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

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget also requires that $20  million of this amount is to be used to prioritize use of force and de-escalation training in 2019-20 as well as in 2020-21. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - Figure 1 Administration Projects Decrease in Proposition 47 Savings Due to Proposition 36 2023 ‑24
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - 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. A little more than half of the proposed funding supports DOJ ’s Division of Legal Services, while the remainder supports the Division of Law Enforcement and the California Justice Information Services Division (CJIS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes ongoing funding for: (1) salary increases ($25.3 million) of mental health positions, (2) to establish the Office of the Receiver ($8.2 million) and (3) other consulting‑related expenses ($356,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Proposition   63 (2016) and Chapter   55 of 2016 (S B   1235 ,  De  Le ón). Proposition   63 —as amended by Chapter   55 —implemented various state laws related to the regulation of firearms and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, it could (1)  make it easier to recruit staff located in areas with a wider pool of applicants, (2)  reduce the need for mental health staff at locations with large vacancies, and (3)  reduce the competition for mental health staff among adjacent facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Oct 24, 2025 - As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to decrease by about 200 (less than 1  percent) from 91,400 in 2024-25 to 91,200 in 2025-26. The parole population is projected to decrease by about 500 (1  percent) from 34,700 in 2024-25 to 34,200 in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - Board of State and Community Corrections The budget provides $1 billion for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in 2022-23 —an  increase of $331  million (48  percent) from the revised 2021-22 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - We also recommend the Legislature require (1)  users of BFS services to partially support BFS beginning in 2026 ‑27 and (2)  DOJ to develop a plan for calculating each agency ’s share of the BFS services it uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s budget proposals for the Department of Justice related to (1) the Bureau of Forensic Services and (2) firearm-related workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4972