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

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature require CDCR to provide it with key information to inform its deliberations about whether the $91  million for separating employee leave cashout payments will be needed in 2029 ‑30 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - The cost of increasing tele ‑mental health to the maximum level allowed would be unlikely to exceed $30  million in annual ongoing costs in addition to funding for the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 tele ‑mental health expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $20.4  million General Fund in 2026-27 (decreasing to $259,000 ongoing beginning in 2029-30) to support DOJ firearm workload. This includes the three proposals described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - Figure 1 Judicial and Criminal Justice Budget Summary General Fund (Dollars in Millions) 2019 ‑20 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation $13,056 Board of State and Community Corrections 186 15.4% a Does not include funding related to the National Mortgage Settlement. b Includes Office of the Inspector General, Commission on Judicial Performance, Victim Compensation Board,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Some of the major augmentations include: $32  million in 2025-26 (increasing to $42.9  million annually beginning in 2029-30) to adjust the budgeted amount for parole rehabilitation programs in a way that more closely aligns with inflationary cost growth. $20  million one time to continue the Rehabilitative Investment Grants for Healing and Transformation program that expands
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - About 30  percent of the workload was for state entities, with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) being the two largest users. Additionally, usage of specific types of BFS services varies by entity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - In contrast, if the system was at 100  percent of design capacity, there would be enough assignments to serve 77  percent of its population on June 30, 2023. Under the second methodology, the calculation used budgeted assignment capacity instead of actual capacity as of June 30, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Second, we recommend the Legislature modify the language to require that notification be provided to JLBC 30 ‑days before a transfer is made and that such notification include information on how the final transfer amount was determined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - The Governor ’s 2024-25 budget proposes budget provisional language allowing DOF to authorize an additional, up to $100  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Additionally, the 2022 ‑23 budget included $45  million in one-time General Fund support for eviction-related matters ($30  million) and consumer debt-related issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic ($15  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848