Overview

• Spending by Major Program
• Major Budget Changes

Crosscutting Issues

• Reforming California's Adult Parole System
• Background
• What Is Parole?
• How Does the Parole System Work?
• What Trends Are Evident in the Parole System?
• State Parole Caseload Growing Steadily
• Many Parolees Returning to Prison
• BPT Policies Are Driving Up Return Rates
• Substance Abuse Fueling Parolee Returns
• Present Parole System Costly to State
• An Approach to Reforming the Parole System
• Higher Costs and Operating Problems
• Time for a New Approach
• New Classification System
• Restructure Sanctions for Parole Violators
• Recommended Budget Actions
• The Increasing Role of the Federal Government in California Law Enforcement
• Summary
• Big Increase in Federal Funds for Law Enforcement
• The Federal Crime Bill
• Federal Assistance for Local Law Enforcement
• Federal Support for Correctional Facilities
• FFY 98 Crime Bill Funding
• The Increased Presence in California Of Federal Law Enforcement
• FFY 98 Appropriations
• What Are the Implications of These Changes?
• The Backlog of Death Penalty Appeals: An Update
• Background
• Legislation Adopted to Reduce Backlog of Death Penalty Appeals
• Continuing Legislative Oversight Needed
• California's Litigation Against the Tobacco Companies
• California Sues the Tobacco Companies
• Legislation Clears Way for Lawsuit
• What Is the State Alleging?
• What Is the State Asking For?
• Implications of Other State Settlements
• Funding to Pursue the Litigation
• What Is the Status of the Case?
• The "Global Settlement"
• What Are the Questions for the State?

Departmental Issues

• Youth and Adult Correctional Agency (0550)
• Internal Affairs Responsibilities Should Shift to Inspector General
• Department of Corrections (5240)
• Overview of the Inmate Population
• Who Is in Prison?
• Inmate and Parole Population Management Issues
• Inmate Population Growth Continues
• Projections to Be Updated by May
• Inmate Housing Plan Calls for Contracts For Leased Facilities and More Overcrowding
• Population Forecast Has Implications for the Long Term
• Substance Abuse Treatment Issues
• Legislation Needed to Encourage Expansion of Civil Addict Program
• Redirect Drug Interdiction Funds To Expansion of Drug Treatment
• Correctional Program Issues
• Study of Inmate Academic and Work Programs Should Be Broadened
• Correctional Administration Issues
• Interims Steps Recommended to Reform State Parole System
• CDC Required to Submit Reports on Major Correctional Policy Issues
• Medical Issues
• Contract Medical Adjustment Not Needed
• Mentally Ill Population Higher Than Expected

• Board of Corrections (5430)
• No Justification for Increase In Demonstration Project
• Department of the Youth Authority (5460)
• Ward Population Continues to Decline
• Ward and Parolee Population Projections Will Be Updated in May
• Fees Have Changed How Counties Use the Youth Authority
• TANF Funds Increasing For Probation Departments
• As Parole Populations Decrease, How Will the Youth Authority Supervise Wards in the Community?
• How Will the Youth Authority Rehabilitate Wards as Its Population Changes?
• Continued Oversight Needed For Tattoo Removal Program
• Internal Affairs Positions Should Be Transferred to the Agency's Inspector General
• Youthful Offender Parole Board (5450)
• Ward and Parolee Population Declines Should Result in Savings

• Trial Court Funding (0450)
• Trial Court Funding Restructuring
• New Funding Arrangement Provides Significant Fiscal Relief to Counties and Cities
• Continuing Challenges of Governance and Accountability
• Task Forces Created to Study Personnel and Facilities Issues
• Judicial Council Is Changing Budget Development Process
• Budget Issues
• Budget Proposes $50 Million for Growth
• Budget Proposes $50 Million For New Judicial Improvement Fund
• Three Strikes Relief Teams Were Supposed to Be Limited Term
• New Trial Court Judgeships
• Trial Court Coordination Efforts Continue
• Judicial (0250)
• Uncertainties About CAC Program for Capital Cases
• Appellate Project Increase Not Justified
• Attorneys to Review PUC Matters Overbudgeted
• Temporary Law Clerks Program Should Be Limited Term
• Conference Center Support Unit Should Be Funded From Savings
• Trial Court Grant and Management System Requests Are Not Appropriate
• Current Budget Display Understates Assistance to the Trial Courts
• High Personnel Vacancy Rate Raises Questions
• Appellate Court Security Was Supposed to Be Limited Term
• Rent Request Overbudgeted

• Department of Justice (0820)
• Legal Divisions
• Uncertainties Surrounding Flood Litigation
• Division of Law Enforcement
• Major New Effort to Combat Methamphetamine Depends on Federal Action
• New Witness Protection Program Needs Strict Accountability
• Legislation Needed to Effectively Implement Foreign Prosecution Program
• Oversight Needed for Unsolved Homicide Investigations
• Equipment and Vehicle Replacement Should Not Be Included in Base Budget
• Backlog of Sex Offender DNA Tests Reduced, But Backlog Persists in Violent Offenders Tests
• Division of Criminal Justice Information Services
• Live Scan Fingerprinting for School Employees Still Being Implemented
• Criminal History Backlogs Reduced
• Office of Criminal Justice Planning (8100)
• Augmentation for Surplus Military Equipment Program Not Justified
• Some Monitoring, But No Evaluation In the OCJP Monitoring and Evaluation Branch