LAO 2005-06 Budget Analysis: Judiciary/Criminal Justice Issue-By-Issue TOC
Analysis of the 2005-06 Budget Bill
Judiciary/Criminal Justice Issue-By-Issue Contents
Overview
Expenditure Proposal and
Trends
Spending by Major Program
Major Budget Changes
Crosscutting Issues
Proposition 69-DNA
Collection
Background
Implementation of
Proposition 69
DOJ Proposal Appears
Reasonable
CDC and Youth Authority
Proposals Are Overestimated
State
Does Not Make Full Use of Foreign Inmate Transfer Program
Departmental Issues
Judicial
Branch (0250)
Legislative Action Required to
Backfill for Expiring Fees
Technical Budget Adjustments
Required
Newly Identified Mandate
Review
Grand Jury Proceedings
Mandates
Department
of Justice (0820)
Equipment Overbudgeted
Department
of Corrections (5240)
Budget Overview
Budget Proposal
Inmate and Parole Population
Management Issues
Inmate Population Projected to
Increase Slightly
Caseload May Require Further
Adjustment
Disciplinary Confinement
Practices At CDC Need Improvement
Background
Inmate Violence and Other
Serious Offenses
Why Prison Violence Matters
Types of Disciplinary
Confinement in CDC
Disciplinary Confinement
Practice Shortcomings
No Evidence that CDC's Methods
Reduce Prison Violence
CDC Does Not Utilize Risk
Assessment for Inmates
Disciplinary Confinement
Policies Do Not Target Most Dangerous Inmates
CDC Provides Few Transition
Programs
Recommendations
Develop Standard Policies
Designed to Target Worst Inmates
Assess Options to Achieve
Budget Year Savings
Develop Programs Designed to
Reduce Serious Inmate Offenses
Conclusion
Correctional Administration
Various Proposals Need
Modification
CDC Overutilizes Custody
Employees in Headquarters
Current Practice Is
Inefficient
LAO Recommendations
Correctional Medical Care
Inmate Medical Proposal
Consistent With Court Order
Background
Issues for Legislative
Consideration
The Bottom Line
Accessing Federal Funds for
Prenatal Services
Federal Option Opens the Door
to State Savings For Incarcerated Women
Board
of Corrections (5430)
Position Justification
Required
Department
of the Youth Authority (5460)
Budget Proposal
Who Is in the Youth Authority?
Population Issues
Ward and Parolee Populations
Projected to Decline: Projections Will Be Updated in May
Camp Closures
Proposal to Close Camps Has
Merit, But Camp Conversion Needs Legislative Review
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