DATE:
May 20, 2025
12
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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RECEIVE UPDATE ON THE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION WORK PLAN, APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE TO LEASE SPACE FOR A RESOURCE AND REENTRY HUB, AND AUTHORITY FOR FUTURE ATI-RELATED GRANTS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The Board of Supervisors (Board) initiated Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) on October 19, 2021 (3), directing data collection, analysis, best practice review, and stakeholder engagement to develop recommendations for County actions and investments in treatment and supportive services to reduce jail use for individuals who did not pose a public safety threat. Staff have returned periodically to the Board to provide updates on the ATI work plan received by the Board on May 23, 2023 (20). Since then, the Board directed the development of additional ATI actions related to transportation, care coordination and housing services for individuals released from County jails on December 10, 2024 (1).
ATI is a collaborative approach aimed at reducing justice involvement and jail use for people who do not pose a public safety threat through effective, equitable and accessible community-based supportive services, and systemic efforts to connect justice-involved individuals to the help they need. ATI programs are expected to reduce initial or future arrests and incarceration while increasing equity, health, and self-sufficiency. Partners in ATI include County and City of San Diego health and justice departments, the Office of Equity and Racial Justice, the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement, the Office of Evaluation, Performance, and Analytics, and community partners representing diverse perspectives.
Today's recommendations include receiving an update on the initial ATI work plan actions, evaluation and plans for new ATI actions, and authorizing a real estate search and lease negotiations for a Resource and Reentry Hub. Today's actions would also support identifying and leveraging grant f...
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