The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, DOJ manages various databases, including the statewide criminal history database. Spending Proposed for 2026-27. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2026-27 —a decrease of $13  million (or 1  percent) from the revised amount for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Proposition   63 (2016) and Chapter   55 of 2016 (S B   1235 ,  De  Le ón). Proposition   63 —as amended by Chapter   55 —implemented various state laws related to the regulation of firearms and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Eligibility for early release was determined based on people ’s criminal history; likelihood of committing future crimes; risk of complications from COVID ‑19; and the need to reduce capacity at the prisons where they were housed to create space for physical distancing, isolation, and quarantine efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - DOJ also provides various services to local law enforcement agencies and manages various databases (including the statewide criminal history database). Spending Proposed for 2024-25. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2024- 25 —a decrease of $47  million (or 4  percent) over the revised amount for 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - The department identified the following options to support BFS operations: (1)  a  general tax increase, (2)  allowing the surcharge added to criminal history background check fees to also cover BFS costs (and adjusting the surcharge accordingly), (3)  increasing the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Sep 26, 2022 - . $10 million one time to specified local law enforcement agencies to support a use of force and de-escalation training pilot program for officers. The budget package also requires BSCC to oversee $45.2 million in grant funds allocated through Control Section 19.56 for various purposes generally related to public safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - For example, a competent and zealous attorney serving a transgender candidate could counsel them about how to best address commissioners ’ questions about their disciplinary history. Without access to these services, such a candidate could be inequitably denied release due to their history of victimization in prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

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

Feb 9, 2022 - (See the nearby box for more detailed information on the history of OIG.) History of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) In the early 1990s, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) —then known as the California Department of Corrections (CDC) —faced a succession of highly publicized cases alleging serious staff misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

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

Feb 17, 2022 - As such, providing additional funding to UCFC could help address this gap by generating research that could be used by the state to de termine how best to address firearm violence, injury, or other related issues effectively in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546