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 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - Proposition  47 further requires that monies in the SNSF be allocated as follows: (1)  65  percent to the Board of State and Community Corrections for mental health and substance use treatment, (2)  25  percent to the California Department of Education for school truancy and drop-out prevention, and (3)  10  percent to the California Victim Compensation Board for trauma recovery services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to provide a potential framework by January 10, 2027 for determining what firearm and ammunition workload should be funded by special fund fee revenues. In developing this framework, DOJ can evaluate its entire workload, the potential impact of FITSM and other actions that can help improve efficiency, and existing federal and state statu te and case law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, it could (1)  make it easier to recruit staff located in areas with a wider pool of applicants, (2)  reduce the need for mental health staff at locations with large vacancies, and (3)  reduce the competition for mental health staff among adjacent facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Oct 24, 2025 - This amount, available for use through June 2028, consists of (1) $10  million for indigent civil legal services for people likely to be impacted by potential or actual federal actions and (2) $5  million to supplement an existing contract with the California Access to Justice Commission for legal services nonprofits generally.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Additionally, since 2009 ‑10, nearly $1.7  billion has been transferred from the judicial branch ’s construction accounts to the General Fund or to support trial court operations. These transfers were originally made to help address the fiscal difficulties then facing the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - Proceedings generally either end with an official order to ( 1)  f orfeit the items (allowing them to be kept and distributed) or ( 2)  r eturn the items to a specified party. Asset forfeiture at both the federal and state level can occur through one of the following types of proceedings: Administrative Proceedings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

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 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - First, the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) r epresents a serious challenge for CDCR. This is because the department ’s staff and the populations they oversee are often in close proximity to one another.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Each year that General Fund tax revenues grow, this 10  p ercent threshold also grows. As such, in each of these years, the state is required to make deposits into the BSA to bring the fund to the revised estimate of 10  p ercent of General Fund taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135