The California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) is
pleased to invite California counties to submit applications for
the Community Services Infrastructure Grant Program (CSI Grant
Program) funding. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2019
at 5 p.m.
Each year, newly enacted legislation impacts trial court revenue
distributions and their guidelines. The Judicial Council and the
State Controller’s Office recently announced two statewide
training opportunities in early December to address these
changes and provide additional information related to revenue
distribution and other topics. The WebEx training sessions will
be offered for court, county, city, and parking entity staff that
perform revenue collection and distribution, on the following
dates and times:
The California Arts Council’s JUMP Starts grant
program applications are open. JUMP Starts is a program of
the California Arts Council that supports high-quality arts
education and artists-in-residency programs for youth engaged in
the juvenile justice system, including those who are incarcerated
or who are on probation. Applications are open to nonprofit arts
organizations currently serving, or who wish to serve, youth in
our state and local juvenile facilities. The grant activity
period will be June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2020.
In partnership with the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF)
and LA Care, Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is currently
accepting applications from primary care clinics throughout
California interested in implementing the TCN program. Up to 25
sites will be selected to participate in this year-long
initiative to improve the health and reentry outcomes of
individuals with chronic health conditions returning to the
community from incarceration.
With Governor Brown signing over 1,000 bills into law this year,
there is a lot to implement, especially for the State and local
governments. CSAC is publishing a series of articles to spotlight
new laws that impact counties from each policy area. This week,
the report from the Administration of Justice policy area
provides information on new laws affecting public safety. Stay
tuned for more updates from other policy areas over the next
several weeks.
CSAC is hosting the Understanding, Accessing, and
Applying Evidence in California Counties workshop on
Thursday, Nov. 1, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in Long Beach.
This free workshop will focus on three main components: (1) what
is evidence and evidence-based policy-making? (2) how to access
and assess evidence-based practices; and (3) practical strategies
for using evidence-based practices in county decision
making. The workshop is Standards and Training for Corrections
(STC) approved. Registration deadline: Friday, Oct. 26.
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently
released a publication about county jails in California. The
publication, California’s
County Jails, discusses the number and age of local detention
facilities, population demographics, impact of realignment and
proposition 47 and state’s role in building new local detention
facilities. The entire publication can be found
here.
A new CalOES grant program is making $1.2 million available to
support family justice centers throughout California.
Family Justice Centers are multi-agency, multidisciplinary
service centers where public and private agencies provide
services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder
or dependent adult abuse, or human trafficking in one location.
The centers help reduce the number of times victims need to tell
their story and the number of places victims need to go for help,
as well as increase access to services and support for victims
and their children.
The Judicial Council has recently added a section to their
website to provide information about the coming changes to
bail and pretrial release made by SB 10. The information can be
found on the Policy and Administration tab on their website.
About $2 million of new grant funding is available for expanding
comprehensive support services to domestic violence survivors and
their children, including emergency shelter, court accompaniment,
and advocacy.
The Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is soliciting
proposals for the Domestic Violence Assistance Program for
2018-19. Approximately $2 million is available for the DH Program
and applicants may apply for up to $500,000 of one-time funding
for a 24-month grant performance period beginning January 1, 2019
and ending December 31, 2020.
A second round of grant funding for delivering services to those
in the criminal justice system is one step closer thanks to a
vote last week by the Board of State and Community Corrections
(BSCC). The action, taken at their board meeting in San Diego,
put in place the process for distributing the funding.
Separately, the BSCC gave agencies that receive these grants,
approved by voters in 2014 as part of Proposition 47, one year
longer to spend the funds.
In the early 1990s, California lead the nation by establishing a
mandatory 52-week domestic violence batterer intervention program
for persons placed on probation for domestic violence battery.
Under state law, probation chiefs are responsible for assessing
offender needs and certifying and monitoring domestic violence
batterer intervention treatment programs. For the most part, the
controlling statutes for batterer intervention programs have not
been updated since 1994.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) will meet on
Thursday, September 6, at 10:00 am in San Diego. Agenda items
include: Proposition 47 updates, approval of the Juvenile Titles
15 & 24 revisions and approval of the SB 1022 scope change in
Madera County. A copy of the agenda can be found here.
CCJBH Hosts September Workshop and Quarterly
Council Meeting
After sitting for a year, the California Money Bail Reform Act
(SB 10) was amended on August 20, quickly passed by the
Legislature, and signed by the Governor on Tuesday. SB 10
creates a risk-based system based on the Chief Justice’s Pretrial
Detention Workgroup recommendations.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Victim Services and Public Safety Branch is soliciting proposals for the Innovative Response to Marginalized Victims (KI) Program for 2018-19. The purpose of the KI Program is to support innovative projects that serve marginalized victims of crime.
BSCC Considers Changes to Local Detention Facility Standards
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is considering some changes to standards for local detention facilities. These have the potential to impact jails and other county facilities and CSAC is urging Counties to consider commenting on the new standards. Comments are due by July 7 at 5:00 p.m.
Join SAMHSA for a Technical Assistance Coalition webinar with the
National Council for Behavioral Health for a discussion on the
importance of patient-centered care for individuals with serious
mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system.
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) has proposed regulatory action(s) to improve conditions in juvenile facilities. The proposal would amend regulations contained in Title 15, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5, California Code of Regulations, which is commonly known as the Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities.
The Judicial Council is now receiving nominations for vacancies
on several Judicial Council Advisory Committees and is reaching
out to encourage interested individuals to apply for these
volunteer positions. The Judicial Council is the policymaking
body of the California courts and is responsible for ensuring the
consistent, independent, impartial, and accessible administration
of justice. The advisory committees help carry out the Judicial
Council’s mission while providing expertise and guidance.
The National Stepping Up Initiative is hosting a National Day of
Action On May 16. Counties are encouraged to hold an event or
participate in local activities to share with constituents the
progress they have made toward reducing the number of people who
have mental illnesses in their jails. The Goal is to raise public
awareness and understanding of this important issue and emphasize
the commitment to creating data-driven, systems-level changes to
policy and practice to achieve their Stepping Up goals.
The Judicial Council at its Friday, March 2 business meeting will consider a proposed framework that will assist courts and other judicial branch entities with information technology disaster recovery planning efforts. The proposed framework includes a how-to guide and model template that courts can fill in to create their own plans.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is hosting two upcoming webinars that might be of interest to California Counties, and especially to people dealing with health and behavioral health care in jails.
Integrating Value-Based Care into County Health and Justice Systems
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) recently
approved the release of two Requests for Proposals: one to help
guide young parents; the other to help people in jail fight drug
addiction.
