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Captain Rita Roland, Elmwood Division commander, told the committee the county aims to count individuals who leave custody “out the front door or to the street” and that the sheriff’s data show a six‑year dataset of releases totaling 103,725. Roland said most releases occur during the day, but late‑night releases (defined in the presentation as releases between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.) remain substantial and the county has a higher rate of late‑night releases compared with peer counties.

County staff identified three structural contributors to the county’s late‑night releases: an older paper‑based minute and jail‑management workflow that slows processing; extended bail and pretrial service activity that can occur late into the night; and staffing constraints in release processing. Roland cited a March 2024 to 2024 comparison showing rising release counts and noted that San Francisco, Los Angeles and some other counties maintain voluntary delayed‑release programs that allow people to request to be released during daytime hours; staff said uptake of voluntary delayed release is low in counties that offer it.

Community partners and people with lived experience told the committee that late‑night release without transport or a confirmed place to sleep increases safety risks and can spur recidivism. Mark Ashford, acting chair of the Lived Experience Advisory Board, urged including lived‑experience members in policy design and in choosing what data the county collects. Brett Bymaster of Healing Grove Health Center described a recent case in which a person walked several miles at night, bleeding through his shoes, after a late‑night release; Bymaster said a CalAIM‑funded enhanced care management pathway could fund rides and short‑term hotel stays if administrative hurdles to Medi‑Cal and CalAIM enrollment are resolved.

Participants discussed short‑term options already in place: Mission Street Recovery Station operates an overnight pilot to accept people released between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., the county provides taxi vouchers and bus tokens in some cases, reentry staff and rehabilitation officers make direct referrals and faith‑based partners operate resource tables in the Elmwood lobby during evening hours. Staff also noted a plan to launch a modern jail‑management system in September, which they said should speed processing.

Requested next steps: Supervisors and partners asked county staff to explore practical, near‑term options including a transportation contract (the sheriff noted Riverside County has contracted with ride‑share services for releases), motel/hotel voucher processes near Elmwood, and ways to ensure reentry staff receive timely notice of imminent releases. Committee members also requested off‑agenda clarification about assessment processes used by behavioral‑health partners and about CalAIM enrollment timing and eligibility for people in custody.

Vote and closing: The committee voted to receive the study session report. Members asked staff to return with follow‑up information — including a possible study of a transportation contract and options for short‑term housing — and to clarify how case assessments and enrollment in CalAIM‑funded supports can be aligned with release timing.

Ending: Committee members and community partners framed the issue as operational and solvable: staff said modernized systems, better pre‑release coordination and targeted partnerships for rides and short‑term lodging could reduce late‑night street releases pending larger facility and policy changes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County of Santa Clara Public Safety and Justice Committee March 13 , 2025 10:00 A.M.","oneSentenceSummary","A committee study session on March 13 examined late‑night releases from county jails and identified bottlenecks — paper‑based processes, limited release‑processing staffing, and gaps in transportation and immediate housing — that can leave individuals released overnight without safe options; members asked staff to study models and report back.","taxTitle","Santa Clara County, California","taxId",2855,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636509,"DA: Violent crime rose in Santa Clara County in 2023; early 2024 data show declines in some categories",3045,3043000,6088000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609454-305ac78ecf47366815b2bcf2c4b627d2&start=3043&end=6088","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609454-305ac78ecf47366815b2bcf2c4b627d2/thumbnail_3043000.jpg","/articles/6636509/Santa-Clara-County/California/DA-Violent-crime-rose-in-Santa-Clara-County-in-2023-early-2024-data-show-declines-in-some-categories","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636509-12323b134aac34fbc5b9772e59ceaf3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771038691&Signature=W~9mD0FP9OdHeFSbwatAcsCYEyRB6N78Gmq8f5doilu96NLlX6W2b7smyhNrYsQRXWVf~ax8mBiQVsx3Ybyic3zs5ohEp2VOVCBV3VSspAsvXEUh4LQG9Yd3MOzYMRtki0YtJzfE-2IjS5NgghqHriwSwA2AbEK6Cn~4IccuNpIzABmZS13FzCNuIAjrsuk3F3Pn1WVy3POK7qCI-nrxBfJJ9ljgjBTwFXmAeyX6YaPOOSgtMEoFGUw8bIji5duRnFoIJ9vpMf7880PHIZsfiWsYItL1pS24hGhihL25U-fIYli9dJbGqbByFY8AuijhdnXNMNJeJPgTsNxwVMUzWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Santa Clara County’s district attorney’s office told the Public Safety and Justice Committee on March 13 that violent crime rose in 2023 and that early indicators for 2024 show some declines in major categories.

Assistant District Attorney James Gibbon Shapiro summarized the county’s 2023 crime report, saying the largest increases were in aggravated assaults, domestic violence and crimes against children. Shapiro noted the county’s Children’s Advocacy Center recorded 58% more forensic medical exams for children in 2023 compared with prior reporting.

At the same time, Shapiro said preliminary data paint a different picture for 2024. The FBI’s early data for the first half of 2024 shows declines across major categories in a sample of 40 U.S. cities, and local San Jose Police Department data comparing the last nine months of 2023 with the last nine months of 2024 showed decreases in aggravated assault and other violent categories. Those declines corresponded with a drop in the jail population: county jail occupancy fell about 10.7% from December 2023 through early 2024, with daily population numbers cited at roughly 2,700–2,800 in March 2024 and near 2,710 when reported during the meeting.

Domestic violence remains a concern. Shapiro said reported domestic‑violence calls to law‑enforcement agencies have risen steadily since about 2013; the DA’s office reported about 7,313 domestic‑violence calls in 2023 and 7,618 in 2024, and warned the rise could reflect either more reporting, increased perpetration or both.

Supervisor Lee asked for an off‑agenda report detailing the crime strategies unit’s planned methods to identify priority firearms offenders and to target gun crimes; the district attorney’s office agreed to provide that detail.

Ending: The committee voted to receive the crime report; members asked for more detailed strategy information and noted the importance of continued monitoring of domestic‑violence trends and gang‑related retaliatory violence reported early in 2025.","The county district attorney reported that violent crime — driven by aggravated assaults, domestic violence and crimes against children — increased in 2023, while early 2024 indicators and local police data suggest drops in several major categories and a corresponding decline in jail population.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636514,"Santa Clara County’s mental‑health arraignment pilot shortens time to treatment, officials say",2354,2679000,5033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609454-305ac78ecf47366815b2bcf2c4b627d2&start=2679&end=5033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609454-305ac78ecf47366815b2bcf2c4b627d2/thumbnail_2679000.jpg","/articles/6636514/Santa-Clara-County/California/Santa-Clara-Countys-mentalhealth-arraignment-pilot-shortens-time-to-treatment-officials-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636514-39e1ab8c194fb3e642c526aea68b4287/orig.mp4?Expires=1771038691&Signature=lL65V6mHvmC1iSI5ziVEunH5fkFF-i67pL4qtjQF4YpSIFQJwpQfCfgiTbJQxvKlUPLnId-0AnO727tPzbx5kgHCcqQcsf8upZzBWiMXbJYndC7zzcEq~25-vdWKJqoF3y1RC4skW8x4VuPuRj82P1w~72852Y3c4Y9tCXnv0K1u1m1cpIGsi-T1vifGZdPab0BIp2XYYafeCCBBwGJnx1rIIB98x9rPhAt0K6kDWchGGKB3pcLpU38AHAcjowhMTaRxrlVXorOKYs3SrpkPSAOawT2G-peEc~tBBcvsn16r6khn0bSFh~6tgMbvLCp3NpDBPdcJ6mUO750mtYdFbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Santa Clara County officials on March 13 described a pilot program that holds a specialized mental‑health arraignment calendar and brings prosecutors, defense attorneys, behavioral‑health providers and other stakeholders together early to develop individualized release and treatment plans.

Bringing the right people together earlier is the point of the pilot. “This collaboration — information sharing and multi‑agency case conferencing — is at the highest level and at the earliest stage than we've ever seen in this county,” said Brandon Cabrera of the district attorney’s office during the committee presentation.

The pilot began Oct. 18, 2024, and is held weekly on Friday afternoons, staff said. According to program leads, the calendar has served 23 clients across about 40 criminal dockets; the team reported meaningful reductions in time from arraignment to treatment or case resolution compared with historical timelines. Program staff and data presented to the committee said participants moved to programming and treatment within two to six weeks after appearing on the mental‑health arraignment calendar in many cases.

Program outcomes summarized by staff included reductions in average timelines of several months depending on case type: a reduction of more than five months for conservatorship cases, around three months for cases resolved after restoration to competency, and more than six months for mental‑health diversion cases. Neda (program lead, public defender’s office) said early identification of candidates comes from multiple sources, including arresting agencies and the county’s MCAT unit, which has been an important referral source.

Several judges, defense counsel and other system partners praised the pilot during the committee’s discussion, calling it a potential template for expanding early intervention. Alternate Public Defender Sylvia Press McDonald called it “an expressway for education that otherwise does not exist,” noting the program requires coordination and resources to scale.

Concerns and resource questions: A number of speakers, including a trial judge and county administrators, said scaling the pilot will require additional housing, treatment capacity and staff resources. County officials cautioned that some fiscal analyses may show increased short‑term costs if outpatient and housing services must be expanded while certain custody staffing levels remain in place.

Committee action: The committee voted to receive the report. Members asked administration, justice partners and behavioral‑health leaders to continue refining referral pathways and to report back on system capacity and any analyses that could inform budget decisions.

Ending: Presenters and committee members said the early results support expansion of coordinated pre‑arraignment efforts, while noting the need to align housing and behavioral‑health capacity before large‑scale expansion.","County prosecutors, public defenders and court partners described a pre‑arraignment, multi‑agency mental‑health calendar that has expedited treatment referrals and reduced time to disposition for participants, based on a pilot launched Oct. 18, 2024.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636519,"Supervisors accept update on jail transformation; ask for timeline on facility assessment",1355,1220000,2575000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2609454-305ac78ecf47366815b2bcf2c4b627d2&start=1220&end=2575","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2609454-305ac78ecf47366815b2bcf2c4b627d2/thumbnail_1220000.jpg","/articles/6636519/Santa-Clara-County/California/Supervisors-accept-update-on-jail-transformation-ask-for-timeline-on-facility-assessment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636519-ceef7b510624e903265a1122492dbc66/orig.mp4?Expires=1771038691&Signature=ZcmbDj9awabm0tTSjN3d2oKtLBuy1yhSCh7INAnUHIb38SsFp6KmpVXcY4Fjt91qOE~idqH65cjl9Kt6My6omHChj5EtKZjYeGr4jqaM0~yROq8~Dw4gX1P37D0Z9IN3D4Fj9yYBm~CWI2Qy3J6YaJdN0paNgMuf6r2hKtwPPHu5~8rO5IjsiW82O5-SPmMhfj196STTc1myxQ5wQ2-jFHe-Yd78HEAwW~EaN9Xml48KzEskLvg5AjMkFHvA1rsx87yaRmIn8XRm5O0metDVgO1hpasBEKaz5H4aETx6C90Qg2OuC3mu-HdBHndGYemfOf8V9oM1jxUCOUz~fkD3DQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety and Justice Committee on March 13 received an update on Santa Clara County’s jail transformation process and asked county staff to provide a clearer timeline for the next steps at the full Board of Supervisors meeting on April 8.

Deputy County Executive Consuelo Hernandez told the committee the county is negotiating a contract with a vendor to perform a comprehensive facility condition assessment and expects to bring a recommendation to the full board on April 8. Hernandez said the county is shifting to a two‑phase community engagement approach that will first focus on “rebuilding trust with the community” and on transparency about what the technical assessment will examine, then broaden to a larger jail‑reform conversation.

Why it matters: Supervisors and sheriff’s office leaders said facility conditions at Main Jail North and Elmwood pose safety and operational challenges. The assessment will define what short‑term repairs and longer‑term planning are needed; committee members said they want concrete timelines so planning and potential construction do not stall.

Supervisor Lee pressed for firmer dates and asked that timeline options be included in the April report. “One thing I’ve learned in my life is that when there’s no deadlines, nothing really gets done,” Lee said during the discussion, urging staff to identify areas that can be expedited.

Sheriff Johnson described the urgency from an operations perspective, saying custody staff face “tremendous challenges in trying to provide the services” required for incarcerated people in facilities not designed for current needs. “Preferably it’d be great if we could have that behind us within the next 12 months so we can start moving forward and planning for what we need to do in the future,” the sheriff said.

County administration acknowledged the tension between moving quickly and ensuring meaningful public engagement. Officials said one objective of the contract negotiations is to build reporting junctures into the vendor’s timeline so the county can report progress to the committee and board as work proceeds.

What staff will do next: County staff told the committee they will present a draft work plan for the first phase of engagement by month’s end and provide a facility‑assessment timeline and an outline of how the technical work will connect to community engagement at the April 8 board meeting. The committee supported returning on April 8 to consider further direction after reviewing the draft schedule.

Vote and next steps: The committee voted to receive the report and wait until the April 8 board meeting for further direction. The March 13 committee discussion also included references to prior, decades‑long planning efforts and a canceled project that earlier boards had considered; several members emphasized the need to finish planning and to learn from other jurisdictions’ models.

Ending: County staff, the sheriff’s office and committee members agreed on the need to keep the process moving while improving transparency; the committee asked administration to return with a draft timeline and clearer milestones at the April 8 meeting for board consideration.","The Public Safety and Justice Committee accepted an update on Santa Clara County’s jail transformation work March 13, endorsing continued vendor negotiations for a facility condition assessment and asking staff to return to the full Board on April 8 with a clearer timeline and community engagement plan.","actionData","errors"]

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