The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - Since implementation of Proposition  57 began in 2017, the prison population has declined by about 37,500 people (29  percent) —from 131,300 on June 30, 2017 to 93,700 as of January 31, 2024. We note that while Proposition  57 has been a significant driver of this decline, various other sentencing changes have also contributed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - Since implementation of Proposition  57 began in 2017, the prison population has declined by about 35,700 people (27  percent) —from 131,300 on June 30, 2017 to 95,600 as of February 1, 2023. We note that, while Proposition  57 has been a significant driver of this decline, various other sentencing changes have also contributed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Criminal Justice Budget

Jan 27, 2017 - Governor ’s Budget Proposals Total Proposed Spending of $16.1  Billion in 2017-18. As shown in Figure  2, the Governor ’s 2017-18 budget includes a total of $16.1  billion from all fund sources for judicial and criminal justice programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3539

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - In both 2017 and 2018, state asset forfeiture distributions declined by about 10  p ercent. Similarly, federal asset forfeiture distributions declined by 36  p ercent from 2016 t o 2017 —from $88. 5  m illion to $ 57  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Beginning in 2018, Chapter  681 of 2017 (SB  395, Lara) required that arrested youths age 15 and younger be provided a consultation with legal counsel before they may waive their Miranda rights or be interrogated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset The 2017-18 Budget Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset County Offices Of Education (COEs) Funded Through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

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

Jan 25, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties The 2017-18 Budget Trial Court Security Funding for Counties LAO Bottom Line. We recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal to provide a $280,000 General Fund augmentation for counties for increased trial court security costs resulting from the reallocation of vacant judgeships, due to a lack of justification that the proposed funding is needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3538