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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes: $4.8  million for 50 medical assistants in 2026 ‑ 27 —a one ‑to ‑one ratio of provider to medical assistant —who will be at the prisons setting up equipment and observing patients during tele ‑mental health appointments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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 California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - This can make it difficult for the Legislature to ensure that the fees authorized annually align with expenditure levels that match legislative priorities and expectations for how such funding will be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

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

Feb 27, 2023 - One key reason is that the future ongoing workload and costs will differ by local government based on various factors —such as the number of SAE and RADS kits collected and submitted for testing and what entity does the testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - One key change was that it revised Government Code 16427 to require that most litigation proceeds deposited into the LDF be transferred to a state special fund subject to legislative oversight (1)  within three months after case resolution for deposits made after July 2023 or (2)  by January 2024 for deposits made before July 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - One such method is through management or performance reviews of indigent defense providers. Another method used is screening attorneys for competency and monitoring billing. For example, the Alameda, Kern, and San Mateo County Bar Associations review applications of private attorneys, determine which cases match their experience and ability levels, and review
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - This is one of the key reasons that the budget remains balanced now. The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Chapter  168 allows a court to impose a two ‑year term of misdemeanor probation for people convicted of shoplifting, as opposed to the standard one year for misdemeanors. It requires a court that imposes a term longer than one year to consider referring the defendant for services that are relevant to the underlying factors that led to their offense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Sep 26, 2022 - Changes to the erroneous conviction program that would (1) provide compensation of $70 per day served on parole or supervised release, and (2) annually increase for inflation the existing $140 paid for each day of incarceration and the new $70 per day rate to be paid for parole or supervised release.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - However, stakeholders may feel requiring one hot meal per day is appropriate because it promotes humane conditions and inmate morale, which in turn, improves staff safety. By maintaining standards and inspections for all local detention facilities, the state can provide local leaders —such as sheriffs, boards of supervisors, or juvenile court judges —with an independent assessment of how facilities compare to generally accepted practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371