The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) has
grant funds available to improve the quality, timeliness and
credibility of forensic science and medical examiner services.
The OES recently released the California Coverdell grant program
request for application for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
The Public Policy Institute of California recently released the
report
Realignment and Recidivism in California, examining rearrest
and reconviction rates after release from custody. The report is
focused on two groups of offenders affected by realignment:
those on Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and those
sentenced under California Penal Code section 1170 (h).
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Juvenile
Justice Standing Committee (JJSC) will meet on Thursday, December
14. Agenda topics include a review and approval of the AB
1998 Juvenile Data Report, a legislative update and a
presentation of the 2018 JJSC work plan. For additional
information and a copy of the agenda
please click this link.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(CDCR) recently published a re-notice of the Proposition 57
regulations. The public will be given a 15-day period to submit
comments on these revisions. The revised regulations are the
result of a previous public comment period.
The CSAC Administration of Justice policy committee met on
November 30 at the 123rd CSAC Annual meeting in
Sacramento County. Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza with Napa County
presided as Vice-Chair. The meeting agenda and attachments are
available here.
CSAC’s Administration of Justice Policy Committee meeting will be
held during the CSAC Annual
Meeting on Thursday, November 30, from 9:00 a.m. to
10:30 am at the Sacramento Convention Center, Room 314. The
agenda and associated materials for the upcoming CSAC
Administration of Justice Policy Committee can be found here.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will meet
Thursday, November 9 at 10:00 am at the BSCC headquarters,
2590 Venture Oaks Way in Sacramento. Topics that will be covered
during the meeting include approval of the California Violence
Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) RFPs; approval of the Adult
Title 15 visiting amendments; and approval of the BSCC 2017-20
Strategic Plan.
Lawmakers, corrections administrators, law enforcement officials,
and behavioral health professionals from all 50 states are
convening to analyze and discuss local trends in public safety.
The Council of State Governments Justice Center, in partnership
with the Association of State Correctional Administrators, is
hosting the free event On November 13-14. It will examine crime,
corrections and behavioral health trends state by state to
develop effective solutions that elected officials at all levels
of government can support.
Governor Brown concluded legislative business by the October 15
deadline, ultimately signing 859 bills into law. CSAC is
publishing a series of updates on new laws from each policy area.
This week, the report from the Administration of Justice policy
unit provides information on housing bills signed by Governor
Brown. Stay tuned for more updates from other policy areas over
the next few weeks.
The Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative is hosting an
upcoming webinar on Wednesday, November 1 at 11:00
amto discuss best practices for using evidence in
the budget process.
The Pretrial Detention Reform workgroup released a report this
week that recommends doing away with “money bail.” The workgroup
was established a year ago by Chief Justice Tani G.
Cantil-Sakauye to study California’s bail system. The report says
money bail should be replaced by a risk-based assessment and
supervision program that determines whether to jail defendants
before trial based on their threat to public safety and their
likelihood of making a court appearance.
The Forensic Mental Health Association of California [FMHAC] will
present Words to Deeds XI and the Paradigm Awards next month with
the overall goal of reducing the number of individuals with
mental illness involved with the criminal justice
system. The Conference will highlight the Mental
Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission Criminal
Justice Project Report, provide a forum to share best practice
programs and expand conversations that generate action and
improve outcomes.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) State
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(SACJJDP) will host the Voices for Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Strategies Listening session later this
month as part of their regular meeting. It will take place
September 20 at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles from 1:00
pm to 4:00 pm.
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) report,
California Probation in the Era of Reform looks at how
recent criminal justice reforms, 2011 Realignment and Proposition
47 have altered the role of county probation departments in
California. In 2011, the state enacted public safety realignment,
which shifted the management of lower-level felons from state
prison and parole to county jail and probation.
