The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This looming insolvency of the DROS Special Account h as led to DOJ increasingly requesting General Fund resources to support firearm-related workload that can statutorily be supported by the special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Oct 24, 2025 - OSPD is required to provide a preliminary report on the use of such funding by Marc h  1, 2026 and a final report by March  1, 2029. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The judicial branch reports that a total of nearly 11, 000 r equests were submitted (with nearly 77  p ercent approved) by 6, 865 l itigants between April 2019 and October 2020 across five out of six courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

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

Sep 26, 2022 - . $77 million, on net, to backfill changes related to the civil assessment. State law authorizes a civil assessment for individuals who fail to pay court-ordered criminal fines and fees or appear without good cause.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

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

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Shoplifting is defined as entering a commercial establishment during business hours wit h intent to steal $950 or less in merchandise. Burglary involves entering a house, store, vehicle, or other place with intent to steal, regardless of the dollar amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - On the other h and, discretion allows decisions to be influenced by the idiosyncrasies, values, or conscious or unconscious biases of decision makers. This  creates the potential for decisions to be arbitrary or biased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - This process would be focused on certain inmates, including those who ( 1)  c urrently receive MAT, ( 2)  h ave a high medical need for SUDT as identified by medical staff using the NIDA Quick Screen and ASAM criteria, and/or ( 3)  h ave been convicted of crimes with a nexus to substance use disorder and who do not have an SUDT placement by the time they are within 90 days of release.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - The plan should give consideration to ( 1)  p roviding longer ‑term, more complex technical assistance to facilities and ( 2)  h ow BSCC can help highlight and promote promising practices to facilitate continuous, systemic improvement in detention facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - In contrast, if the objective is to dismantle criminal organizations engaged in organized retail theft, employing complex operations to uncover individuals who are running theft rings, as opposed to those they h ire or exploit to shoplift for them, could be an effective use of state resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546