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Spending on Correctional Officer Overtime

May 5, 2009 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

March 19, 2009 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration

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Overview of Corrections Spending and Administration

March 11, 2009 - Presented to: Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee

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Reforming Inmate Education to Improve Public Safety

March 9, 2009 - Presented to Senate Public Safety Committee and Assebmly Public Safety Committee

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Corrections Spending and Impact of Possible Inmate Population Reduction

February 24, 2009 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration

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Overview of the Restitution Fund

February 24, 2009 - Presented to: Senate Public Safety Committee

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2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Judicial and Criminal Justice

January 30, 2009 - In this report, we identify issues and present recommendations related to the Judicial and Criminal Justice systems. These include presenting an alternative package of correctional population proposals that attempts to provide a better balance between the need to achieve budgetary savings and the goal of protecting public safety. Our alternative essentially builds upon the Governor’s proposals by modifying the direct discharge proposal and replacing it with earned discharge from parole. We also identify several issues regarding the federal court–appointed Receiver’s health care construction program that merit legislative consideration. For example, we note that the need for the 10,000 new health care beds proposed by the Receiver remains uncertain. In addition, the costs identified by the Receiver to operate the proposed new health care facilities would be significant—exceeding $1 billion annually upon full implementation.

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Webcast: 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment

January 27, 2009 - Legislative Analyst Director of Criminal Justice, Anthony Simbol, discusses the fourth report in the LAO’s 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, titled Criminal Justice Realignment

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2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment

January 27, 2009 - The Governor’s 2009-10 budget plan contains a proposal to shift some funding for some criminal justice programs from the state to the local level. We recommend that the Legislature expand upon this concept, and implement a policy-driven realignment of nearly $1.4 billion of state responsibilities to counties along with resources to pay for them. In particular, we propose that the state shift to counties programs for juvenile offenders and adults convicted of drug possession crimes. Under our realignment concept, counties would have broad authority to manage juvenile and drug–addicted adult offenders programs to achieve success. We recommend that the Legislature finance this criminal justice realignment by increasing the vehicle license fee (VLF) rate to 1 percent (which results in a revenue gain of $1.1 billion) and redirecting $359 million of existing VLF revenues. Under this financing approach, realignment would serve as a nearly $1.4 billion ongoing General Fund budget solution.

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LAO Recommended Legislation

December 1, 2008 - The role of the Legislative Analyst's Office is to review state programs and make recommendations to the Legislature as to how the state can operate more effectively and efficiently. This report summarizes various changes to law that we have recommended in recent years. Recommendations in this report include, among many others: (a) Simplify and Consolidate K-12 General Purpose Funding, (b) Promote the Adoption of Health Information Technology in California, (c) Fund Inmate Education Programs Based on Actual Attendance, and (d) Increase and Index the State Gas Tax.

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Proposition 6: Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws: Safe Neighborhoods Act

September 25, 2008 - Presented to: Senate Public Safety Committee Hon. Gloria Romero, Chair Assembly Public Safety Committee Hon. Jose Solorio, Chair

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Proposition 5: Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing. Parole and Rehabilitation. Initiative Statute.

September 23, 2008 - Presented to: Senate Public Safety Committee, Hon. Gloria Romero, Chair and Assembly Public Safety Committee, Hon. Jose Solorio, Chair

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Proposition 9: Victim's Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy's Law

September 23, 2008 - Presented to the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees

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LAO Compromise: Proposals to Reduce Inmate and Parole Populations

June 13, 2008 - LAO compromise for Item 5225-001-0001, 5225-002-0001, and 5225-101-0001 of the 2008 Budget Conference Committee (pages 304-312, 323-324).

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Informational: Reentry Facilities Program Study and Acquisition

June 13, 2008 - Item 5225-301-0001 of the 2008 Budget Conference Committee (page 330).

Criminal Justice Staff

Anita Lee
(916) 319-8321
Courts, Department of Justice, Gambling
 
Caitlin O'Neil
(916) 319-8351
State Prisons, County Jails, Sentencing
 
Jared Sippel
(916) 319-8335
Emergency Services and Business Regulation
 
Orlando Sanchez Zavala
(916) 319-8307
Correctional Health Care, Rehabilitation Programs, Juvenile Justice, Community Corrections
 
Drew Soderborg
(916) 319-8346
Deputy Legislative Analyst: Public Safety and Business Regulation