Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - About four to five months before their hearing, BPH appoints an attorney for candidates who do not hire a private attorney or receive free services from a private attorney. Private attorneys that provide free services are often affiliated with nonprofit organizations specializing in parole hearings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - (Local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.) Additionally, BFS provides service to various state, federal, and other entities. Finally, BFS operates the state ’s DNA laboratory as well as the state ’s criminalistics training institute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Jun 12, 2025 - To arrest someone for a misdemeanor, one of the following circumstances must also apply: (1)  the crime was committed in the officer ’s presence, (2)  the crime was committed in the presence of a private person and that person delegates their authority to make a private person ’s arrest (also known as a citizen ’s arrest) to the peace officer, or (3)  a specific
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, 12 counties and 8 cities operate and fund their own laboratories and conduct such testing. ( We note that local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

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

Feb 22, 2024 - Other jobs —such as manufacturing traffic signs and license plates —provide goods or services purchased by state agencies. Jobs typically pay between $0.08 and $1.00 per hour depending on various factors, such as the amount of skill required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - The second priority is to county ‑contracted private law firms or attorneys. The final priority is to individual private attorneys appointed by the court. Actual Provision of Indigent Defense Varies by County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - We note that self-help centers could also utilize self-help services provided by other governmental, nonprofit, or private organizations as well. Funding for Self Help in Recent Budgets. Specifically related to self-help centers, the 2018 ‑19 budget provided $19  million General Fund annually for three years to supplement $11  million in existing support from the Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF, $6.2  million) and Improvement and Modernization Fund ($5  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

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

Feb 16, 2023 - The state also typically houses up to about 2,400  men in a prison —the California City Correctional Facility (CAC) —leased from a private company, but operated by the state. The remaining people are housed in various specialized facilities outside of prisons, such as conservation camps and community reentry facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

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

Oct 16, 2023 - This amount consists of (1) $2.7  million to the Supreme Court for court-appointed private counsel ($2.2  million) and the California Appellate Project ($500,000), and (2) $250,000 for the Habeas Corpus Resource Center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - One proposal would provide General Fund resources for the Civil Law Division to pay for private legal services to assist DOJ in defending the state in two pending cases related to state pandemic eviction ‑related laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701