state grants, such as Cal Grants or Middle Class Scholarships. State Also Funds Two CCC Categorical Programs Supporting Incarcerated Students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Feb 22, 2024 - CDCR provides academic education classes ranging from adult basic education to college as well as technical education in a variety of career fields. Upon completion of a class, people receive credits that reduce the amount of time they must serve in prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - These libraries may also offer legal assistance with forms, offer classes and workshops, and facilitate obtaining advice from attorneys. Legal Services. Legal services generally refer to those programs and services which may provide legal advice and representation, in addition to legal information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

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

Feb 17, 2022 - As such, providing additional funding to UCFC could help address this gap by generating research that could be used by the state to de termine how best to address firearm violence, injury, or other related issues effectively in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - In 2001, a class ‑action lawsuit, later renamed Plata v. Newsom , was filed in federal court contending the state violated the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment by providing inadequate medical care in the state ’s prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - These concerns have been echoed by plaintiffs in an ongoing class action lawsuit (known as Armstrong  v. Newsom ) concerning CDCR ’s treatment of inmates with disabilities. CDCR Currently Implementing New Process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - While different pension systems might use different assumptions —for example, different assumptions related to future investment returns —that affect the normal cost, they also have different policies —for example, different mixes of asset classes in their investment portfolios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Feb 8, 2022 - Community college classes are available at 33 out of 34 state prisons for inmates who have completed their high school graduation requirement or equivalency. (The only prison that does not offer such courses is the California Health Care Facility as the majority of the inmates there have health conditions that make it difficult to attend college courses consistently.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517