Rules Committee backs 5‑year extension for Reentry Council, citing continued coordination role

Oct 24, 2018

The committee voted to send an ordinance extending the Reentry Council’s sunset date to June 1, 2024 with a positive recommendation after sponsor and community testimony emphasized the council’s role coordinating services for people leaving jail and juvenile placements.

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Supervisor Sandra Fewer’s office sponsored an ordinance to extend the Reentry Council’s sunset date by five years, to June 1, 2024, and require biennial reports. Ian Fragosi, legislative aide, described the council’s role coordinating local efforts for adults exiting San Francisco County Jail, juvenile justice placements, state Department of Corrections, and federal facilities, and noted that the council brings together law enforcement, city departments, community advocates and formerly incarcerated people.

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