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BSCC Awards $167M in Prop 47 Grants, Introduces New Board Members and In-Custody Death Review Director

October 4, 2024

SACRAMENTO (October 3, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Thursday awarded $167 million in grant funding to 27 government and community-based organizations to provide mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment, and diversion programs in local communities. The funding comes from Proposition 47, a 2014 voter-approved initiative that reduced the penalties for […]

BSCC Awards Second Round of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grants

July 11, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA – July 11, 2024 – The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) awarded $19.58 million in grant awards in the second round of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Grant Program. These grants will support 18 federally recognized Indian tribes in California in their efforts to address the crisis of […]

Notice of Proposed Action – Minimum Standards for Training and Local Detention Facilities

May 31, 2024

SACRAMENTO (May 31, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) hereby gives notice of the proposed regulatory action(s) described in this public notice. BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS TITLE 15, DIVISION 1, CHAPTER 1, SUBCHAPTERS 1 AND 4 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION […]

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 […]

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