Alameda County Reimagining Juvenile Justice Forum

Board of Supervisor, Richard Valle, and Chief Probation Officer, Wendy Still, hosted the Forum on Reimagining Juvenile Justice on Thursday, October 22, 2020 and Friday, October 23, 2020

With the current environmental, health, social, and economic crisis, governments at all levels have been faced with increased social safety-net need and diminishing revenues. These drivers accelerated the State of California’s conversations and ultimate decision to close the Division of Juvenile Justice through Senate Bill 823. It is with these major factors that the Board of Supervisors and the Probation Department held a two-day virtual forum on Reimagining Juvenile Justice in Alameda County.

The focus of the forum was to provide important information on the landscape of juvenile justice, current reform efforts, up-to-date juvenile demographic data and trends, and panel discussions on the impacts of SB 823 and reimagining the juvenile justice system to best serve our youth and communities.

Please see the agenda below and for more details you may click on the pods to the right for the respective date you are interested in viewing. You can also view the biographies of the speakers under the respective days for which they made presentations or participated in panels.

The Forum was an important opportunity to hear from experts in the criminal justice field. Additionally, it provided an opportunity for organizations and the public to be involved in the ongoing dialogue about juvenile justice reform in Alameda County.

Forum Agenda Day 1 - 10/22/2020

TitleSpeaker

Welcome

Supervisor Richard Valle, District 2

Justice Reform in Alameda County & Vision 2023

Wendy Still, Chief Probation Officer

Adult, Transitional Age Youth & Juvenile Data, Demographics, & Trends

Brian Ford, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Juvenile Operations

SB 823: Bill Overview, Current Populations, Program Financing, State & Loval Impact

Wendy Still, Chief Probation Officer

SB 823: Impacts - Justice Partners Panel

Supervisor Richard Valle, District 2

BREAK

 

SB 823 Impacts - Community Panel

Supervisor Richard Valle, District 2

Public Comment

 

Closing Remarks

Supervisor Richard Valle, District 2

 

Forum Agenda Day 2 - 10/23/2020

TitleSpeaker

Welcome

Supervisor Richard Valle, District 2

Vision for Reform - National Perspective Panel

Lateefa Simon, Tshaka Barrows, Elizabeth Calvin, Vincent Schiraldi

Reimagining Services - Youth Panel

Supervisor Richard Valle, Xochitl Larios, Kardale Tanner, Katie Dixon, Justice Impacted Youth Adults

Reimagining Juvenile Justice - Justice Partners Panel

Supervisor Richard Valle, Honorable Ursula Jones Dickson, Alphonso Mance, Chief Wendy Still, Terry Wiley

Closing Remarks

Supervisor Richard Valle, District 2

 

PowerPoint Presentations

TitlePresenter

Juvenile Justice Forum

Brian Ford, Assistant Chief Probation Officer

Justice Reform in Alameda County Vision 2023: Our Pathway to Success

Wendy Still, Chief Probation Officer

SB 823 DJJ Realignment

Wendy Still, Chief Probation Officer