The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Concerns With DROS Special Account Insolvency Led to Greater Use of General Fund … As shown in Figure  2, support for BOF followed a fee-based funding structure through 2018-19, with all BOF costs supported by special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Jan 31, 2022 - The positions for the new division include 51 decertification staff, 20 certification staff, 14 legal staff, 16 intake and disposition staff, 4 support staff, and a Deputy Director position to oversee the new division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Of this estimated cost, the state would be responsible for around $4  billion (74  percent). (The remaining amount would generally be the responsibility of counties that share space in court  facilities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Goal 4 Fully Implement a Suicide Prevention Program Selected Actions Establish implementation goals and plans to resolve outstanding suicide prevention recommendations. Complete transition of annual suicide reporting to CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - We found that (1)  most mental health classifications appear to be relatively well paid compared to the broader market even before recent bonuses, (2)  other non ‑compensation factors appear to influence vacancy rates, (3)  the mental health Receiver plans to reassess whether further changes in pay are necessary, (4)  various other efforts are underway to improve
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Jun 12, 2025 - These changes seek to reduce retail crime by (1)  increasing the authority for law enforcement to arrest and detain shoplifters, (2)  elevating retail theft from a misdemeanor to a felony in some cases, (3)  increasing term lengths for retail crime, and/or (4)  increasing capacity to detect and respond to retail crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Both components of the Governor ’s proposed augmentation provide Judicial Council with complete discretion over (1)  what the funds are used for and (2)  how the funds are allocated to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Specifically, spending on district attorney offices was nearly $50 per person in 2018 ‑ 19 —an increase of about $12 per person (or 32  percent) from 2009 ‑10. In contrast, spending on indigent defense was about $27 per person in 2018 ‑ 19 —an increase of about $4 per person (or 20  percent) from 2009 ‑10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $4. 4  m illion in 2021 ‑22, declining to $2. 7  m illion annually beginning in 2024 ‑25, to support this expansion. Backfill Expected Reduction in Fine and Fee Revenue ($7.9   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362