March 19, 2020

ADVISORY: Due to the changing nature of directives related to COVID-19, meeting information is subject to change. For the latest California Courts news related to COVID-19, visit newsroom.courts.ca.gov/coronavirus-updates.

February 27, 2020

January 9, 2020

The Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s GAINS center (Gather, Assess, Integrate, Network, and Stimulate) will host a webinar, Preventing Opioid Overdose at Reentry through Jail and Community Based Programs, on Tuesday, January 14 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.

January 9, 2020

November 7, 2019

Governor Newsom signed 870 bills into law this year. To keep counties informed of new laws that impact them, CSAC will be publishing a series of articles to spotlight those laws in each policy area. This week, the Administration of Justice policy area provides information on new laws affecting a wide range of subjects.

The new laws listed below become effective January 1, 2020 unless noted otherwise.

October 31, 2019

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is offering the following opportunities that may be of interest to California county officials involved with Administration of Justice. 

Center for Juvenile Justice Reform 2020–2021 Length of Stay Policy Academy

October 24, 2019

Last week, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released a report titled “Just the Facts: Racial Disparities in California Arrests.” The report makes the following findings:

The Council of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) is hosting community engagement events throughout the state and would like to encourage County participation.

September 12, 2019

September 5, 2019

At its meeting last week, the Judicial Council’s Court Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) approved the following for circulation for public comment:

August 29, 2019

The National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, will host a the Behavioral Health Needs Framework and Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans webinar on September 4 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM.

July 25, 2019

On behalf of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, we are pleased to announce that the Division of Rehabilitative Programs has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for Round Six of the Innovative Programming Grants for Victim Impact programs. 

July 11, 2019

July 5, 2019

AB 597 (Levine) extends the sunset date by two years on the use of “flash incarceration,” which is a period of detention of up to ten days in a county jail without going before a judge, for a violation of an offender’s conditions of probation or mandatory supervision. CSAC supported AB 597, which was sponsored by the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) and signed into law by the Governor on July 1.

June 28, 2019

A new proposal based on the work of the Commission on the Future of California’s Court System, seeks to decriminalize minor traffic offenses by making traffic infractions a civil violation rather than a criminal violation. The Futures Traffic Working Group is proposing Judicial Council-sponsored legislation and is requesting comments on the proposal.

June 13, 2019

The Board of State and Community Corrections today approved grant awards for three programs. The first is the second round of Proposition 47 funding approved by the Board, to which voters allocated the bulk of the state savings for rehabilitative grants targeting Prop 47-impacted individuals. Approximately $96 million will go to 23 applicants whose rehabilitative programs were deemed most promising.

June 13, 2019

The Council of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH), is hosting a kick-off event for the Lived Experience Stakeholder Engagement process. The process will begin this summer and continue into the winter, culminating in an RFP to award competitive grants, as well as written summary reports and possible recommendations for future activities. Attached is the draft agenda. 

June 6, 2019

May 2, 2019

April 18, 2019

The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) recently released a report to the Legislature regarding the Governor’s proposal to move the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the Health and Human Services Agency.

The LAO opines that there is a lack of detail on how exactly the Governor envisions this proposal, so the report recommends that the Legislature consider the trade-offs of making this change, and presents a series of questions. These questions include: