State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - In addition, the California Prison Industry Authority is produ cing hand sanitizer and cloth masks for use by both inmates and staff members. Parole Restrictions to Minimize Travel. CDCR has suspended all transfers and travel into or out of the state for parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For example, county law libraries —generally supported by a share of civil filing fees —provide free access to legal books and publications to county residents, State Bar members, and certain governmental officials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

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

Feb 22, 2024 - To reduce transmission, staff and people held in CDCR were generally required to be masked and regularly tested. However, some of these restrictions and chan ges are no longer in effect as the severity of the pandemic has abated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State law requires the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to report annually to the Governor, various state officials, and members of the public on the state ’s criminal statistics. Examples of statutorily required statistics include: the amount and types of criminal offenses, certain demographic characteristics of people who commit crimes, and the number of arrests and clearance rates in California as reported by individual law enforcement agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Chapter 475 of 2022 (AB 923, Ramos) Encourages state agencies to consult on a government ‑to ‑government basis with tribes within 60 days of a tribal request and designates specific state officials (including the Attorney General) authorized to represent the state in such consultations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Media and advocacy organizations contribute to oversight by making conditions inside local detention facilities more widely known to the public and can put pressure on local officials to address problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The threat to the health and safety of both people living in prisons and working in prisons resulted in the administration implementing a number of personnel policies related to staff testing for the virus, mask wearing, and vaccination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - There are no official crime statistics that report all retail theft separately from other types of crime in California. Specifically, while retail theft can occur in the form of burglary, robbery, embezzlement, and various other types of crimes —the numbers of these crimes that occur at retail establishments is not officially tracked statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - (Noncash items in asset forfeiture proceedings may be sold, destroyed, or kept for official law enforcement use.) Individual state and local laws also dictate the conditions under which law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies can receive distributions from the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128