The "proper" solution is that any property, cash, fines, etc. produced by the "criminal justice" system goes only to victims and anything extra should always go into a fund that gets returned directly to the citizens.
It doesn't go into a budget. It doesn't fund anything else. Anything collected goes to victims or it goes back to the people.
It doesn't go into a budget. It doesn't fund anything else. Anything collected goes to victims or it goes back to the people.
This would stop ALL of the perverse incentives.