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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.

Date	Category	Title
04/23/2019	Recent Board Actions	Receive report from the Office of the County Executive relating to an inventory and evaluation of parenting programs at Elmwood Correctional Complex, Main Jail Complex, and Reentry Resource Center.
04/23/2019	Recent Board Actions	Approved request to increase expenditures in the Department of Correction budget relating to attorneys' fees in two class action lawsuits relating to the jails.
04/23/2019	Recent Board Actions	Consider recommendations relating to the Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring contractor selection process.
04/09/2019	Recent Board Actions	Ratified Grant Application submitted by the Behavioral Health Services Department to the Board of State and Community Corrections relating to Proposition 47 Grant Program for Mental Health Services, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, and Diversion Program.
04/09/2019	Recent Board Actions	Receive report from the Behavioral Health Services Department relating to the effectiveness of the Warmline/Help Desk services provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Santa Clara County.
04/09/2019	Recent Board Actions	Ratified County Letter of Intent to Apply for Funding submitted by the Behavioral Health Services Department to the Department of State Hospitals relating to the Department of State Hospital's Pre-Trial Felony Mental Health Diversion Programs.
03/12/2019	Recent Board Actions	Approve referral to Administration and Office of the Sheriff to report to the Board with options for consideration relating to more appropriate and sustainable placements for high-needs women leaving the County jail.
02/26/2019	Recent Board Actions	Approve request transferring funds from the Special Programs Labor Reserve to the Sheriff's Department of Correction Contract and Custody Health Services budgets, relating to augmentation of salaries and benefits for use of overtime and extra help.
02/26/2019	Recent Board Actions	Approve request transferring funds from the Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund - Jail Reserve to the Elmwood Kitchen Exhaust Project and an increase in the Supplemental Work Allowance.
02/26/2019	Recent Board Actions	Approve Board-As-a-Whole appointment to the Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring Evaluation Committee

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