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PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE - SPECIAL MEETING
Meeting Date: 09/30/2019  
Subject:    COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP VICTIMS' REPRESENTATIVE
Submitted For: David Twa
Department: County Administrator  
Referral No.: N/A  
Referral Name: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PARTNERSHIP VICTIMS' REPRESENTATIVE
Presenter: Paul Reyes, (925)335-1096 Contact: Paul Reyes, (925)335-1096
Information
Referral History:
The California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 109 (Chapter 15, Statutes of 2011), which transferred responsibility for supervising certain lower-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to counties. Assembly Bill 109 (AB109) took effect on October 1, 2011 and realigned three major areas of the criminal justice system. On a prospective basis, the legislation:

• Transferred the location of incarceration for lower-level offenders (specified nonviolent,
non-serious, non-sex offenders) from state prison to local county jail and provides for an expanded role for post-release supervision for these offenders;

• Transferred responsibility for post-release supervision of lower-level offenders (those released from prison after having served a sentence for a non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offense) from the state to the county level by creating a new category of supervision called Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS);

• Transferred the custody responsibility for parole and PRCS revocations to local jail, administered by county sheriffs

AB109 also created an Executive Committee of the local Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) and tasked it with recommending a Realignment Plan (Plan) to the county Board of Supervisors for implementation of the criminal justice realignment. The Community Corrections Partnership is identified in statute as the following:

Community Corrections Partnership
  1. Chief Probation Officer (Chair)
  2. Presiding Judge (or designee)
  3. County supervisor, CAO, or a designee of the BOS
  4. District Attorney
  5. Public Defender
  6. Sheriff
  7. Chief of Police
  8. Head of the County department of social services
  9. Head of the County department of mental health
  10. Head of the County department of employment
  11. Head of the County alcohol and substance abuse programs
  12. Head of the County Office of Education
  13. CBO representative with experience in rehabilitative services for criminal offenders
  14. Victims’ representative

Later in 2011, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 117 (Chapter 39, Statutes of 2011), which served as “clean up” legislation to AB109. Assembly Bill 117 (AB117) changed, among other things, the composition of the local CCP-Executive Committee. The CCP-Executive Committee is currently identified in statute as the following:

Community Corrections Partnership-Executive Committee
  1. Chief Probation Officer (Chair)
  2. Presiding Judge (or designee)
  3. District Attorney
  4. Public Defender
  5. Sheriff
  6. A Chief of Police
  7. The head of either the County department of social services, mental health, or alcohol and drug services (as designated by the board of supervisors)

Although AB109 and AB117 collectively place the majority of initial planning activities for Realignment on the local CCP, it is important to note that neither piece of legislation cedes powers vested in a county Board of Supervisors’ oversight of and purview over how AB109 funding is spent. Once the Plan is adopted, the Board of Supervisors may choose to implement that Plan in any manner it may wish.

The current CCP and CCP-Executive Committee membership is included as Attachment A.
Referral Update:
There is a seat vacant for a victims’ representative. Staff recommends either of the following recruitment schedules to fill this vacancy on the CCP:

10-Week Application Period:
  • October 11, 2019: issue press release and conduct outreach
  • Dec. 20, 2019: Application Deadline
  • Jan. 6, 2020: PPC Meeting Interviews
  • Jan. 21, 2020: Board of Supervisors' consideration of PPC nominations

6-Week Application Period:
  • October 11: issue press release and conduct outreach
  • November 22: Application Deadline
  • December 2: PPC Meeting Interviews
  • December 17: Board of Supervisors' consideration of PPC nominations

This appointment, once made by the BOS, will be effective through December 31, 2020.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
PROVIDE direction to staff regarding the recruitment process for a victims’ representative seat on the Contra Costa County Community Corrections Partnership (CCP).
Fiscal Impact (if any):
No fiscal impact.
Attachments
Attachment A - CY2019 CCP Membership

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