The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - These risks could be higher for Black and Hispanic youths because they tend to be overrepresented in annual youth arrests. Unknown What Effects Legal Counsel at This Stage Has. In our review, we did not identify robust research on the effects of providing youths with legal counsel before the waiver of Miranda rights or interrogations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - For example, research done on a diverse, national sample of jury ‑eligible adults, found that they significantly associated Latino and Black men with danger and white men with safety. This is notable given that CDCR data indicate almost three ‑fourths of people who receive parole hearings are Hispanic or Black, as shown in Figure  2 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - We also note that while the proposal requests General Fund to cover the entire estimated cost of the program, there could be resources that could offset the General Fund costs of the program —such as the grant awarded to CSULA in June 2019 t hat would not expire until June 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

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

Jan 31, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature direct POST to submit a revised proposal in the spring t hat addresses these concerns. Second, the Governor proposes one ‑time General Fund support to develop a law enforcement officer wellness program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - Inmates qualify for camps if CDCR has determined they ( 1)  c an be safely housed in a low ‑security environment, ( 2)  c an work outside a secure perimeter under relatively low supervision, and ( 3)  a re medically fit for conservation camp work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - Specifically, OCTC received a total of 15, 973 c ases in 2018 and closed 14, 855 c ases in 2018. Of the total number of cases closed, 13, 168 c ases (or nearly 89  p ercent) were closed without OCTC taking any action on the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Under this proposal, the tool would be implemented in an additional 10 c ourts in 2021 ‑22, 21 c ourts in 2022 ‑23, and the last 20 c ourts in 2023 ‑24. The Governor ’s budget proposes $4. 4  m illion in 2021 ‑22, declining to $2. 7  m illion annually beginning in 2024 ‑25, to support this expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs

Dec 6, 2017 - This collective knowledge could help the committee ensure that it selects tools that ( 1)  c an effectively assess the inmate population and ( 2)  c an be implemented and used accurately. Prioritize Enrollment of Highest ‑Risk and Highest ‑Need Inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3720

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - These regional contractors ( 1)  p ay local providers to deliver services to parolees through subcontracts, ( 2)  c onnect parolees with these providers, and ( 3)  c onduct oversight of the services provided to parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Most of these inmates are housed in the state ’s 35 p risons and 42 c onservation camps. (We note, however, that the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package reflects a plan to close two state prisons over the next few years.)
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