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.
Recently, the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR) published two reports examining the
recidivism outcomes of formerly incarcerated individuals released
in Fiscal Years (FY) 2016-17 and 2017-18.
The first year of the biennial legislative session is underway
with the highest number of bills introduced in over a decade. Our
CSAC Administration of Justice policy team is closely monitoring
public safety related legislation and ensuring that the county
perspective is considered in the legislative process. We will
continue to provide updates with counties as bills are amended
and move through the Legislature. While there are hundreds of
bills we are tracking, here a few that CSAC has taken a
registered position:
Supervisors and county staff throughout the state convened in
Sacramento County for the 2023 CSAC Legislative Conference to
engage, empower and
elevate our collective county voice.
CSAC’s five policy committees – AOJ, AENR, GFA, HHS and HLT
– held important discussions to help steer the Association’s
policy and direction. Below is a recap from each policy
committees’ meeting.
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office is pleased
to announce that the following grant funding opportunities are
now open and accepting applications:
The Board of State Community and Corrections (BSCC) BOARD will
meet April 13 at 9:00 am. The meeting will be held in person at:
2590 Venture Oaks Way, Sacramento, California, 95833 in the
First Floor, BSCC Board Room. The meeting will also be available
via zoom.
At its March 24 business meeting, the Judicial Council received a
report on the MyCitations program. This program, launched in 2019
as a pilot project in a few select courts, is an online tool that
allows people with infraction violations to request a reduction
in what they owe. The MyCitations tool is now in 21 superior
courts around the state. The Judicial Council anticipates adding
the remaining 37 courts and achieving statewide implementation by
June 30, 2024.
The Council of State Governments (CSG), the U.S. Department of
Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA) and the National Reentry Resource center will
host a webinar,
Housing Financing Basics for Criminal Justice Partners on
April 5 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am.
The Council of State Governments (CSG), the U.S. Department of
Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA) and the National Reentry Resource Center will
host a webinar,
Implementing Forensic Peer Services in Reentry, on April 4
from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are working with
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center to
articulate a vision for law enforcement’s role in 988.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is part of the U.S.
Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, along with the
Council of State Governments Justice Center
launched “Justice
Counts” last year to address the data problem. The
initiative seeks to provide policymakers and the public with
timely, wide-ranging information that they have previously been
unable to access.
