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| PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE |
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| Referral History: |
On September 30, 2020, Senate Bill 823 was signed into law. This bill closes the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, effective July 1, 2021. Commencing July 1, 2021, the responsibility for all youth adjudged a ward of the court will be shifted to county governments. The state will be providing annual funding for county governments to fulfill this new responsibility. Welfare & Institutions Code Section(s) 1990-1995 established the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant program for the purpose of providing county-based care, custody, and supervision of youth who are realigned from the state Division of Juvenile Justice or who would otherwise be eligible for commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice prior to its closure. To be eligible for funding allocations associated with this grant program, counties shall create a subcommittee of the multiagency juvenile justice coordinating council to develop a plan describing the facilities, programs, placements, services, supervision and reentry strategies that are needed to provide appropriate rehabilitative services for realigned youth. County plans are to be submitted and revised in accordance with WIC 1995, and may be posted, as submitted, to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration website. On October 14, 2020, the Probation Department established a Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council subcommittee to look at the DJJ realignment and the first meeting was on October 29, 2020. The committee is composed of 10 members representing the Chief Probation Officer, Juvenile Presiding Judge, Public Defender, District Attorney, Office of Education, Children & Family Services, Behavioral Health, Juvenile Justice Commission Chair and two Community Representatives.
On April 15, 2021 the Department of Juvenile Justice Realignment Subcommittee approved the FY 2021-2022 Division of Juvenile Justice Realignment Interim Plan. Contra Costa County intends to use the block grant funds to support the total population of youth who, prior to the promulgation of Senate Bill 823, were eligible for commitment to the California Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). This includes not only youth currently committed to DJJ, but also youth currently housed and supported by programming in two facilities maintained and operated by the Probation Department: (1) the Youthful Offender Treatment Program (YOTP), and (2) the Girls in Motion (GIM) program. Both YOTP and GIM are phased residential programs that offer robust programming to serve mental, behavioral, and cognitive needs as well as to provide education, job, and life skills. The County plans to apply a percentage of the grant funds to support services that promote healthy adolescent development. This includes allocating funds to support Behavioral Health, Office of Education, and community-based organizations providing services to the realigned population, as well as offering evidence-based programming to the realigned population. The Probation Department is proposing a treatment program intended to be viewed in its totality as a tiered program where residential placements are the most restrictive phase with a step-down approach to allow youth an opportunity to progress through levels and to gain access to greater incentives and less restrictive opportunities. Programming will include evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatment classes, life-skills development, postsecondary coursework, vocational and career technical education, as well as exposure to programs, services and activities that encourage positive youth development. Upon a youth's reentry into the community, post-release community supervision and community-based services will be utilized by the county to reduce a youth's risk of recidivism. |
| Referral Update: |
| On October 14, 2021 the Department of Juvenile Justice Realignment Subcommittee unanimously approved the FY 2022-2023 Contra Costa County Division of Juvenile Justice Realignment Plan. This subcommittee, in accordance with the Welfare and Institutions code section 1995, is a cross-sectional multidisciplinary body, chaired by the Chief Probation Officer and co-chaired by a representative from a community-based organization. Membership consists of both representatives from the public sector and community stakeholders as well as the Presiding Juvenile Judge. In addition, the subcommittee meetings consistently had robust community participation throughout the planning process and will continue to engage the public as the county’s local strategy and programming evolves. Contra Costa County intends to use the block grant funds to support the total population of youth who, prior to the promulgation of Senate Bill 823, were eligible for commitment to the California Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). This includes not only youth currently committed to DJJ, but also youth currently housed and supported by programming in two facilities maintained and operated by the Probation Department: (1) the Youthful Offender Treatment Program (YOTP), and (2) the Girls in Motion (GIM) program. Both YOTP and GIM are phased residential programs that offer robust, evidence-based services designed to address mental, behavioral, and cognitive needs as well as to provide education, job, and life skills. The County plans to apply a percentage of the grant funds to support services that promote healthy adolescent development. This includes allocating funds to support Behavioral Health, Office of Education, and community-based organizations providing services to the realigned population, as well as offering evidence-based programming to the realigned population. The Probation Department is proposing a treatment program intended to be viewed in its totality as a tiered program where residential placements are the most restrictive phase with a step-down approach to allow youth an opportunity to progress through levels and to gain access to greater incentives and less restrictive opportunities. Programming will include evidence-based cognitive behavioral treatment classes, life-skills development, postsecondary coursework, vocational and career technical education, as well as exposure to programs, services and activities that encourage positive youth development. Upon a youth's reentry into the community, post-release community supervision and community-based services will be utilized by the county to reduce a youth's risk of recidivism. |
| Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s): |
ACCEPT and APPROVE the FY 2022-2023 Plan for the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Realignment Block Grant, as approved by the Contra Costa County DJJ Realignment Planning Subcommittee and as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer.
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| Fiscal Impact (if any): |
For the 2022-23 fiscal year, one hundred eighteen million three hundred thirty-nine thousand dollars ($118,339,000) shall be appropriated from the General Fund to provide appropriate rehabilitative and supervision services for the population specified.
For Contra Costa County, the amount is estimated to be $4,339,344.
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