REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Approve California Board of State and Community Corrections Funding to Combat Auto Burglaries and Related Budget Amendment
Report
BACKGROUND
Established in 2012, the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is an independent statutory agency that provides leadership to the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems, expertise on Public Safety Realignment issues, a data and information clearinghouse, and technical assistance on a wide range of community corrections issues. In addition, the BSCC declares regulations for adult and juvenile detention facilities, conducts regular inspections of those facilities, develops standards for the selection and training of local corrections and probation officers and administers significant public safety-related grant funding.
The BSCC Corrections Planning and Grant Programs (CPGP) Division develops, administers and evaluates state and federally funded grant programs designed to improve the effectiveness of state and local correctional systems, reduce costs, maximize resources and enhance public safety. CPGP works closely with federal, state and local government agencies, as well as the private sector and nonprofit service providers, to foster collaborative approaches to address crime and delinquency.
DISCUSSION
The realignment in the California criminal justice system (Assembly Bill 109, Criminal Justice Realignment Act, passed by voters in October 2011) eliminates state prison as a sentence option for various felonies and transfers responsibility of these offenders to county jails and probation offices. Proposition 47 (passed by voters in November 2014) reduced certain drug possession felonies to misdemeanors. It also requires misdemeanor sentencing for petty theft, receiving stolen property and forging/writing bad checks when the amount involved is $950 or less. Proposition 57 (passed by voters in November 2016) allows parole consideration for nonviolent fel...
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