The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, these estimates represent a $13  million (14  percent) and a 501 person (13  percent) decline relative to the 2023-24 savings, the year before Proposition  36 took effect. These declines primarily reflect the administration ’s estimate of the impact of Proposition  36 —which went into effect halfway through 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

Overview of Proposition 36 Fiscal Impacts and Selected Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2025 - Overview of Proposition 36 Fiscal Impacts and Selected Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4981

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

Oct 24, 2025 - These include the following: Proposition  36 (2024). $20  million one-time General Fund to address increased workload and to expand or establish collaborative courts in order to implement Proposition  36, which created a new court process called a “treatment-mandated felony ” for certain people who possess illegal drugs and increased punishment for various drug and theft crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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 2017-18 Budget: Department of Justice

Jan 31, 2017 - Spending Proposed to Increase by $33  Million in 2017 ‑18. The Governor ’s 2017 ‑18 budget proposes $858  million to support DOJ. This is an increase of $33  million, or 4  percent, over the estimated current-year level of expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3543

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - In addition, plaintiffs have requested that CDCR make further operational modifications including (1)  expanding the use of telehealth; (2)  providing inmates with greater access to communication and entertainment devices; and (3)  providing additional resources upon reentry, including 90 days of medication.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Beginning in April 2023, fines accrued for each of five key classifications (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, recreational therapists, and medical assistants) that did not achieve a 90 percent fill rate .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [Publication Details]

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/Detail/5137

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This includes (1) $43  million (decreasing to $36  million annually in 2022 ‑23) to increase and standardize staffing levels within the Psychiatric Inpatient Program, (2) $4  million (increasing to $12  million annually by 2023 ‑24) to improve quality management and patient safety, and (3) $4  million for telepsychiatry supervision staffing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change [Publication Details]

Jun 12, 2025 - In this report, we provide background on trends in retail theft over the past decade, discuss some of the possible contributors to these trends, describe recent retail theft-related law changes, and outline key questions that the Legislature may want to ask as it continues to provide oversight of this issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5055