Blog Jun 28, 2012
The new BSCC: Real opportunity for reform?
In this era of Realignment, California has an opportunity to redefine the state’s role in community corrections by highlighting the need for oversight and accountability. Last week, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a list of recommendations from the Executive Steering Committee for the new Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). The Implementation Recommendations document outlines five goals that the BSCC should prioritize immediate when…
Blog Jun 26, 2012
Life after Murder by Nancy Mullane
Life after Murder follows five individuals serving life with the possibility of parole in California’s San Quentin prison and upon their eventual release back into the Bay Area. Inmates serving life with the possibility of parole sentences are required to appear before a parole board and prove that they no longer present a danger to society before they are granted release. The parole board comprises law enforcement and corrections professionals who are appointed by the Governor. During…
Newsroom Jun 26, 2012
Systems Change In An Era Of Crime Decline
Systems Change In An Era Of Crime Decline California Progress Report, June 25, 2012
Blog Jun 21, 2012
A road map for adult realignment
Adult realignment, the shift of lower-level felony offenders to local supervision under AB 109, continues to pose a challenge to many counties as they struggle with how to serve this expanded population of offenders at the local level. Recent reports indicate many of the large counties have responded through initiating a planning process to construct new jail bed space rather than shifting current practices. A few counties have found this increased offender population manageable by…
California has seen a dramatic increase in state and local incarceration rates since the 1970’s. The current crisis confronting state and county justice systems is the product of what is now recognized as poorly conceived correctional policy and decision making primarily at the state level. The massive rate of incarceration was avoidable. A CJCJ recent analysis , conducted with the support and collaboration of the Santa Cruz County Probation and Sheriff Departments and the County’s Superior…