The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2018 - This is an increase of $302 million, or 2 percent, above estimated expenditures for the current year. The budget includes General Fund support for judicial and criminal justice programs of $13.9 billion in 2018‑19, which is an increase of $270 million, or 2 percent, over the current‑year level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3762

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - U nder this guidance, inmates with influenza-like symptoms are to be tested to determine if they have influenza or COVID-19 —with priority given to symptomatic inmates who are 60 years old or older, have chronic medical conditions, or are immunocompromised.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - As mentioned previously, revenue deposited into the SPF can fluctuate significantly from year to year. To the extent revenues are lower than expected in a given year, existing state law dictates how the reductions will be allocated among programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - Specifically, the Receiver should provide by April 1 (1)  an updated estimate of current –year monthly pharmaceutical expenditures and (2)  an updated estimate of the pharmaceutical CPI for the remainder of the current –year and the budget –year based on the most recent projections available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

The Impact of the "Three Strikes and You're Out Law" on California's Justice System [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 1996 - What Do We Know About "Three Strikes" After Two Years?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1037

California Department of Corrections (CDC) Budget Deficiencies Likely to Continue [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - The California Department of Corrections has had several consecutive years of budget deficiencies. Although some significant efforts have been made to control spending, there continue to be ongoing budget problems that will likely result in significant General Fund deficiencies in the current and budget years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/880

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - (Existing law generally requires local rules to go into effect on January  1 or July 1 of each year and only after 45 days of public comment have occurred.) The rules must be posted prominently on the court ’s website and must be distributed to relevant stakeholders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

Governor’s “Structural Shortfall” Proposal for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [Publication Details]

Jan 24, 2011 - The Governor’s budget for 2011-12 provides an additional $395 million in General Fund support for CDCR for expenses that the department indicates have exceeded its budget authority in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2398

The 2013-14 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2013 - It contains few major proposals for the judiciary or corrections compared with recent years when the state budget included significant budget cuts to programs, as well as major policy changes. In total, the Governor's budget provides $13.2 billion for criminal justice programs in 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2687

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate [Publication Details]

May 27, 2016 - Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years. State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the commission as part of our annual analysis of the proposed state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3478