Figure 1
Judicial and Criminal Justice Budget Summary
General Fund (Dollars in Millions)
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2022‑23 |
2023‑24 |
2024‑25 |
Change From 2023‑24 |
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Amount |
Percent |
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Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
$14,318 |
$14,582 |
$13,914 |
‑$688 |
‑5% |
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Judicial Branch |
3,233 |
3,176 |
2,978 |
‑198 |
‑6 |
|
Department of Justice |
457 |
518 |
504 |
‑14 |
‑3 |
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Board of State and Community Corrections |
724 |
795 |
229 |
‑565 |
‑71 |
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Other Departmentsa |
162 |
220 |
199 |
‑21 |
‑10 |
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Totals, All Departments |
$18,893 |
$19,290 |
$17,824 |
‑$1,467 |
‑8% |
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aIncludes Office of the Inspector General, Commission on Judicial Performance, Victim Compensation Board, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, State Public Defender, funds provided for trial court security, and debt service on general obligation bonds. |
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Note: Detail may not total due to rounding. |
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The 2024-25 budget provided $17.8 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $1.5 billion, or 8 percent, below the revised 2023-24 level. This decline is largely due to reductions in General Fund spending in 2024-25, such as those made to address the state’s budget problem, as well as the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years. (The budget totals reported here do not reflect the plan to reduce General Fund state operations spending by up to 7.95 percent on an ongoing basis statewide beginning in 2024-25.)
Of this funding, $13.9 billion (78 percent) supports the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
For more information on the state budget, please see the LAO’s State Spending Plan. For information on projected expenditures for state programs, please see the LAO’s Fiscal Outlook publication.
Last Updated: December 2024