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Jail Reforms

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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
Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC) Received report from Custody Health Services relating to the use of therapeutic programs as incentives for down-classing inmates.
Board Study Sessions on Jail Reforms Received report from the Behavioral Health Services Department relating to implementation and expansion of Jail Diversion programs aimed at serving criminal justice-involved clients with mental health and co-occurring conditions.
Health and Hospital Committee (HHC) Received report from the County of Santa Clara Health System and Office of the Sheriff relating to a pilot program for condom distribution in Santa Clara County Jails.
Recent Board Actions Received report from the Facilities and Fleet Department relating to Emergency Procurement to replace the deaerator tank and boilers at the Elmwood Correctional Facility, the Main Jail Intake Gate, and the Crime Lab Exhaust Fan.
Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring (OCLEM) Received report from the Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring (OCLEM), relating to the first annual work plan for OCLEM.
Recent Board Actions Received report from the Office of the County Executive relating to an approach to the Audit of Jail Reforms Recommendations
Finance and Government Operations Committee (FGOC) Received report from the Office of the County Executive relating to an approach to the Audit of Jail Reforms Recommendations.
Recent Board Actions Received report from the Office of the County Executive relating to completion of an assessment on the transportation needs of clients in accessing County services.
Public Safety and Justice Committee (PSJC) Received report from the Office of the County Executive relating to reports requested by the Board regarding jail reform efforts.
Board Study Sessions on Jail Reforms Received report from the Office of the County Executive relating to the implementation of the Community Awaiting Placement Supervision Program.

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