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

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Budget Problem A budget problem —also called a deficit —occurs when resources for the upcoming budget are insufficient to cover the costs of currently authorized services. Because the State Constitution requires the state to pass a balanced budget, the Governor must propose solutions when the administration estimates the state faces a budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The state constitution has a balanced budget requirement, which means the balance of the SFEU must be set above zero for the upcoming fiscal year. Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to report annually beginning January 1, 2025 on its (1)  planned legal workload, position count, and allocation of resources for the upcoming fiscal year and (2)  actual legal workload, position count, and allocation from the preceding fiscal year and how it compares with its initial plans for that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Accordingly, we suggest the Legislature use the upcoming budget process to: Learn More About How This Year ’s CalAIM Proposal Differs From the Prior Year ’s. This year ’s CalAIM proposal differs from the prior year ’s proposal in many ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The Commission found that these new activities and costs resulted from agencies needing to (1)  identify the peace officers required to report stops and maintain a system to match individual officers to an identification number, (2)  collect the stop data, (3)  electronically submit data to DOJ and retain stop data, (4)  work with DOJ to audit and validate the data after
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Defense counsel ’s ability, training, and experience match the complexity of each case. The same attorney continuously represents the client until completion of the case. There is parity between defense counsel and the prosecution with respect to resources and defense counsel is included as an equal partner in the justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Feb 17, 2022 - Local law enforcement agencies receiving grants would be requi red to provide a 10  percent match for any awarded state funds. According to the administration, the intent of these local gun buyback programs is to safely get guns off the street and dispose of them as well as promote awareness of gun and youth violence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

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

Feb 22, 2024 - Results of these assessments and other considerations —such as people ’s interests and time before release —help CDCR staff match people to assignments, which fall into three general categories: Work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852