The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The proposal assumes the grant increase would go into effect October 1, 2019 and cost $ 348  m illion in 2019 ‑20. Full ‑year costs are expected to be $ 455  m illion in 2020 ‑21. The administration ’s proposal differs from the Legislature ’s plan both in terms of the grant amount and the timing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Support for these teams was fully shifted over to the General Fund as part of the 2019-20 budget package. In the past couple of years , the General Fund —rather than special funds —have been used to support the costs of implementing some new firearm-related legislation and workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - Department of Justice (DOJ) The budget provides $753  million for support of DOJ in 2020 ‑21 —an increase of $11  million (or 1.5  percent) from the revised 2019 ‑20 level. This amount includes $372  million from the General Fund —a net increase of $11  million (or 3  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Figure 3 Status of Trial Court Construction Projects Beginning  in 2019 ‑20 a Priority Group Estimated Project Costs (in Billions) Number Initiated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR reports that from 2020 ‑21 to 2024 ‑25, it paid about $130  million annually on average in these payments. Accordingly, the proposal would provide dedicated funding for a portion of the department ’s expected annual costs of these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget also provides $4.5  million in 2019-20 and $54.5  million in 2020-21 to replace fire alarm and suppression systems at three prisons, as well as $2  million in 2019-20 and $69.7  million in 2020-21 to replace roofs at two prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - While this proposed expansion is laudable, it would increase the rate of remote providers roughly to 30   percent —still 20  percentage points below the court allowed limit. (For more on this proposal, including some concerns we have with the amount of resources requested, please see the “Tele ‑Mental Health ” section in our brief The 2026‑27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Between 2014 and 2015, retail theft increased slightly (5  percent) before declining by a total of 20  percent between 2015 and 2021. About half of this decline occurred between 2019 and 2020. Pandemic ‑related factors —such as temporary stay ‑at ‑home orders and closure of nonessential retail businesses in the early part of the pandemic —likely contributed to the decline over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - As part of the 2019 ‑20 budget package, the Legislature authorized the removal of DJJ from CDCR and making it a separate department under the Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency beginning July 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229