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.

Date Category Title
Recent Board Actions Approve First Amendment to Agreement with San Jose State University Research Foundation relating to providing in-custody education services increasing the maximum contract amount by $16,250.
Recent Board Actions Receive report from County Counsel relating to options for restricting or preventing private drone activity during emergency response efforts and over County correctional facilities.
Finance and Government Operations Committee (FGOC) Receive report from the Office of the Sheriff, Information Services Department, and Office of the County Executive relating to the Jail Management System.
Off-Agenda Reports Facilities and Fleet's Report relating to options that would speed up completion of jail capital projects
Off-Agenda Reports Office of the Sheriff's Report Relating to Inmate Grievance Processing, and Preliminary Analysis of Inmate Grievance Data
Off-Agenda Reports Office of the Sheriff's Report Relating to Alternative Options for Inmate Commissary
Recent Board Actions Approve actions to establish an Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring and provide direction to County Counsel on items to be brought back for adoption.
Recent Board Actions Approve recommendations relating to the New Jail Replacement Facility.
Recent Board Actions Approve recommendations relating to the Community Recidivism Reduction Grant Program to support adult reentry services.
Recent Board Actions Transfer funds from the Facilities and Fleet Department (FAF) Capital Hold Account to Project No. 263-CP17037 "Elmwood & Main Jail Suicide Prevention Barriers."

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