The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - If the fee levels are lower than current or projected costs, the Legislature would be better equipped to assess (1)  how much of this workload needs to be supported from the General Fund at the cost of other budget priorities or (2)  whether the cost of the workload needs to be reduced —such as through statutory or other changes —to avoid such budgetary trade-offs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Requires Trade ‑Off With Other Budget Priorities. In total, the Governor’s budget proposes an $82 million augmentation to ongoing General Fund spending compared to what was agreed upon in the 2024‑25 budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - …But Requires Trade ‑Off With Other Budget Priorities. The Governor ’s proposal would commit the state to providing roughly $35  million General Fund annually over the next few years, and potentially even more in the following years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, in May 2021, CDCR modified its regulations to allow people with convictions for violent crimes to earn up to 33.3  percent off of their sentence (an increase from 20  percent) for maintaining good behavior.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This means that, going forward, decisions to balance the budget will involve more difficult trade ‑offs. We recommend the Legislature use the next few months to review program performance to develop its own approach to addressing the deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - In some cases, inmates housed in conservation camps can earn time off of their prison sentence faster than they would if housed elsewhere at Minimum Custody, such as in an MSF. For example, offenders serving terms for violent felonies can earn one day off of their prison sentence for every day they serve with good behavior in a conservation camp rather than only one day off for every four days they serve if housed elsewhere.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - Most notably, SCFCF debt service payments are expected to decrease by about $40  million annually beginning in 2032 ‑33 as six construction projects are fully paid off. Such debt service obligations will continue to decrease over time as more projects are fully paid off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

The 2013-14 Budget: Obtaining Federal Funds for Inmate Medical Care--A Status Report [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2013 - The 2013-14 Budget: Obtaining Federal Funds for Inmate Medical Care--A Status Report [Publication Details] Video Description: Since 1997, federal policy has made it possible to draw down federal Medicaid reimbursement for off-site inpatient health care services for eligible state prison inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2685

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - Moreover, the report should outline whether, in developing these objectives, the administration prioritized achieving certain goals over others, and if so, how it weighed the relevant trade-offs. Strategy for Model Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771