The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - Proposition  47 further requires that monies in the SNSF be allocated as follows: (1)  65  percent to the Board of State and Community Corrections for mental health and substance use treatment, (2)  25  percent to the California Department of Education for school truancy and drop-out prevention, and (3)  10  percent to the California Victim Compensation Board for trauma recovery services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Specifically, the department must reduce vacancies below 10  percent in five key classifications: psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, recreational therapists, and medical assistants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Additionally, since 2009 ‑10, nearly $1.7  billion has been transferred from the judicial branch ’s construction accounts to the General Fund or to support trial court operations. These transfers were originally made to help address the fiscal difficulties then facing the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Given that it appears easier to recruit and retain mental health staff at some prisons relative to others, we recommend requiring CDCR report on the feasibility of concentrating —or clustering —the mental health population at the prisons where it is easiest to recruit and retain staff by January 10, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to provide a potential framework by January 10, 2027 for determining what firearm and ammunition workload should be funded by special fund fee revenues. In developing this framework, DOJ can evaluate its entire workload, the potential impact of FITSM and other actions that can help improve efficiency, and existing federal and state statu te and case law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video]

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video] Search LAO Videos 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, Criminal Justice Realignment .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=89

The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal [Publication Details] The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal Format: HTML Description: As part of the January 2010 special session to begin bringing the 2009‑10 and 2010‑11 budgets into balance, the Governor proposes statutory changes to reduce the state’s inmate and parolee populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2184

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2009 - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Criminal Justice Realignment [Publication Details] Press Conf Description: 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1913

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - As  shown in Figure  10 , the number of arrests per attorney in district attorney and public defender offices in the 32 reporting counties declined between 2009 ‑10 an 2018 ‑19, indicating that caseloads were decreasing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951