Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - As  of September 2025, only 23  percent of outpatient providers are remote. Notably, the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 budget requests $8.9  million General Fund growing to $12.8  million by 2028 ‑29 and ongoing to expand tele ‑mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - However, beginning in 2022-23, expenditures began outpacing revenues, shrinking the fund balance. The Governor ’s budget estimates that the DROS Special Account will be insolvent in 2026-27 if no action is taken.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Other major General Fund adjustments include: $357.8  million reappropriation of unspent funds from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 budgets to 2024-25 to pay for deficits in CDCR ’s general security program and medical care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to decrease by about 3,200 (3  percent) from 96,100 in 2022-23 to 92,900 in 2023-24. The parole population is projected to decrease by about 2,000 (5  percent) from 39,200 in 2022-23 to 37,200 in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

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

Sep 26, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice The 2022-23 California Spending Plan Judiciary and Criminal Justice The 2022-23 budget provides $18.7 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects, as shown in Figure 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch $31 0.6% Trial Courts Report $485  Million in Reserves at End of 2022 ‑23. Trial courts have a limited ability to keep and carry over any unspent funds (also known as “reserves ”) from one fiscal year to the next.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget ‑2,606 — a a Future budgets will determine whether there will be excess revenues across 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24. Budget Year (2022 ‑23) Estimates and Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Jun 12, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 Budget Act provided $85  million annually for three years to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to support competitive grants for local law enforcement to combat organized retail, motor vehicle, and cargo theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - For example, $87  million was transferred to these four funds in 2022-23. State law specifies what types of litigation proceeds can be transferred into these funds and provides guidelines on how these proceeds are to be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This includes (1) $35  million one time to replace dayroom and common area furniture, (2) $23  million (decreasing to $18  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23) to provide technology for inmates participating in academic programs, and (3) $14  million (decreasing to $3  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23) for enhancements to rehabilitation programs provided at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460