Last week, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
released the Request for Applications for $9.6 million in
one-time infrastructure grants to help counties prepare for
housing young people who after July 1 will no longer be
transferred to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). In
September, the Governor signed Senate Bill 823, which realigns
the responsibility of youthful offenders from the State to
counties.
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) is
offering training for counties that have implemented behavioral
health diversion services. Diversion services have the potential
to facilitate the best outcomes for people with behavioral health
needs and help relieve systemic, financial, and other pressures
on affected counties.
The Board of State and Community Corrections Board will meet
on April 8, 2021, at 10:00 am. The Board
Meeting will be live-streamed: To view the live stream, visit the
BSCC website homepage 10-15 minutes before the scheduled
start time.
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) is
offering training for counties that have implemented behavioral
health diversion services. Diversion services have the potential
to facilitate the best outcomes for people with behavioral health
needs and help relieve systemic, financial, and other pressures
on affected counties.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is hosting a
virtual Stakeholder Input Session on March 22, 2021, from
4 – 6 p.m. The session will focus on the
development of the $9.6 M Request for Application (RFA) for
the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program portion of
SB 823 (Chapter 337, Statutes of 2020).
In partnership with the Mental Health Services Oversight and
Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), the Council of State
Governments (CSG) Justice Center will be hosting a series of
online workshops in March & April for county teams interested in
implementing/improving screening and assessment for behavioral
health needs in jails. The first session, Identifying Goals and
Tools for Behavioral Health Screening, will be held on
Wednesday, March 10 from 12:00-2:30 pm.
The California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) meets via zoom on
Thursday, February 25 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.
Agenda topics include a status report on the 2021 Legislative
Program, a discussion of issues with regards to statutes made
obsolete by trial court restructuring and a discussion about
proposals for new study topics, procedures or other general
matters by commissioners. For additional information and a full
copy of the agenda, please click here.
Words to Deeds, partnering with MHSOAC, is presenting the 2nd in
a series of FREE, interactive Webinars highlighting the MHSOAC
Criminal Justice Innovation Incubator Collaboratives. This
Webinar,
Collaborative Problem Solving: Competency to Stand Trial in
Nevada County, will take place on Tuesday, February 9
from 2:00 – 3:30 pm.
This is a reminder that the deadline to submit applications to
the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the
federal Coronavirus
Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program is
Monday, February 1, 2021. This non-competitive
application makes $41,763,011 available to interested counties
for approaches that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the
coronavirus.
The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board
(Board) recently announced the release of its fourth annual
report on racial and identity profiling in policing in the state
as required under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015
(RIPA). Each year, the Board examines topics of importance to the
community and law enforcement to make recommendations with the
goal of effecting positive change and ultimately improving
relationships and trust between law enforcement and the
community.
Governor Newsom announced a seventh and final round of Project
Homekey awards last Thursday, totaling $81.4 million.
The final round includes $129.6 million
to nine applicants for 17 projects
totaling 982 units. To date, more
than $835.6 million has been awarded to
48 jurisdictions for 93 projects
totaling 6,055 units. The average per-unit cost to
Homekey is $138,512.
The seventh round of awards includes projects in these 4 county
led efforts:
