Archive

Over the course of the past year, a great deal of focus has been placed on Santa Clara County’s Correctional system. Making an appreciable impact on the custody and health systems within the jails will take months, and a full remedy to this crisis may take years.  This webpage contains the County’s many jail reform efforts and will be continually updated with new documents, reports, and information as a result of fast-paced incremental work and phased addition of resources dedicated to these important efforts

Summarized recommendations were created to group like recommendations and are updated to reflect any new information on implementation of all of the jail reform recommendations.  As such, the Jail Reform Matrix will no longer be updated and any updated status and budget changes will be reflected in Summarized Recommendations.

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Recent Board Actions Received report relating to framework and next steps to support the County’s justice-involved clients.
Board Study Sessions on Jail Reforms Received report relating to implementation and expansion of jail diversion programs aimed at serving criminal justice-involved clients with mental health and co-occurring (mental health and substance use) conditions.
Recent Board Actions Received report relating to implementation efforts on placement for high-needs women leaving County jail.
Recent Board Actions Received report relating to options for a Custody Health Services staffing study, and timeline and recommendations regarding medical and infirmary standards in County Jails.
Recent Board Actions Received report relating to the budget, timelines, and operational impacts of the New Jail Construction Project.
Board Study Sessions on Jail Reforms Received report relating to the Community Awaiting Placement Supervision (CAPS) Program.
Board Study Sessions on Jail Reforms Received report relating to the Community Awaiting Placement Supervision (CAPS) Program.
Recent Board Actions Received report relating to the continuation of improvements to the release process regarding special populations and preventing the risk of violence and harm, post-release, to self and others, and any other release/risk issues.
Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC) Received report relating to the intersection of criminal justice and mental health.
Recent Board Actions Received report relating to the Main Jail North (MJN) and Elmwood American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements and Suicide Watch (SW) Cells Project.

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