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Welcome to the newsroom. This page includes articles about promising practices underway in the counties, press releases and announcements about the BSCC, and archived press materials released by the BSCC since 2013.
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Latest News
BSCC to Make $152 Million in Proposition 47 Grant Funding Available to Public Agencies
April 11, 2024
SACRAMENTO (April 11, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) today approved the release of $152 million through a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the fourth round of the Proposition 47 (Prop 47) Grant. Prop 47 was a voter-approved initiative on the November 2014 ballot that reduced from felonies to misdemeanors specified Read More »
BSCC Awards $17 Million in Grants to Fund County Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs, Including Medication-Assisted Treatment
April 11, 2024
SACRAMENTO (April 11, 2024) -- The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) today awarded $17 million through two separate grant programs to fund local governments in the development and implementation of evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and aftercare services for people housed in local detention facilities and under criminal justice supervision. The Medication-Assisted Read More »
Proposition 47 Grant Program Evaluation Shows Recidivism Cut
February 15, 2024
SACRAMENTO (February 15, 2024) – A comprehensive evaluation of the Board of State and Community Corrections’ Proposition 47 grant program suggests participants who received services made available by the 2014 voter-approved initiative are substantially less likely to recidivate compared to those traditionally incarcerated in California. The evaluation of the second cohort of grantees — public Read More »
BSCC Set to Release RFP to Address Gun Violence
February 15, 2024
SACRAMENTO (February 15, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections approved the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP). The funding comes to BSCC through the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Eligible applicants are California cities and counties. With Byrne SCIP funding, BSCC Read More »
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