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System partners report case counts, probation institutions data and new BHRS hires
Summary
System partners reported assignment and institution counts, staffing additions and reentry updates: Private Defender Program handled case assignments and Miranda consultations; probation reported 25 youth in institutions and 364 under court/diversion; BHRS said it has hired clinicians and is finalizing an AOD case manager position funded with probation support.
At the January 27 meeting the commission heard reports from system partners including the Private Defender Program, the Probation Department, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) and community reentry organizations.
Ron Reyes of the Private Defender Program reported assignment and outreach figures for two periods (Nov. 19–Dec. 24 and Dec. 25–Jan. 27). For the earlier period the office assigned 39 cases (nine detentions, seven alleging 707(b) offenses among detentions, and 25 out‑of‑custody arraignments); the office handled 16 Miranda consultation calls from police agencies. For Dec. 25–Jan. 27 the office assigned 82 cases (five detentions, two with 707(b) allegations among detentions) and received 13 police Miranda consultation calls; ages ranged from under 15 up through 17 in the consultations, and most youth received Miranda advisals.
Probation data presented by assistant deputy chief Nora Killam (institutions/supervision) showed 25 youth in institutions during the period cited (23 male, two female), five youth in the secure track program, and a juvenile division total of 364 youth in court and diversion (175 in court/diversion and 189 under supervision). Nine youth were on electronic monitoring; two were from outside the county. Racial breakdown of those in institutions was given in the presentation.
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services reported staffing progress: BHRS said it has hired two full‑time bilingual, bicultural clinicians and is recruiting for a third vacancy. Probation assisted in funding an alcohol and other drugs (AOD) case manager position; BHRS and probation are finalizing an MOU and will post for that position. BHRS also noted early planning for CalAIM implementation and prerelease/postrelease case planning within juvenile hall.
Community providers gave updates: Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) and related reentry case managers said they support employment, education and policy fellowship opportunities for engaged youth and are expanding reentry offerings; one reentry client reported completing course work and another had attained employment.
Public commenters raised concerns about rising recidivism trends and asked how probation will respond; the commission said it would follow up with probation staff for clarifications. The commission had no probation representative present for some parts of the meeting but said probation later provided some data.
The commission called for follow‑up as needed on missing or delayed data and thanked partners for the updates.
