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

Jun 12, 2025 - Eligibility for early release was determined based on people ’s criminal history; likelihood of committing future crimes; risk of complications from COVID ‑19; and the need to reduce capacity at the prisons where they were housed to create space for physical distancing, isolation, and quarantine efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, DOJ manages various databases, including the statewide criminal history database. Spending Proposed for 2026-27. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2026-27 —a decrease of $13  million (or 1  percent) from the revised amount for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - In this report, we assess many of the Governor’s budget proposals in the judicial and criminal justice area and recommend various changes. We provide a complete listing of our recommendations at the end of the report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - The department identified the following options to support BFS operations: (1)  a  general tax increase, (2)  allowing the surcharge added to criminal history background check fees to also cover BFS costs (and adjusting the surcharge accordingly), (3)  increasing the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - DOJ also provides various services to local law enforcement agencies and manages various databases (including the statewide criminal history database). Spending Proposed for 2024-25. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2024- 25 —a decrease of $47  million (or 4  percent) over the revised amount for 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - We note that in 2017 CDCR made a similar change for inmates with histories of violence. Specifically, the department narrowed the circumstances that require a mandatory override for an inmate ’s history of violence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

The 2017‑18 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 57

Apr 6, 2017 - The primary offense is defined as the longest term imposed excluding any additional terms added to an offender ’s sentence, which include any sentencing enhancements (such as the additional time an inmate serves for prior felony convictions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3648