Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - We would note, however, that some of these options would entail one –time or ongoing administrative costs. Calculate Fines Based on Ability to Pay. One option is to calculate fines and fees in ways that reflect an individual ’s ability to pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

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 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget includes: (1) $17.2  million one-time General Fund (and $28.8  million over the next two years) for the continued implementation of a tier-based sex offender registry as required by Chapter  541 of 2017 (SB  384, Wiener and Anderson), (2) $12.9  million (generally ongoing) —$3.6  million General Fund and $9.3  million various special funds —to implement about a dozen
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - For example, offenders serving terms for violent felonies can earn one day off of their prison sentence for every day they serve with good behavior in a conservation camp rather than only one day off for every four days they serve if housed elsewhere.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - The budget also includes $5.5  million from the Dealers ’ Record of Sale (DROS) Special Account to implement various pieces of firearm-related legislation and $2.4  million one time from DROS to analyze the need for modernizing the state ’s firearms systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $11  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 (decreasing to $10.4  million annually in 2027 ‑28) to support Criminal Law Division and Public Rights Division implementation of 14 pieces of enacted legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - Accordingly, we recommend the Legislature require that nearly all fine and fee revenue, excluding those subject to certain legal restrictions (such as monies collected for violations of state law protecting fish and game), be deposited into the General Fund for subseque nt appropriation by the Legislature in the annual state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In other words, even if most information suggests that a candidate is not dangerous, as long as one piece of information provides some evidence of possible of dangerousness, commissioners have the discretion to deny release.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In recent years, some one ‑time funding has been also provided from the General Fund to support specific, larger facility modification projects. These are typically higher ‑priority projects whose costs would have otherwise required a significant portion of the discretionary funding in one or more years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes: $4.8  million for 50 medical assistants in 2026 ‑ 27 —a one ‑to ‑one ratio of provider to medical assistant —who will be at the prisons setting up equipment and observing patients during tele ‑mental health appointments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137