The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As  shown in Figure  3 , the amount of criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund has steadily declined from a peak of $69  million in 2013 ‑14 to $38  million in 2023 ‑24 (a decline of 45  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Counties with failure ‑to ‑prison rates more than 50 percent below the statewide average were eligible for high ‑performance grant awards. b Counties cannot receive both a tier grant and a high ‑performance grant, they choose one. c Tier 1 counties receive 45 percent of state savings they create.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - For  example, a time ‑study in Virginia recommended annual caseloads not exceed 45  non ‑capital murder or homicide cases, 145  violent felony cases, 257 nonviolent felony cases, and 757  misdemeanor  cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - No later than 45 days before their parole hearing, candidates may choose to waive their right to a hearing for one to five years. In other words, they can choose to essentially delay their parole hearing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Sep 26, 2022 - This amount includes: $56.3 million one time for fire, life safety, and other modifications at three existing courthouses —two in San Diego County ($45 million) and one in Orange County ($11.3 million). $24.3 million one time to modify courthouses in seven counties (Fresno, Kern, Madera, Placer, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Stanislaus) to accommodate 17 of the 23 new judgeships included in the budget. $15.4 million to address increased trial court facility modification needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625