DATE:
February 28, 2023
19
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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RECEIVE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT: DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY, IMPROVING AND EXPANDING REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT AND SERVICES, AND ADVANCING EQUITY THROUGH ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On October 19, 2021 (3), the Board of Supervisors (Board) directed a series of actions intended to enhance public safety, advance equity, and reduce incarceration of people who do not pose a public safety threat by providing community-based rehabilitative services and supports in lieu of custody. The Board direction came approximately 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, when policies restricting charges eligible for jail booking and other public health-related justice system changes lowered jail populations and reduced the number of people entering jail from the community. In this context, the Board directed the development of recommendations for community-based services that could be funded and added over time to create permanent alternatives to incarceration. The Board's direction identified certain actions to be led by an independent contracted consultant, including extensive data analysis, community outreach, and best practice research to be reflected in a series of reports. Today's recommendation is to receive the fourth report, the Draft Comprehensive Report, by the independent consultant, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), and receive a presentation on the report and other activities related to the "Alternatives to Incarceration" project.
The Draft Comprehensive Report provides findings about individuals not booked for nine misdemeanor drug, alcohol, or public misconduct charges during the pandemic, and their contacts with law enforcement for the same types of conduct before and after changes to COVID-19 jail booking criteria. An Alternatives to Incarceration Work Group (Work Group) composed of public agency partners agreed...
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