California counties remain concerned about the nature and funding of the 2011 Realignment, particularly the public safety portion. While the Community Corrections Partnerships around the state have been developing plans to implement AB 109, a lot of details remain to be worked out and counties are concerned that the funding devoted to realignment may not [...]
CSAC’s First Vice President and Yolo County Supervisor Mike McGowan and Second Vice President and Del Norte County Supervisor David Finigan joined Governor Brown and law enforcement officials today at a news conference where the Governor pledged “maximum state support” as local officials begin California’s historic realignment to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s prison-reduction [...]
More than 500 county and local law enforcement officials heard Governor Jerry Brown at the Innovations in Public Safety and Justice in California conference in Sacramento this morning: “I’m not leaving Sacramento until we get the constitutional guarantee that protects law enforcement and the whole realignment.” The Governor pointed to the November 2012 ballot as [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (May 23) upheld a federal court decision that mandated the release of up to 40,000 inmates from the California prison system. Fortunately, we’ve been working on this issue for almost two years. We have a strategic reentry plan for the county and are in the midst of seeking grants to fund [...]
Counties respond to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Prison Overcrowding. Need for funded, protected Realignment more critical than ever.