Domestic Violence Awareness Month is held each October as
a way to unite advocates across the nation in their
efforts to end domestic violence. Domestic violence is
prevalent in every community, and affects all people regardless
of age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race,
religion, or nationality.
CSAC would like to share that the Department of State Hospitals
(DSH) Diversion and Community Restoration team is hosting its
Fall 2023 Quarterly Diversion All County Webinar virtually on
Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 11:00 am – 2:00
pm. This quarter’s webinar will provide information
to counties and other stakeholders regarding DSH’s permanent
Diversion and Community-Based Restoration programs. The webinar
will cover:
Last Friday, the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) held a
webinar on their growth cap and penalty program, but
unfortunately due to errors, county participants were unable to
join. As a result, DSH agreed to host another webinar this
Friday, September 15th at from 12:00 pm –
1:00 pm.
CSAC would like to share that the Department of State Hospitals
is hosting a Felony Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) webinar on
Friday, September 8 from 11:30 am – 12:45 pm.
The webinar will focus on the recent changes made to the DSH
policy regarding implementation of the Felony Incompetent to
Stand Trial (IST) Growth Cap and Penalty program (see Department
Letter 23-003).
URGENT REQUEST TO OPPOSE AB 505 (Ting): The Office of
Youth and Community Restoration
CSAC would like to bring the recently amended version of
AB 505 (Ting) The Office of Youth and Community Restoration
to your attention. This measure seeks to make substantive changes
to several key provisions of SB 823, the 2020 legislation that
realigned full responsibility for the juvenile justice continuum
to county governments.
CSAC would like to share that the Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC) is launching two new grants that address
organized retail theft (ORT):
1) the ORT
Prevention Grant Program, which allocates $242 million for
California police departments, sheriff’s departments, and
probation departments to fund retail, vehicle, and cargo theft
prevention and response activities, and
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with
Health Management Associates (HMA) to provide Training and
Technical Assistance (TTA) for the Community Assistance, Recovery
and Empowerment (CARE) Act. HMA will be offering training
sessions on prioritized topics along with an open-forum webinar
at least monthly. The next two training sessions will be:
CSAC staff have been working with the Legislature and
stakeholders to help shape bills that impact counties. Below is a
summary of CSAC’s position on bills of interest in the
Administration of Justice policy area. For further information
please contact AOJ policy committee staff.
At its May 12 business meeting, the Judicial Council
approved new court rules and forms to implement the
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act.
CSAC would like to share that the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) Pine Grove Youth
Conservation Camp is an available resource for both Secured Youth
Treatment Facility (SYTF) Step Down youth and youth who have not
committed a 707a(b) offense.
In prior years, asking for a reduction in the amount of a traffic
ticket meant filing a request in person at the courthouse or even
appearing before a judge. A new online tool, MyCitations,
offered by a growing number of courts is not only saving
litigants a trip to the courthouse, but it’s also saving them
money.
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently
released a report,
Pandemic Policymaking and Changed Outcomes in Criminal
Courts, which chronicles how the COVID-19 pandemic affected
courts in 2020, describes policy responses, and assesses the
impact of remote hearing policies on conviction and sentencing
outcomes within six months of arrest.
