Fri, Feb 7, 2025·Sacramento County, California·Boards and Commissions

Sacramento County Community Corrections Partnership & Prop 47 Advisory Committee Meeting - February 2024

Discussion Breakdown

Mental Health Services30%
Homelessness20%
Community Engagement15%
Affordable Housing15%
Economic Development10%
Pending Litigation10%

Summary

Sacramento County Community Corrections Partnership & Prop 47 Advisory Committee Joint Meeting

A joint meeting was held between the Prop 47 Local Advisory Committee and Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) committee, chaired by Interim Chief Probation Officer Julie Wary.

Opening and Introductions

  • Meeting was recorded and broadcast on Metro Cable Channel 14
  • Both committees established quorum
  • Pledge of allegiance conducted

Prop 47 Grant Discussion

  • County received $8 million grant award in October 2023
  • Key statistics shared:
    • 38% of incarcerated individuals released within 24 hours
    • 77% of jail population has mental health diagnosis
    • 23% self-reported substance use disorder
    • 40% released between 5pm-6am

Program Goals & Structure

  • Main objectives:
    • Reduce recidivism and returns to custody
    • Reduce homelessness among participants
    • Increase access to mental health and substance use services
  • Governance structure established with:
    • JI Steering Committee
    • Pre-release coordination committee
    • Post-release coordination committee

Progress Updates

  • Board approval received January 7th for grant and new positions
  • Multidisciplinary workshop conducted January 13th
  • Ongoing outreach to community organizations
  • Focus on 24/7 linkage services for released individuals

AB 109 Updates

  • Plan update submitted to BSCC in December
  • AB 109 planning funds ($200,000) no longer provided by state
  • Website migration in progress to Public Safety and Justice Agency
  • New standing committee being established for community engagement

Key Outcomes

  • Work plan approved unanimously by committee
  • New community engagement committee to begin meetings in April
  • Quarterly data collection system implemented
  • Focus on maintaining current service levels with existing reserves

Meeting Transcript

I'm Julie Wary. I'm the Interim Chief Probation Officer. Welcome to today's Prop 47 local advisory committee meeting as well as our community correction partnership meeting. Clerk, can you take roll please? Yes. Member Benson. Members Sullivan. Here. Member Brookings. Member Letts. Here. Member Gordon. Member Warren. Member Cattari. Here. Member Greene. Member Jones. Here. Member Triplet. Member Walker. And Chair Wary. Here. You have a quorum with the members that are present. Let the record reflect a member Geller, a Gordn and Walker are not present for this meeting. Thank you. Will you all stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, the foundation of the individual with liberty and interest is for all. Clerk, if you could read the Metro Cable 14 opening statement and meeting announcement please. Yes. Madam Chair, this meeting of the community corrections partnership is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is cablecasts on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and direct TV universe cable systems. It is also live stream at Metro14live.saccounty.gov. Today's meeting replaced Sunday February 9th at 2 p.m. on Channel 14. This meeting can also be viewed at youtube.com for its slash Metro Cable 14. The partnership fosters public engagement during the meeting and encourages public participation, civility and use of courteous language. To make a comment in person, please fill out a speaker request form and hand it to clerk staff. The chairperson will open public comments for each item agenda item when your name is called go to the podium and make your comment. Please send written comments by mail to board clerk at setcounty.gov. Your comment will be routed to the members and filed in the record. Thank you in advance for your courtesy and understanding of the meeting procedures. This concludes your announcement. Thank you. So today we have two advisory committees here. The first agenda one will be prop 47 local advisory committee and then we will be moving into agendas 2 through 4, which will consist of our community corrections partnership committee members. At this time, are there any members that would like to provide any introductory statements for the community? May I take will for the advisory committee? Yes, thank you. Member Lacey? And member Washburn. Here. Member Washburn. It's President. You have a quorum for the members of the local advisory committee.