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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes ongoing funding for: (1) salary increases ($25.3 million) of mental health positions, (2) to establish the Office of the Receiver ($8.2 million) and (3) other consulting‑related expenses ($356,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - These five funds include: (1)  Dealers ’ Record of Sale (DROS) Special Account, (2)  Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, (3)  Firearm Safety Account, (4)  Ammunition Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, and (5)  Ammunition Vendors Special Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - How Will S B   2 Implementation Affect the Program? As discussed above, POST faces considerable S B  2 implementation challenges, including the need to roughly double its workforce by January 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, it could (1)  make it easier to recruit staff located in areas with a wider pool of applicants, (2)  reduce the need for mental health staff at locations with large vacancies, and (3)  reduce the competition for mental health staff among adjacent facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - As part of the Governor ’s January budget proposal each year, DOF (1)  estimates the state savings resulting from Proposition  47 in the current year, which is then reflected in the budget as a transfer to the SNSF in the budget year and (2)  projects the estimated state savings that will occur in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Figure  2 shows the recent and projected changes in the prison and parole populations. As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to decrease by about 200 (less than 1  percent) from 91,400 in 2024-25 to 91,200 in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - These regional contractors ( 1)  p ay local providers to deliver services to parolees through subcontracts, ( 2)  c onnect parolees with these providers, and ( 3)  c onduct oversight of the services provided to parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Donovan (RJD) Correctional Facility in San Diego would be eligible to receive $5,000 payment on July 1, 2024 and another $5,000 payment on July 1, 2025. In addition, cadets who accept or choose to work at one of 13 facilities would be eligible to receiv e a $5,000 bonus payment payable in two payments ($2,500 upon graduating from the academy and $2,500 30 days after reporting to the institution).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - We also recommend the Legislature require (1)  users of BFS services to partially support BFS beginning in 2026 ‑27 and (2)  DOJ to develop a plan for calculating each agency ’s share of the BFS services it uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - One key change was that it revised Government Code 16427 to require that most litigation proceeds deposited into the LDF be transferred to a state special fund subject to legislative oversight (1)  within three months after case resolution for deposits made after July 2023 or (2)  by January 2024 for deposits made before July 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831