The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This amount consists of funds that are encumbered ($152  million), statutorily excluded ($124  million), designated for prepayments or other purposes ($16  million), or held by Judicial Council on behalf of the trial courts for specific projects ($18  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This looming insolvency of the DROS Special Account h as led to DOJ increasingly requesting General Fund resources to support firearm-related workload that can statutorily be supported by the special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Oct 24, 2025 - OSPD is required to provide a preliminary report on the use of such funding by Marc h  1, 2026 and a final report by March  1, 2029. 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/5085

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Specifically, Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November  2024 became effective on December  18,  2024. In addition, a package of legislation signed into law in fall 2024 generally became effective on January  1,  2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - This process would be focused on certain inmates, including those who ( 1)  c urrently receive MAT, ( 2)  h ave a high medical need for SUDT as identified by medical staff using the NIDA Quick Screen and ASAM criteria, and/or ( 3)  h ave been convicted of crimes with a nexus to substance use disorder and who do not have an SUDT placement by the time they are within 90 days of release.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - People with LWOP sentences are not eligible for parole hearings, with the exception of those who received an LWOP sentence for a crime they committed while under 18 years of age. This  is due to U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - In light of these concerns, the state has provided a series of one-time augmentations associated with Proposition  57 —totaling $121  million from 2017 ‑18 through 2023 ‑24 —to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to distribute to probation departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849