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

Jun 12, 2025 - California ’s Retail Theft Rate Increased in 2015 and Again During the Later Stage of the Pandemic. As shown in Figure  1 , the annual rate of reported retail theft incidents has fluctuated. Between 2014 and 2015, retail theft increased slightly (5  percent) before declining by a total of 20  percent between 2015 and 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act provided $23.1  million General Fund (increasing to $46.2  million annually beginning in 2025 ‑26) to pay for increased utility costs. In addition, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act provided $31.4  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing to accommodate growth in food  costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Both budget packages included some budget requests to fund similar types of workload but this workload was supported with different fund sources in each budget act. For example, FITSM was funded by the DROS Special Account in 2023-24 and the General Fund in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - The budget act and Chapter  1 fully appropriate the remaining funds available from Proposition  1E. Under these bills, the department will have five years to commit Proposition  1E funds and three additional years to spend the funds, after which time the authorization to use the funds will expire.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

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

Oct 24, 2025 - These proposals include: $23.1  million one time for the construction of Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility improvements at various prisons. $19.8  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to establish a replacement cycle for the department ’s public safety radio communications equipment. $12.8  million one time for COVID-19 response and mitigation-related activities, such as testing and overtime for staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - The Governor ’s revised budget for 2015 –16 reflects a total of $239.6  million in General Fund support for the Receiver ’s inmate pharmaceutical budget. This is a net increase of $20  million, or 9  percent, from the 2015 –16 Budget Act , based on the following adjustments: An $8  million increase based on an estimated 4.9  percent increase in the price of these drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties

Jan 25, 2017 - As part of the annual budget act, the state provided $1  million in additional General Fund support in 2014 ‑15, $2  million in 2015 ‑16, and $7  million in 2016 ‑17 —above the tax revenue provided through the 2011 realignment —to provide counties with funding to address increased trial court security costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3538

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - While the judicial branch eventually sought legislative input before moving ahead with implementing the restoration of the $42  million reduction in 2024 ‑25, it is concerning that it had first moved to act without legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Figure 4 Prisons Delegated Back to State 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  4 , support for BOF has increased over the past decade from $30.2  million in 2015 ‑16 to $62.1  million in 2024 ‑ 25 —an increase of $31.9  million (or 106  percent). During this period, BOF also shifted from being fully supported by various special funds and began receiving General Fund support in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972