Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Since 2021 ‑22, the state has provided $10  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund for the Rising Scholars Network. Currently, 80 community colleges —including all 25 colleges providing instruction to students at CDCR —receive a grant from this program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - These technologies would include a secure online portal where students could access and download academic materials and video conferencing equipment that would potentially be used to allow instructors to teach more students than would be possible in a traditional classroom environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

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

Jun 12, 2025 - This is particularly relevant to the regulation of online market places to prevent the sale of stolen goods. This is a relatively new area of regulation and one that is likely continuing to evolve as new online platforms or criminal strategies for utilizing existing o nes emerge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

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The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Under this proposal, the tool would be implemented in an additional 10 c ourts in 2021 ‑22, 21 c ourts in 2022 ‑23, and the last 20 c ourts in 2023 ‑24. The Governor ’s budget proposes $4. 4  m illion in 2021 ‑22, declining to $2. 7  m illion annually beginning in 2024 ‑25, to support this expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Annual budgets since 2009 ‑10 have typically appropriated funding to the entire Legal Division from various fund sources. This means that DOJ has flexibility on how such resources are specifically used across the division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

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

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment January 27, 2009 Legislative Analyst Director of Criminal Justice Anthony Simbol discusses the fourth report in the LAO ’s 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, titled Criminal Justice
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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