The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in court documents, CDCR estimated that the staff fill rate for ICF and APP beds in June would have been 98  percent for psychiatrists (instead of 81  percent), 73  percent for psychologists (instead of 52  percent), 105  percent for social workers (instead of 82  percent), and 127  percent for recreational therapists (instead of 101  percent) had all 249  inpatient beds been deactivated that month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, where the Special Master provided reports to the court on vacancies and made r ecommendations to address them, the Receiver can directly hire CDCR healthcare staff, set the mental health budget, and create internal policies and goals to improve care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Most of the General Fund is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from individuals prohibited from owning or possessing them. This has been the case since 2019 ‑20 when the budget package shifted full support of these teams over to the General  Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The decrease is partially offset by various funding increases, such as for several parole r ehabilitation programs and to replace fire alarm systems. (The net decrease in spending does not reflect growth in employee compensation costs in 2025-26 because such costs are accounted for elsewhere in the budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Feb 17, 2022 - As previously discussed, APPS identified nearly 23,600 armed and prohibited persons as of January 2021. The 2021 ‑22 budget provided $10  million one ‑time General Fund to DOJ ’s Gun  Violence Reduction Program for competitive grants to county sheriff ’s departments to reduce the number of armed and prohibited persons by seizing firearms and ammunition from them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - This additional time could be needed for various reasons, including to ensure that all participants have the ability to be heard (which could simply require more time and resources) or to address conflicting interpretations or app lication of the language (which could be resolved legislatively or through statewide Judicial Council guidance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Broader public awareness of these new enforcement and prosecutorial tools could help deter people from committing r etail theft by increasing the perception that they will get  caught. Are Practitioners and Stakeholders Using the New Tools Available to Them?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 27, 2023 - As of September 2019, a standardized SAE kit containing a minimum number of basic components is r equired to be used statewide. State and local agencies are responsible for the costs of purchasing SAE kits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Finally, the R IPA Board is required to advise DOJ in the collection of data to ensure uniformity, consult with POST on training curriculum, and hold at least three public meetings to discuss racial and identity profiling and potential reforms to prevent such profiling.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715