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

Sep 26, 2022 - As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to increase by about 4,900 (5 percent) from 98,000 in 2021-22 to 102,900 in 2022-23. The parole population is projected to decrease by about 2,900 (6 percent) from 46,500 in 2021-22 to 43,600 in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Specifically, the study (as revised) found that (1)  the state ’s salaries (not including benefits) lag 28  percent for entry-level employees and 10  percent for full journey-level employees and (2)  the states ’ total compensation (salary plus benefits) lags 33  percent for entry-level employees and 23  percent for full journey-level employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - In combination, as shown in Figure  5 , this increased total support for trial court facility modification projects to $80.4  million annually in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑ 24 —before declining to $65.4  million annually beginning in 2024 ‑25 due to the expiration of the temporary SCFCF funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Other major General Fund adjustments include: $357.8  million reappropriation of unspent funds from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 budgets to 2024-25 to pay for deficits in CDCR ’s general security program and medical care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - This is a decrease of $1.2  billion, or 6  percent, below the revised 2022-23 spending level. A large portion of this reduction is due to the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As  shown in Figure  3 , the amount of criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund has steadily declined from a peak of $69  million in 2013 ‑14 to $38  million in 2023 ‑24 (a decline of 45  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget includes $33  million General Fund (increasing to $39.5  million annually in 2022 ‑23) to address a decline in criminal fine and fee related revenue deposited into the Restitution Fund to support the Victim Compensation Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - For example, the 2023-24 budget package included $19.3  million in 2023-24 (decreasing to $6  million annually beginning in 2026-27) —mostly from the DROS Special Account —for the implementation of five pieces of enacted legislation, increased or new baseline workload, and the continuation of FITSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget ‑2,606 — a a Future budgets will determine whether there will be excess revenues across 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24. Budget Year (2022 ‑23) Estimates and Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - This is a decrease of $31  million (or 6  percent) from the revised 2023-24 General Fund amount. The proposed budget would provide DOJ with a total of about 5,900 positions in 2024-25, roughly the same as the revised 2023-24 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831