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Letter to Governor Brown and the Legislature on Community Corrections
(Report #207, September 2011)
Juvenile Justice Reform: Realigning Responsibilities
(Report #192, July 2008)
Solving California's Corrections Crisis: Time is Running Out
(Report #185, January 2007)
Safeguarding the Golden State: Preparing for Catastrophic Events
(Report #184, April 2006)
Reconstructing Government: A Review of the Governor's Plan Reforming California's Youth & Adult Correctional Agency
(Report #179, February 2005)
Breaking the Barriers for Women on Parole
(Report #177, December 2004)
Improving Public Safety: Beyond the Office of Criminal Justice Planning
(Report #171, July 2003)
Back to the Community: Safe & Sound Parole Policies
(Report #172, November 2003)
Be Prepared: Getting Ready for New and Uncertain Dangers
(Report #162, January 2002)
Never Too Early, Never Too Late...To Prevent Youth Crime and Violence
(Report #159, June 2001)
Beyond Bars: Correctional Reforms to Lower Prison Costs and Reduce Crime
(Report #144, January 1998)

After more than a decade of investing in new county jails and state prisons, California faces an inmate overcrowding crisis that worsens each day. Over the last decade an increasing percentage of a growing population has been sentenced to state prison, and correctional officials see that trend continuing into the forseeable future. In this study, the Commission examines the inmate overcrowding problem and discusses actions that the State can take to develop an integrated county-state correctional system that focuses on reducing crimes committed by felons after they are released. The report contains six findings and six recommendations.
Review of CHP/State Police Reorganization
(Report #130, March 1995)

In this review of Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1995, the Commission recommends implementation of a proposal that merges the State Police with the California Highway Patrol. After hearing testimony from state officials and concerned organizations, the Commission believes the reorganization will result in at least two benefits to the State: enhanced security and budgetary savings.
Boot Camps: An Evolving Alternative to Traditional Prisons
(Report #128, January 1995)

California expects to receive up to $1.3 billion in federal funding over five years that may be used for alternative sentencing programs. In this study, the Commission has examined the potential effectiveness of boot camps and other work-intensive forms of incarceration. The report contains four findings and 17 recommendations. They include: the necessity for a comprehensive plan and standards; the recognition that the powerful element for success is the "aftercare;" and the need for regulations that would encourage private-sector participation.
The Juvenile Crime Challenge: Making Prevention a Priority
(Report #127, September 1994)

Because of the diverse roots of crime, no single program is the "silver bullet" that will halt juvenile crime, but prevention and early intervention are crucial. This report covers six issues and offers 18 recommendations: consolidating all juvenile anti-crime efforts in a single high-level state agency, directing all government agencies to make early intervention and prevention programs a top priority, and increasing the ability of the California Youth Authority to provide needed treatment, training and education for juveniles.
Putting Violence Behind Bars: Redefining the Role of California's Prisons
(Report #124, January 1994)

The Commission embarked on this study in mid-1993 to pinpoint state policies and procedures that could be revised to increase the effectiveness of the adult criminal justice system. The report's seven findings and 30 recommendations include clarifying and simplifying sentencing in California, creating a sentencing commission to produce a sentencing structure that meets the philosophical goals of the criminal justice system, shifting all violent crimes under the indeterminate sentencing structure, reducing sentence reduction credit for violent offenders, enacting parole reform that will provide a greater deterrent to continued criminal activity by parolees, and reinstating rehabilitation as a goal of the corrections system (subordinate to the goal of public safety).
A Review of the Operation and Performance of the Office of the State Public Defender
(Report #90, October 1988)

The cost of indigent appellate defense is rising dramatically. This study notes duplicative administrative and overview costs between the State Public Defender and the court-appointed private counsel system. The Commission makes seven findings and eight recommendations including the merger of the Public Defender's Office, the Appellate Projects and private court-appointed counsel into a single autonomous agency. This will address current problems and ensure continued high quality criminal indigent appellate defense within the State.
Review of Cost Savings Associated with Conversion of Guadalupe College into a Women's Prison
(Report #52, March 1983)