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 Approved Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Carry the Vision relating to providing in-custody life-skills and meditation services.
Recent Board Actions Approved First Amendment to Agreement with Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County relating to providing inmate services in the jails.
Recent Board Actions Approved referral to Administration to report to the Board relating to the feasibility and actions associated with expanding contact visitation within the jails.
Recent Board Actions Approved Second Amendment to Agreement with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC relating to providing inmate commissary services.
Recent Board Actions Approved delegation of authority to the County Executive to negotiate and execute an agreement related to providing maintenance services for the jail facility cameras.
Off-Agenda Reports Office of the Sheriff's Report Relating to Preventing Disruptions Caused by Drones
Off-Agenda Reports Off-Agenda Report Related to the Jail Staffing Study
Recent Board Actions Approved recommendations relating to Main Jail and Elmwood Custody Health Services Staff Work Area Modifications.
Recent Board Actions Approved request to transfer funds from the General Fund Contingency Reserve to the Department of Correction to balance departmental year-end budgets.
Off-Agenda Reports Notice of Extension for Report-Back Related to Evaluation of Parenting Programs At Elmwood, Main Jail, and the Reentry Resource Center.

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