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

Feb 23, 2026 - Finally, a Receiver can increase state costs. At a minimum, the state will continue to incur the cost to maintain the Office of the Receiver —currently $8.2  million annually —until the state exits Receivership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, the Orange CJC project is already in progress and addresses key safety issues in a building with large numbers of people visiting on a daily basis. …But CJC Proposal Raises Questions About Appropriate Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Finally, offering more tele ‑mental health positions could allow CDCR to recruit staff from areas of the state where there is a larger pool of providers available. State Has Room to Utilize More Tele ‑Mental Health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, DOJ manages various databases, including the statewide criminal history database. Spending Proposed for 2026-27. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2026-27 —a decrease of $13  million (or 1  percent) from the revised amount for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Finally, it includes a net $19.8  million ongoing General Fund augmentation for increased trial court health and retirement benefits. The budget package also sets aside funding to support any increases for these benefits that occur during 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The restoration initially moved forward as the judicial branch believed that the provisions of Control Section 4. 05 —namely the ability for state entities to work with DOF to determine the final reduction amount —applied to the trial court reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - While it is understandable that BSCC would be eager to submit a finalized plan in order to receive the funding as quickly as possible, it would effectively mean that the use of grant funds would be finalized before the enactment of the 2023 ‑24 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Finally, the Legislature may want to consider the extent to which the public is aware of the law changes. Broader public awareness of these new enforcement and prosecutorial tools could help deter people from committing r etail theft by increasing the perception that they will get  caught.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Finally, BFS operates the state ’s DNA laboratory as well as the state ’s criminalistics training institute. Local Entities Use Most of BFS Services. In  2023 ‑24, BFS processed 36,422 submissions. As shown in Figure  2 , two ‑thirds of the processed submissions were for county or city local government entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972