The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - Most notably, SCFCF debt service payments are expected to decrease by about $40  million annually beginning in 2032 ‑33 as six construction projects are fully paid off. Such debt service obligations will continue to decrease over time as more projects are fully paid off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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

Feb 23, 2026 - About $33 million of the fines already collected have been spent and the remainder will stay in the special deposit fund to be used by the Receiver. Mental Health Receivership Established in 2025 Court Appoints Mental Health Receiver to Take Control of the Delivery of Mental Health Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Oct 24, 2025 - . $33  million in 2025-26 and $35  million in 2026-27 to continue to process and pay open workers' compensation claims related to COVID-19. Additionally, the budget provides $8.5  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to pay for workers ’ compensation and disability insurance claims of CDCR healthcare employees. $31.4  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to accommodate growth in food costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - For example, the Governor ’s budget proposes $10.6  million General Fund in 2023 ‑24 (increasing to $33  million to upon full implementation) for the Department of Social Services to support increased child welfare social worker workload related to their participation in Child and Family Teams for certain families at risk of child removal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget includes $33  million General Fund (increasing to $39.5  million annually in 2022 ‑23) to address a decline in criminal fine and fee related revenue deposited into the Restitution Fund to support the Victim Compensation Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - Community college classes are available at 33 out of 34 state prisons for inmates who have completed their high school graduation requirement or equivalency. (The only prison that does not offer such courses is the California Health Care Facility as the majority of the inmates there have health conditions that make it difficult to attend college courses consistently.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Specifically, the study (as revised) found that (1)  the state ’s salaries (not including benefits) lag 28  percent for entry-level employees and 10  percent for full journey-level employees and (2)  the states ’ total compensation (salary plus benefits) lags 33  percent for entry-level employees and 23  percent for full journey-level employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - . $33  million and 166 positions (increasing to $136  million and 647 positions by 2024 ‑25) associated with the deactivation of CAC. $114  million and 659 positions (increasing to $150  million and 877 positions by 2024 ‑25) from the six yard deactivations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - This limits our staffing comparisons to the 32 out of the 33 counties that chose to operate pub lic defender offices and reported data to DOJ between 2009 ‑10 and 2018 ‑19. (The data excludes Santa Cruz County as it began operating a public defender ’s office in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - About 10,000 (33  percent) of those with indeterminate sentences are receiving or are expected to receive parole hearings earlier than otherwise because they qualify for elderly parole hearings. Were Not Convicted of a Violent Crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658