Infographic – California’s Jails: A Revolving Door
Properly addressing mental health, housing and substance use needs would keep people from returning to jail.
Best Practices: Recommendations for Criminal Justice Behavioral Health Spending
Counties have flexibility in using public safety realignment funds to support behavioral health services in their communities. This flexibility allows counties to tailor local services but puts the burden of identifying and selecting the best available programs and practices on the counties.
Misaligned: California’s Local Public Safety Funding Doesn’t Meet Today’s Needs
A policy brief examining how California’s counties allocate state funding dedicated to reducing recidivism by funding evidence-based interventions, such as behavioral health services.