Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Utilization standards would establish the amount of time that rooms and “stations ” (such as a desk or computer terminal) should be used. Having these standards and utilization reports would not only help guide decisions about the amount of classroom space needed but would also help assess the need for other rehabilitation space at a systemwide level and at particular prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR sought the project in order to (1)  replace 34 unlicensed MHCBs at CIM with licensed beds and (2)  reduce the amount of time it takes to transfer people in Southern California prisons to MHCBs by adding 16 MHCBs in the region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - The proposed formula has three different payments: (1)  a performance payment, (2)  a maintenance payment, and (3)  a minimum guarantee payment. These payments would determine each county ’s total SB  678 grant award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Department of Justice The budget provides $1.3  billion for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2024- 25 —a decrease of $10  million (1  percent) from the revised 2023-24 level. This amount includes $504  million from the General Fund —a net decrease of $14  million (3  percent) from the revised 2023-24 amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2025 - In this post, we assess the administration’s estimate of the level of spending required by Proposition 47 (2014), which reduced punishment for various crimes and requires the resulting state savings be spent on certain grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4991

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - However, based on discussions, it is our understanding that the administration used the number of people that were admitted to prison for drug possession and certain lower level theft crimes in 2013-14, the year before Proposition  47 reduced prison admissions for these crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - Specifically, Chapter  359 of 2020 (AB  3330, Calderon) increases fees and authorizes potential future fee increases for the Acupuncture Board, Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the Podiatric Medical Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Sep 10, 2024 - The 2024-25 budget provides $17.8 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $1.5 billion, or 8 percent, below the revised 2023-24 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4924

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - In addition, a recently issued Executive Order directs the administration to inventory state properties that could be used for shelters. Questions to Ask the Administration About New Approach to Homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Importantly, without this level of detail, whether t he fund has sufficient capacity to support the debt service is unclear. If there is insufficient budget capacity, then approving the bonds could force the state to reduce programmatic activities supported by the fund and/or increase the taxes or fees supporting the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709