The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process - Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process [Video]

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The 2017-18 Budget: Department of State Hospitals (DSH)

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Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

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The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - Acute Psychiatric Programs (APPs). APPs provide shorter-term, intensive treatment for inmates who show signs of a major mental illness or higher level symptoms of a chronic mental illness. Currently, there are 372 APP beds, all of which are in state prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - Accordingly, the proposed budget includes a $ 68  m illion reduction in spending on out ‑of ‑state contract facilities in 2018 ‑ 19 r elative to the revised 2017 ‑ 18 l evel. LAO Assessment Alternative to Closing All Out ‑of ‑State Contract Facilities Is to Close a State Prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Most of the General Fund is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from individuals prohibited from owning or possessing them. This has been the case since 2019 ‑20 when the budget package shifted full support of these teams over to the General  Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

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

Feb 23, 2026 - It would also be helpful to know whether any of the newly recruited CDCR menta l health staff declined offers from other state departments or did not apply to other state departments because of their lower pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

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