MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - During this same time period, the department accepted 17,530 applicants into the academy. This means that CDCR accepted about 6  percent of qualified applicants to enroll in the academy to receive training to become a correctional officer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because Chapter  231 makes these registration certificates an additional requirement to be licensed by DOJ to sell firearms and ammunition. Accordingly, revocation of a registration certificate would make a business unable to sell firearms or ammunition in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - (Prior to the enactment of SB  2, POST lacked the authority to suspend or revoke an officer ’s basic certificate.) This decertification temporarily (in cases of suspension) or permanently (in cases of revocation) makes a person ineligible to be a peace officer in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - This decertification temporarily (in cases of suspension) or permanently (in cases of revocation) makes an individual ineligible to be a peace officer in California. In addition, SB 2 requires officers who do not have a basic certificate (typically officers completing their probationary terms and certain reserve officers) to obtain a proof of eligibility (pre‑certification) from POST.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - National research indicates that when postsecondary education is well designed and implemented effectively in correctional settings, it can reduce the rate of reoffending, along with increasing employment rates and wages when incarcerated students are released.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - The proposal effectively makes ongoing the $61. 9  m illion that was provided in the current year on a one ‑time basis. According to the administration, it intends to propose a formula as part of the May Revision for making future adjustments to contract medical funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Accordingly, we recommend the Legislature direct the judicial branch to report at budget hearings on its process for making midyear budget adjustments and how it will ensure the Legislature has had the opportunity to weigh in on  them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation

Jan 18, 2018 - The report cautions that each state self-reported data, which makes it difficult to determine whether all states collected data the same way. Despite this, the report provides some insight into how California compares to other states with respect to inmate health care costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733

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

Feb 8, 2022 - To identify a medical need for SUD treatment, health care staff screen inmates for SUD with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Quick Screen. The NIDA Quick Screen consists of a series of scored questions about prior substance use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

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

Feb 22, 2024 - The Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 budget maintains $140  million General Fund for CDCR to continue training new officers at the department ’s 13 ‑week academy and delivering other training to existing officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852