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
Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC) Receive report from People Acting in Community Together (PACT) relating to the analysis of Santa Clara County jail grievance data and recommendations.
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.
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.
Recent Board Actions Consider recommendations relating to the Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring contractor selection process.
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.
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.
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.
Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC) Receive preliminary report from the Office of the Sheriff relating to overtime for the past four fiscal years and an overview of the recruitment process.
Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring (OCLEM) Interviews relating to vendor proposals for correction and law enforcement monitoring services.
Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring (OCLEM) Receive Committee member feedback relating to vendor proposals for correction and law enforcement monitoring services.

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