The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This amount consists of funds that are encumbered ($152  million), statutorily excluded ($124  million), designated for prepayments or other purposes ($16  million), or held by Judicial Council on behalf of the trial courts for specific projects ($18  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This looming insolvency of the DROS Special Account h as led to DOJ increasingly requesting General Fund resources to support firearm-related workload that can statutorily be supported by the special funds.
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 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - Specifically, the administration should report on ( 1)  w ho would be eligible for the program, ( 2)  h ow many inmates are anticipated to need or want the service, ( 3)  h ow eligible and interested inmates would be prioritized, ( 4)  h ow the service would be delivered, and ( 5)  h ow the program would be evaluated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - OSPD is required to provide a preliminary report on the use of such funding by Marc h  1, 2026 and a final report by March  1, 2029. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - The precise fiscal effect of closing CRC in the short term is unknown and would depend primarily on ( 1)   h ow the court adjusts the prison population cap during the time that CRC is being shut down and ( 2)   h ow quickly the department is able to achieve operational savings at CRC as it reduces the prison ’s population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Specifically, Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November  2024 became effective on December  18,  2024. In addition, a package of legislation signed into law in fall 2024 generally became effective on January  1,  2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - As a result, youth tried as adults in California are often housed at DJJ until they turn 18. In addition, DJJ recently established the Young Adult Offender pilot program to allow certain youth convicted between age 18 and 21 i n adult court to be housed in DJJ if they are able to complete their sentences prior to turning age 25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - To address this funding shortfall, the state provided $18. 1  m illion in General Fund support on a two ‑year, limited ‑term basis —2018 ‑19 and 2019 ‑ 20 —to pay for the additional registry psychiatrist costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164