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

Feb 8, 2022 - The revised proposal should include adequate justification for the identified expenditures (such as estimates of the number of staff and inmates needing testing and personal protective equipment) and account for revised projections of the inmate population and any changes in pandemic condit ions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - These direct and indirect benefits, if accomplished, could potentially reduce state expenditures —one of the purposes for reorganization listed in statute. What Are Potential Consequences of the Proposed Reorganization?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

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

Feb 17, 2022 - The ORCE investigators plan to focus on complex, multi ‑jurisdictional organized retail theft crime networks for fraud, tax evasion, and other white ‑collar crimes. These investigators would coordinate with federal, state, local, and retail partners as well as coordinate data collection and information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Accordingly, the fewer inmates and wards it is responsible for, the smaller CDCR ’s food and clothing expenditures will be. In addition, reductions in the size of the parole population will reduce CDCR ’s workload associated with supervising parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4304

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Accordingly, the fewer inmates and wards it is responsible for, the smaller CDCR ’s food and clothing expenditures will be. In addition, reductions in the size of the parole population will reduce CDCR ’s workload associated with supervising parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Federal Reimbursement Rate Raises Questions About Level of Funding Needed The Governor ’s budget assumes that CDCR will only be able to offset about $55. 4  m illion of contract medical expenditures with federal reimbursements —equivalent to roughly 30  p ercent of the cost of inpatient medical services provided to inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - For example, federal court requirements to improve inmate health care have driven —and continue to drive —major infrastructure expenditures. In addition, efforts to expand the provision of rehabilitation programs result in infrastructure needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - To pay for this realigned workload, the state provides counties with a portion of annual state sales tax revenue, which has totaled around $ 1  b illion in recent years. Counties use a significant share of these funds to support jails.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - Accordingly, CDCRs overly expansive exclusions on camp eligibly—which have contributed to the roughly 1,000 vacant camp beds—could be costing the state tens of millions of dollars annually in unnecessary expenditures on contract beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - (These totals do not include expenditures from local revenues or trial court reserves.) This increase reflects various proposals to increase spending, particularly for the support of trial courts. The major proposals include: $ 75  m illion in one ‑time General Fund support to Judicial Council for a grant program to fund the implementation, operation, or evaluation of programs or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940