ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM (ACCJR) BLOG
Oakland and Alameda County both face challenges and opportunities to make our communities safer and reduce the levels of violence. Three important areas for change include reentry, violence prevention...
View ArticleAbout the Alameda County Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
Over the past several months, a number of organizations interested in criminal justice reform in the county and concerned about the progress in implementing AB109, decided to meet to discuss the status...
View ArticleBoard of Supervisors Postpones Action on AB109 Allocations; Upcoming meetings
Coalition and Board Actions Last week the Board of Supervisors’ agenda contained items requesting Board action on the allocation of year two AB109 funds at its meeting on November 20, 2012. The Alameda...
View ArticleDid Board of Supervisors Appoint LaDonna Harris as Permanent Chief Probation...
I must admit I am confused about whether or not the Board of Supervisors has appointed LaDonna Harris as the permanent Chief Probation Officer for the County. According to a memorandum sent to...
View ArticleWhere is the second year Alameda County AB109 Criminal Justice Realignment Plan?
It is now December 1, 2012, the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year, and Alameda County has not approved its plan and budget for the second year of criminal justice realignment under AB109....
View ArticleGuest Post by David Muhammad-Prison Realignment:Some Successes, Some Lost...
One year into the sweeping criminal justice changes in California created by AB 109, known as Realignment, there are successes and failures, but more than anything else, there is significant unrealized...
View ArticleUpdate on Alameda County AB109 Implementation Plan and Budget Allocations
I wanted to take an opportunity as we proceed into the holiday season to provide some quick updates folks regarding criminal justice reform efforts in Alameda County, especially the county’s efforts at...
View ArticleCRIMINAL JUSTICE COALITION’S AB109 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF...
ALAMEDA COUNTY COALITION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM 1720 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 510- 893-2404 January 7, 2013 Board of Supervisors Alameda County County of Alameda Administration Building 1221...
View ArticlePARTIAL VICTORY IN AB109 ALLOCATIONS AND POLICY
At their January 8, 2013 meeting, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors took action on the recommended “guiding goals” and allocations of AB109 for the 2012-13 fiscal year. The advocacy efforts of...
View ArticleRecent urban crime increases are not linked to Realignment
This post is reprinted with the kind permission of the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice (http://cjcj.org/) San Francisco, CA: Since California’s Public Safety Realignment (AB109) was...
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