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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, where the Special Master provided reports to the court on vacancies and made r ecommendations to address them, the Receiver can directly hire CDCR healthcare staff, set the mental health budget, and create internal policies and goals to improve care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The decrease is partially offset by various funding increases, such as for several parole r ehabilitation programs and to replace fire alarm systems. (The net decrease in spending does not reflect growth in employee compensation costs in 2025-26 because such costs are accounted for elsewhere in the budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Broader public awareness of these new enforcement and prosecutorial tools could help deter people from committing r etail theft by increasing the perception that they will get  caught. Are Practitioners and Stakeholders Using the New Tools Available to Them?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - With S B   443 r equiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt for cash or negotiable instruments between $25, 000 t o $40,000, these three conditions must be met for these seizures as well. Other Provisions Senate Bill   443 r equires that our office provide a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2019 c ontaining data about the economic impact of the above changes on state and local law enforcement budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - For example, Proposition  57 (201 6) r estricted the type of youth who could be tried as adults to only those who commit a felony when they were age 16 o r 17 o r commit certain significant crimes listed in state law (such as murder, robbery, and certain sex offenses) when they were age 14 o r 15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - This is largely due to changes in sentencing law such as the 2011 r ealignment, which shifted responsibility for housing lower ‑level felons from the state to the counties. (Please see the nearby box for an overview of recent changes in sentencing law.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - First, the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) r epresents a serious challenge for CDCR. This is because the department ’s staff and the populations they oversee are often in close proximity to one another.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - As of September 2019, a standardized SAE kit containing a minimum number of basic components is r equired to be used statewide. State and local agencies are responsible for the costs of purchasing SAE kits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Finally, the R IPA Board is required to advise DOJ in the collection of data to ensure uniformity, consult with POST on training curriculum, and hold at least three public meetings to discuss racial and identity profiling and potential reforms to prevent such profiling.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The constitution also requires the state to make deposits into a Proposition   98 r eserve when a series of conditions are met. Under the administration ’s estimates, the balance of the Proposition   98 r eserve would reach $ 487  m illion at the end of 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135