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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 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 »
BSCC Addresses Los Angeles County’s Ongoing Failure to Protect Young People at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
December 19, 2024
Los Angeles County has failed to meet minimum standards for more than half a decade and continues to attempt to shirk its responsibilities SACRAMENTO (December 19, 2024) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) convened yesterday to discuss the continued, serious noncompliance with regulatory mandates by the Los Angeles County Probation Department Read More »
History of Suitability at the Central, Barry J Nidorf, and Los Padrinos Juvenile Halls, Los Angeles County Probation Department 2018 – Present
December 19, 2024
Background: Since 2018, there is a long-standing history of noncompliance at the juvenile halls in Los Angeles County and has repeatedly failed to meet state minimum staffing standards. The Department’s lack of compliance with staffing at each affected facility has contributed directly to noncompliance with other critical minimum standards, such as safety checks, room confinement, Read More »
