Public Safety and Offender Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 (AB 900) Implementation and Impact on County Mental

Health

Robin DezemberChief Deputy SecretaryHealth Care Operations

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

HISTORY OF AB 900

POPULATION PRESSURE IN CDCR CDCR DEMOGRAPHICS FOCUS ON REHABILITATION AND

REDUCTION OF RECIDIVISM ELEMENTS OF AB 900 – TWO PHASES

PRISON BED DEVELOPMENT AB 900 ADDS 53,000 NEW LOCAL JAIL

AND STATE PRISON BEDS AS FOLLOWS: 16,000 “IN-FILL” BEDS 16,000 REENTRY BEDS 13,000 JAIL BEDS 8,000 MEDICAL/MENTAL HEALTH BEDS 8,000 OUT OF STATE BEDS (TEMPORARY)

AB 900 Phase I Requirements: 4,000 infill beds under construction

First 4,000 infill beds provide rehabilitation services

2,000 reentry beds are under construction

2,000 substance abuse treatment slots established with community aftercare

TWO STRIKE TEAMS

FOCUS ON BED PLANNING

FOCUS ON REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS

PAROLE REFORM NON-SERIOUS/NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS

WITH NO HISTORY OF VIOLENCE OR SEX OFFENSES, WHO HAVE 12 MONTHS CLEAN TIME WILL BE DISCHARGED FROM PAROLE.

IMPACT ON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH

FEMALE OFFENDERS GENDER-SPECIFIC TREATMENT

THE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT 4,500 BEDS FOR LOW-LEVEL FEMALE OFFENDERS IN COMMUNITY REENTRY CENTERS STATEWIDE.

JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM

$23 MILLION AVAILABLE TO COUNTIES IN BLOCK GRANTS

AB 900 Phase I Accomplishments: Prison drug treatment slots have averaged

at least 75 percent participation over previous six months

Reception center assessment has been operational for more than six months

Prison-to-Employment Plan

AB 900 Phase I Accomplishments:

The California Rehabilitation Oversight Board (C-ROB) has been operational for one year (meet quarterly), and is regularly reviewing CDCR’s programs

AB 900 Phase I Accomplishments:

75 percent of CDCR management slots have been filled for six months

Full-time inmate participation in academic and vocational programs has increased by 10 percent from April 1, 2007

California Logic Model

California Logic Model

California Logic Model

California Logic Model

AB 900 NEXT STEPS CHOOSING EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS BUILDING COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY

FACILITIES ASSESSMENT OF ADULT INMATE NEEDS

FROM RECEPTION CENTER TO PAROLE OUT-OF-STATE PROGRAMS PRISON MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

BEDS CONTINUAL SEARCH FOR BEST PRACTICES

IMPACT ON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN RE-ENTRY

FACILITIES

RECOVERY-BASED APPROACHES

LINKAGE FROM RE-ENTRY TO PAROLE SERVICES

LINKAGE FROM PAROLE SERVICES TO AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES

IMPACT ON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH continued NOT ALL INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS

WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WILL BE RELEASED FROM RE-ENTRY FACILITIES

BENEFITS WORKERS IN 18 PRISONS IN THE NEXT MONTH AND ALL PRISONS IN THE NEXT YEAR