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

Feb 23, 2026 - Some Provisions in Proposition  36 (2024) Reduce the State Savings Attributable to Proposition  47. Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November 2024, increased punishment for various drug and theft crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Figure 3 Status of Trial Court Construction Projects Beginning  in 2019 ‑20 a Priority Group Estimated Project Costs (in Billions) Number Initiated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Oct 24, 2025 - This is a decrease of $569  million, or 3  percent, below the revised 2024-25 level. This decline is largely due to reductions in General Fund spending in 2025-26, such as those made to address the state ’s budget problem, as well as the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - In contrast, the 2024-25 budget package included $16.2  million in 2024-25 (decreasing to $11.9  million annually in 2028-29) —mostly from the General Fund —for the implementation of five pieces of enacted legislation and the continuation of FITSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in June 2024, the Coleman court found CDCR to be in contempt of the court ’s orders and began levying fines related to mental health staffing vacancies, which we discuss next. The court has indicated that the state also needs to make various other improvements, including in the following key areas: (1)  ensuring people with a mental health need are receiving services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The forthcoming Appendix 2 and 3 will also provide a complete list of the savings, spending, and tax expenditure proposals. Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - In court filings, CDCR indicated to the Coleman court that it planned to deactivate 249 inpatient beds because “from September 2024 to present, between 40  percent and 48  percent of inpatient beds have been empty and unused. ” CDCR informed the court that closing such beds would still provide a sufficient buffer to accommodate fluctuations in the inpatient mental health population in the near term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Jun 12, 2025 - In their 2024 study, PPIC researchers found evidence that pandemic‑era changes impacted nonresidential burglary. Specifically, they found that the decline in the jail population and the decline in nonresidential burglary clearance rates during the pandemic era appear to have increased nonresidential burglaries by about 2 percent and 3 percent, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because they are based on one quarter of preliminary data for 2024-25. These data, along with certain assumptions, are then used to estimate revenues in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Revised data for that quarter and new data for additional quarters will be available in the coming months, which will better refine the estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 24, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget provides $17.3 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $569 million, or 3 percent, below the revised 2024-25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5085