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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 CELEBRATES HISTORIC MILESTONE IN COMBATING ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT
April 23, 2025
SACRAMENTO (April 23, 2025) – Today, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) released the first annual report for the Organized Retail Theft (ORT) Grant Program, marking the significant accomplishments of the law enforcement community in battling organized retail theft with 18,382 arrests and 14,133 referrals for prosecution in the first year of the grant, Read More »
BSCC Releases $127 Million to Support Mental Health Services, Substance-Use Treatment
April 10, 2025
SACRAMENTO (April 10, 2025) – Continuing to fund mental health services, substance-use disorder treatment and diversion programs in local communities, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) today released $127 million in grant funding for public agencies and community-based organizations. Funding is available through savings generated by the voter-approved Proposition 47, which reduced penalties Read More »
BSCC Strategic Plan – Seeking Public Comment
February 19, 2025
The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is seeking public comment on the draft 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives. The BSCC Board approved the development of a new strategic plan in October 2024. A new strategic plan was deemed necessary to reflect the significant policy and organization changes impacting the BSCC, including: Two Read More »
BSCC RELEASES $103 MILLION TO FUND PROVEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES
February 14, 2025
SACRAMENTO (February 13, 2025) – The Board of State and Community Corrections approved the release of an additional $103 million in grant funding through the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program, now totaling more than $350 million since 2018. Established in 2017 and most recently updated by Assembly Bill 762 (Chapter 241, Statutes Read More »
BSCC RELEASES OVER $11 MILLION TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE FROM GUN VIOLENCE
February 14, 2025
SACRAMENTO (February 13, 2025) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) approved the release of more than $11 million in federal grant funding through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP), which now totals over $16.8 million. Byrne SCIP provides federal funding to implement state gun crisis intervention, court proceedings and related Read More »
