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Napa held up as example for jail strategies
Napa Valley RegisterAs realignment’s start date approaches, Napa County is being hailed as a model for developing evidence-based programs. Chief Probation Officer Mary Butler says that the county began preparing in 2004 due to jail overcrowding, rethinking approaches to incarceration.
Prisoner realignment plan: Counties must find alternatives to lockup
Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints If properly implemented, realignment will reverse decades of over-reliance upon incarceration, improve public safety and save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Not nearly enough county plans acknowledge the importance of employing alternatives such as
The ACLU’s 12-step plan to end California’s addiction to incarceration
American Civil Liberties Union’s Blog of Rights The ACLU of California sent a 12-step plan to each county to help break the state’s addiction to incarceration. The 12 steps are part of ACLU’s comprehensive public safety realignment report.
Report: Prison population reductions insufficient
San Francisco ChronicleSACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to keep tens of thousands of low-level offenders in county jails instead of state prisons won’t reduce the inmate population enough to fully comply with a federal court order, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said
Webcast features offender reentry discussion by federal leaders
In June, the U.S. Department of Labor hosted a discussion on workforce development and employment strategies for people with criminal records. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jacqueline Berrien spoke at