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Feature - March 28, 2016

Proposition 47 in the Courts: Workload Impacts

California superior courts received more than 200,000 petitions for resentencing or applications for reclassification during the first 13 months after voters approved Proposition 47.
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Judicial Council Staff Report: Prop 47 First Year Impacts
Prop 47 Filings: Detailed Data
More About Prop 47
Criminal Justice Reform

Feature - April 29, 2016

Chief Justice to Create Judicial Council Budget Committee

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye this week called for the creation of a Judicial Council Budget Committee to review recommendations on statewide budget changes, the use of statewide reserves, and proposals for grant funding for judicial branch ...
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Feature - May 13, 2016

Chief Justice’s Statement on Governor’s May Revised Budget

Following the release of Governor Brown's May Revision, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye stated: "I’m pleased to see that the Governor’s budget is consistent with his original proposal in January—one that emphasizes the need for ongoing and new...
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About Judicial Branch Funding
Judicial Branch Legislative and Budget Priorities
Fact Check: Judicial Branch Budget Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Budget
Chief Justice

Feature - May 18, 2016

Drug Courts Evolve to Repair Lives; Reduce Recidivism

Roughly 206 drug courts serve residents in 53 of California’s 58 counties. By helping people with substance abuse issues repair their lives, drug courts divert those who could otherwise cycle repeatedly through the criminal justice system.
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Drug Courts
Collaborative Justice Courts
Collaborative Courts FactSheet
California Drug Court Cost Analysis Study
Collaborative Courts
Monterey
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Orange County Superior Court Judge Wendy Lindley (ret.) oversees the special treatment court just for combat veterans. ​Photo Credit: Megan McCloskey | Stars & Stripes (stripes.com)

Feature - June 15, 2016

Reentry Courts Focus on Parolees at Highest Risk

With California’s growing focus on criminal justice reform comes expanding use of reentry courts as an alternative to cycles of re-incarceration. Reentry courts, a type of collaborative justice court for individuals released from jail or prison, offer...
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Reentry Courts
Parolee Reentry Court Program Evaluation
Reentry Court Roundtable Materials
Collaborative Courts
Criminal Justice Reform

News Release - July 29, 2016

Trial Court Funding Allocations Approved

SAN FRANCISCO—At its public meeting on July 29, the Judicial Council approved funding allocations for general court operations and specific costs of the trial courts for fiscal year 2016-17.
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Meeting agenda, reports, video
Inyo County Superior Court Report by Liaison Judge Dalila Lyons
Santa Clara Superior Court Report by Liaison Justice James Humes
Judicial Council
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News Release - August 25, 2016

Judicial Council Approves Process for Awarding $25 Million for Court Innovations

At its meeting today, the Judicial Council adopted a process to award $25 million in grant funding to promote innovative and efficient programs in the courts.
Related:
Aug 25 Council Meeting Webpage
Judicial Council
Technology
Budget
Innovations
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The council receives information about the court innovation grant program included in the Budget Act of 2016.

News Release - September 21, 2016

Judicial Council Receives Grant to Study Ability to Pay Fines and Fees

The Judicial Council of California has been awarded $488,000 by the U.S. Department of Justice to study and identify issues related to defendants’ inability to pay fines and fees. The grant would include the development of an ability-to-pay...
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Council Adopts Rule on Contesting Traffic Infractions
Department of Justice News Release
Administrative Director Named to National Task Force: Fines, Fees, and Bail
Fines And Fees
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Snapshot of the DOJ Press Release announcing grant

Feature - October 12, 2016

Ending Debtors' Prison

In a recent policy paper the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) recommend policies and practices that courts can adopt to reduce the negative impact that fines and fees have on those unable to pay.
Related:
The End of Debtors’ Prisons: Effective Court Policies for Successful Compliance…
Administrative Director Martin Hoshino
Conference of State Court Administrators
Fines And Fees

Feature - November 1, 2016

Video Release: Chief Justice Names Pretrial Work Group

Video with captions: Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye announces charge and members of the Pretrial Work Group.
Chief Justice
Pretrial

Feature - January 9, 2017

Chief Justice's Statement on Governor's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2017-18

 Chief Justice releases statement on Governor's budget proposal.
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Budget & Finance
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye
Trial Courts Budget Process
Chief Justice
Budget
Legislation

News Release - January 19, 2017

Council Hears That Pretrial Risk Assessment Can Lower Rate of Defendants’ Pretrial Misconduct

At its public meeting on January 19, Judicial Council members heard a report that the use of evidence-based practices in pretrial risk assessment can reduce misconduct and failure to appear rates for criminal defendants.
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Judicial Council
Calif. Judges Wowed by Tool to Assess Criminal Defendants
Meeting archive (video)
Judicial Council
Criminal Justice Reform
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Keeping Kids in School steering committee chairs, Judge Stacy Boulware Eurie (left) and Judge Donna Groman, present on the connections between trauma, truancy and school discipline practices for court-involved youth. Watch here. Slides are available here.

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