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

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature require CDCR to provide it with key information to inform its deliberations about whether the $91  million for separating employee leave cashout payments will be needed in 2029 ‑30 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - The cost of increasing tele ‑mental health to the maximum level allowed would be unlikely to exceed $30  million in annual ongoing costs in addition to funding for the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 tele ‑mental health expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $20.4  million General Fund in 2026-27 (decreasing to $259,000 ongoing beginning in 2029-30) to support DOJ firearm workload. This includes the three proposals described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget reflects the planned closure of DVI in Tracy by September 30, 2021. This closure is estimated to generate General Fund savings of $100.9  million in 2021 ‑22 and $126.1  million in 2022 ‑23 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - In contrast, if the system was at 100  percent of design capacity, there would be enough assignments to serve 77  percent of its population on June 30, 2023. Under the second methodology, the calculation used budgeted assignment capacity instead of actual capacity as of June 30, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - The Governor ’s 2024-25 budget proposes budget provisional language allowing DOF to authorize an additional, up to $100  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget requires Judicial Council to ( 1)  d evelop an online adjudication tool for all infraction violations (not just traffic infractions) that would include an ability ‑to ‑pay component and ( 2)  m ake the tool available statewide by June 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

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

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - Under the Governor ’s proposal, OIG would do the following: Monitor 30   Percent of Regular Grievances Received by CST ($1.7   Million). Under the proposal, OIG would receive resources to monitor about 30  percent of the estimated 147,500 regular grievances reviewed by CST.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Crime laboratories were directed to either (1)  process SAE kits and upload DNA profiles within 120 days after receiving the evidence or (2)  send the evidence to another laboratory for testing within 30 days after receiving the evidence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714