AC 3 JR
MEMBERS
Organizations
All of Us or None /
Legal Services for
Prisoners with Children
ACLU - Alameda County,
Paul Robeson Chapter
CAL-PEP
California Reentry Program
Communities United
for Restorative Youth
Justice (CURYJ)
East Bay Community
Law Center
Ella Baker Center
for Human Rights
Oakland Community
Organizations (OCO)
Oakland Private Industry
Council (PIC)
Pacific Institute
PUEBLO (People United for
A Better Life in Oakland)
Root & Rebound
Rubicon Programs
Timelist Group
UFCW Local 5 (United Food
and Commercial Workers Union)
Urban Strategies Council
Individuals
Alexandra Berliner
Micky Duxbury,
MFT
Charles Eddy
Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb
Yolanda Huang, ESQ
Edith Kinney
Meredith Minkler, DrPH, MPH
Ellouise Patton
Towanda Sherry
Celsa Snead,
ESQ
Isaac Taggart
Sheryl Walton
Steven Weiss,
ESQ and over 100 allies
(AC 3 JR)
approved at General Membership Meeting on June 27, 2013
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
The Alameda County Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform is composed of community-based and advocacy organizations and individuals committed to creating a fair and just public safety system based on effective practices that invest in our communities, our families, and our people. A fair and sustainable system minimizes criminalization and acknowledges that detention and incarceration impoverish our communities and harm public safety.
GOALS:
I. Reduce Incarceration in Alameda County
A.
With respect to juveniles, Alameda County shall:
1.
Stop the practice of charging juveniles as adults.
2.
Stop pretrial detention of juveniles through cross-system and community based alternatives and diversion.
3.
Fines and fees: no fees associated with incarceration (reports, phone calls, parking, expunge records, etc.) will be levied against juveniles or their guardians.
4.
Support and facilitate expunging and sealing juvenile records.
5.
Increase cross-systems coordination of service delivery and support.
6.
Restore due process for immigrant youth and end collaboration with ICE.
B.
With respect to adults, Alameda County shall:
1.
Expand pre-trial diversion and restorative justice programs.
2.
Expand pretrial release with evidence-based assessment programs. a.
More OR b.
More supervised pretrial release c.
Alternative forms of pretrial release d.
Lower bails and implement alternatives to bail
3.
Reduce Probation Terms to no more than three years.
4.
Restore due process for immigrant adults and end collaboration with ICE.
5.
Fines and fees: no fees associated with probation, reports, phone calls, etc. should be levied against incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals; reduce charges for commissary.
6.
Expand and support the Clean Slate Program.
II. Re-Invest Law Enforcement and Alameda County Funds into Community-
Based Solutions
Alameda County Shall:
A.
Do everything possible to reduce the total jail population. This includes putting a stop to the practice of housing inmates from other jurisdictions.
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B.
Provide access to pre-release planning, programs, education, and job skills development for those in custody.
C.
Dismantle barriers that prevent those returning from incarceration from accessing quality services and opportunities for success.
D.
Expand access to higher education, affordable housing, mental and medical healthcare, public transportation, and living wage work for individuals returning from incarceration.
E.
Ensure that individuals have access to pre and post-release screening and assistance applying for disabilityrelated benefits and services.
F.
Invest in training and employment for formerly incarcerated individuals, including the implementation of local hiring goals.
G.
Not undertake additional jail construction.
H.
Not authorize any expenditure or approve any outside grants or gifts for use in the militarization of law enforcement, for example, no drones.
III. Improve Implementation of AB109
Alameda County shall:
A.
Prohibit the use of 2013-14 AB109 funds to close county agencies’ budget gaps.
B.
Require the creation of line item budgets for all AB109 allocations and the line items should align with the goals and strategies adopted in the plan.
C.
Allocate at least 50% of 2013-14 AB109 funds to services provided by community-based organizations.
D.
Create the 2013-14 AB109 plan and allocations that align with the goals and strategies of AB 109 and Penal
Code §17.5 with a plan that incorporates all of the specifications of Penal Code 17.5, including:
1.
Acknowledges that building and operating more prisons to address community safety concerns are not sustainable, and will not result in improved public safety.
2.
Reinvest criminal justice resources to support community-based corrections programs and evidencebased and promising practices.
3.
In a timely manner, such as no later than June, 2013, so that service delivery can begin at the start of the fiscal year.
4.
In cooperation and dialogue with community based organizations.
5.
In a transparent manner.
IV. Increase Transparency and Accountability within Alameda County Budget and Decision-making Processes
A.
County funding shall be subject to full transparency and accountability through the use of detailed line-item budgets and measurable metrics.
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