Title
Report to the Legislature | California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Action Required)
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Summary
Penal Code section 1232 requires the Judicial Council to submit an annual comprehensive report to the Legislature on the implementation of the California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (Stats. 2009, ch. 608). The legislation seeks to alleviate state prison overcrowding by reducing the number of individuals on felony supervision who are sent there. The program is also designed to encourage county probation departments to use evidence-based supervision practices to accomplish these goals. The report includes information on the effectiveness of the act in alleviating state prison overcrowding as well as recommendations regarding allocations of state resources and oversight of the program by Judicial Council staff.
Recommendation
Judicial Council staff recommends that the Judicial Council, effective October 24, 2025, approve the Report on the California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009: Findings from the SB 678 Program (2025) and direct it be submitted to the California Legislature and the Governor.