The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - . $400  Million Loan From LDF to General Fund. The 2023-24 budget included budget provisional language allowing the Department of Finance (DOF) to authorize an up to $400  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

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

Jun 12, 2025 - In addition, damaging property in the process of shoplifting is still considered vandalism, which is punishable as a felony if  the damaged property is valued at $400  or  more.) Receiving Stolen Property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - The facility houses about 2, 400 m ale inmates who are not counted toward the prison overcrowding limit. The state annually spends about $ 30  m illion to lease the facility and $ 100  m illion to operate it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - In other words, the administration ’s approach implies that, had Proposition  47 not passed, CDCR would have otherwise accommodated the 4,700 inmates in 2015 –16 by placing (1)  400 inmates in contract beds and (2)  4,300 inmates in the state ’s prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - The has state dedicated a total of about $400 million to the project including the addition of functionality after completion. The state spent about $34 million in 2022‑23 to operate the EHRS, including maintenance and vendor licensing fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - In 1976, the National Study Commission of Defense Services established maximum attorney standards —such as annual caseload not exceeding 150 felony cases or 400 misdemeanor cases (excluding traffic cases) —that have been used as a comparison for decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes an up to $400  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget problem. The LDF is a state special fund that receives certain payments, known as litigation proceeds, required by settlement agreements or court judgments to resolve legal cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $800  million from the General Fund over two years —$400  million in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑ 24 —to implement various efforts to improve forest health and make communities more resilient to future wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - For  example, January 2024 data shows that CDCR is testing about 400 people per week for COVID ‑19, compared to about 3,600 per week in  January  2023. CDCR Spending on COVID ‑19 Health Care Costs Declining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In response to the above concerns, the 2019 ‑20  budget provided BPH with a $2.5  million General Fund augmentation to implement the following changes: Increase Attorney Pay From $400 to $750 Per Case and Modify Pay Structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658