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 Mid-Year Budget item to add staff for Internal Affairs, jail surveillance system design, and establishing a reserve for jail capital projects
Recent Board Actions Adopt Resolution authorizing the application for Senate Bill (SB) 863 Jail Construction Financing and approve modifications to the County’s proposal
Recent Board Actions Augmentation of funding for Elmwood M1 Medical Housing Unit
Recent Board Actions Approved recommendations relating to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Improving Custody Operations' final recommendations.
Recent Board Actions ADA Assessment and Improvement projects at Main Jail and Elmwood
Recent Board Actions Professional Services Agreement for architectural - engineering and related professional design services for the New Jail Facility
Recent Board Actions Agreement with Sabot Consulting for monitoring and reporting on jail reform efforts
Recent Board Actions Professional Services Agreement for Construction Project Management Services for the New Jail Facility
Recent Board Actions Report on Acquisition of Body-Worn Cameras
Recent Board Actions Agreement with San Jose State University Research Foundation to provide in-custody education services

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