Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - To the extent fee revenues are not available to support DOJ ’s firearm-related workload, General Fund could be necessary —but would come at the cost of other budget priorities. Recommendations Modify Chapter  591 Proposal to Support It With a Loan and Fee Revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, one potential funding option discussed in the report was to increase the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The budget proposes $320  million in lease revenue bond authority for the design ‑build phase of the new San Luis Obispo Courthouse project. (While this would not result in immediate General Fund costs, the lease revenue payments will come from the General Fund.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, directing increased enforcement resources toward retail theft could cause criminals to shift their focus to other illegal sources of revenue. While data limitations may make it difficult to directly detect such shifts at a statewide level, this is an area where the Legislature could engage representatives of local law enforcement or others who may have insight into crime dynamics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides ongoing General Fund —$37  million in 2026-27, $36  million in 2027-28, and $35  million annually beginning in 2028-29 —to backfill declines in criminal fine and fee revenue used to support BFS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - An estimated $194  million was added to the state budget from 2002 ‑03 through 2006 ‑07 to address the problems identified in prison medical care. However, upon further review of the state ’s performance, the federal court found that the state had failed to comply with its orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Revenues Remain Uncertain … The revenue estimates included in the Governor ’s budget are reasonable, but remain uncertain. This is because they are based on one quarter of preliminary data for 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970