Report 2020-102 Recommendation 21 Responses

Report 2020-102: Public Safety Realignment: Weak State and County Oversight Does Not Ensure That Funds Are Spent Effectively (Release Date: March 2021)

Recommendation #21 To: State and Community Corrections, Board of

To ensure that the county Partnership Committees report consistent and complete, and comparable information regarding their public safety realignment funding and activities, by September 2021 the Corrections Board should develop definitions for terms its asks counties to report on, including assault on staff and inmate risk level.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From March 2024

The BSCC has updated the definition of assault on staff in the Jail Profile Survey, as of 4/28/21. We do not intend to define inmate risk levels, as this responsibility resides with the county.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending

We look forward to reviewing the Corrections Board's progress toward defining key terms that it asks counties to report on, such as "mental health cases" and "Public Safety Realignment funding," as part of its next annual response.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From September 2023

The BSCC has updated the definition of assault on staff in the Jail Profile Survey, as of 4/28/21. We do not intend to define inmate risk levels, as the responsibility for determining inmate risk levels resides with the county.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending

We look forward to reviewing the Corrections Board's progress toward defining key terms that it asks counties to report on, such as "mental health cases" and "Public Safety Realignment funding," as part of its next annual response.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From March 2023

The BSCC has updated the definition of assault on staff in the Jail Profile Survey, as of 4/28/21. We do not intend to define inmate risk levels, as this responsibility resides with the county

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending

We look forward to reviewing the Corrections Board's progress toward defining key terms that it asks counties to report on, such as "mental health cases" and "Public Safety Realignment funding," as part of its next annual response.

1-Year Agency Response

The BSCC has updated the definition of assault on staff in the Jail Profile Survey, as of 4/28/21. We do not intend to define inmate risk levels, as this responsibility resides with the county.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending

We look forward to reviewing the Corrections Board's progress toward defining key terms that it asks counties to report on, such as "mental health cases" and "Public Safety Realignment funding," as part of its next annual response.

6-Month Agency Response

The BSCC has updated the definition of assault on staff in the Jail Profile Survey, as of 4/28/21. We do not intend to define inmate risk levels, as this responsibility resides with the county.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

We look forward to reviewing the Corrections Board's progress toward defining key terms that it asks counties to report on, such as "mental health cases" and "Public Safety Realignment funding," as part of its 1-year response.

60-Day Agency Response

The BSCC has updated the definition of assault on staff in the Jail Profile Survey, as of 4/28/21. We do not intend to define inmate risk levels, as this responsibility resides with the county.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented

We look forward to reviewing the Corrections Board's progress toward defining key terms that it asks counties to report on, such as "mental health cases" and "Public Safety Realignment funding," as part of its six month response.

All Recommendations in 2020-102

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.