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C. 30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	June 2, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Work Release Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/02/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sandra Brown 925-335-1553

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 2, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute contracts with the following agencies for County's placement of participants in the Sheriff's Custody Work Release Program for the term July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022: City of Antioch, City of Brentwood, City of Clayton, City of Concord, Town of Danville, East Bay Regional Park District, City of Hercules, Town of Moraga, City of Pittsburg, City of San Pablo and Contra Costa County Public Works Department.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Cost of housing inmates in custody is reduced. Historically, some program fees were collected from individual, based on their ability to pay. Program fees are currently suspended due to a moratorium placed on certain fees by the Board of Supervisors.

BACKGROUND:

Since the early 1980s, work alternative or work-for-credit programs have been utilized in county jails to provide work experience, inmate rehabilitation, and community restitution for the societal costs of criminal activity. Specifically, Penal Code section 4024.2 provides for a work release program, which our County has operated since 1983. Inmates accepted into the program provide public service labor at no cost to the County while relieving housing costs associated with incarceration. Assigned inmates report to work sites, perform tasks that might not otherwise be funded, and satisfy court judgments.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The consequence of a negative action on this request would reduce the number of approved work sites by approximately 75 percent.