The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature modify the Governor ’s proposal to shift $8  million in BOF costs from the DROS Special Account to the General Fund annually through 2028-29. Specifically, we recommend approving this shift for only one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - (A second construction account was consolidated into the SCFCF in 2021 ‑22.) The SCFCF is used to support both the construction and maintenance of court facilities and is mainly supported by criminal and civil fines and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - As discussed in the “Inpatient Mental Health Beds ” section in our brief The 2025‑26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and shown in Figure 8, CDCR is operating 713 inpatient beds in excess of the amount projected to be necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Figure 8 Receiver ’s Action Plan Outlines Goals and Actions to Improve Mental Health Care Goal 1 Improve Mental Health Care Delivery Through Culture Change and Effective Management Selected Actions Implement a comprehensive communications strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Jun 12, 2025 - This  is known as the “clearance rate. ” As shown in Figure  4 , California ’s clearance rate for property crimes declined over the past decade from about 14  percent of reported crimes cleared in 2014 to about 8  percent in 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The General Fund amount is a net decrease of $287  million (8  percent) from the revised 2022-23 amount. This net decrease is the result of various factors, such as the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - These exclusions are entirely proposals for capital outlay projects of various kinds. $8  Billion Dedicated to Tax Rebates. After making administrative changes and proposing excluded spending, the administrations estimates indicate the state would have excess revenues of $16.2  billion across 20202 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Governor’s Proposal The administration proposes $1. 8  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑21 (increasing to $3. 5  m illion annually in 2021 ‑2 2) f or CDCR to partner with five CSU campuses to provide in ‑person instruction for the final two years of a bachelor ’s degree program for up to 350 i nmates at seven prisons beginning in fall 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Specifically, while 12 counties and 8 cities currently use their own resources to support local criminal laboratories, 46  counties generally do not have to use any of their resources for criminal laboratory services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527