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

Jun 12, 2025 - California ’s Retail Theft Rate Increased in 2015 and Again During the Later Stage of the Pandemic. As shown in Figure  1 , the annual rate of reported retail theft incidents has fluctuated. Between 2014 and 2015, retail theft increased slightly (5  percent) before declining by a total of 20  percent between 2015 and 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act provided $23.1  million General Fund (increasing to $46.2  million annually beginning in 2025 ‑26) to pay for increased utility costs. In addition, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act provided $31.4  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing to accommodate growth in food  costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Both budget packages included some budget requests to fund similar types of workload but this workload was supported with different fund sources in each budget act. For example, FITSM was funded by the DROS Special Account in 2023-24 and the General Fund in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Oct 24, 2025 - These proposals include: $23.1  million one time for the construction of Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility improvements at various prisons. $19.8  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to establish a replacement cycle for the department ’s public safety radio communications equipment. $12.8  million one time for COVID-19 response and mitigation-related activities, such as testing and overtime for staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - While the judicial branch eventually sought legislative input before moving ahead with implementing the restoration of the $42  million reduction in 2024 ‑25, it is concerning that it had first moved to act without legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Figure 4 Prisons Delegated Back to State 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  4 , support for BOF has increased over the past decade from $30.2  million in 2015 ‑16 to $62.1  million in 2024 ‑ 25 —an increase of $31.9  million (or 106  percent). During this period, BOF also shifted from being fully supported by various special funds and began receiving General Fund support in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Formula Permanently Modified in 2015 ‑16. Due to (1)  the original formula sunsetting in January  2015 and (2)  the major sentencing changes affecting probation that were implemented since the enactment of S B  678 , the Legislature passed Chapter  26 of 2015 (S B  85 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Racial Justice Act Implementation. The budget includes $2.9  million one-time General Fund for the implementation of the Racial Justice Act in death penalty cases, which prohibits convictions or sentences to be imposed based on race, ethnicity, or national origins.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Tens of millions of LDF revenues are regularly transferred to four DOJ special funds —the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) Fund, the False Claims Act (FCA) Fund, the Antitrust Account, and the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund (PRLESF) —that support litigation-related costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831