1. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Informational Hearing: Promoting Fairness and Justice to Build a Safer California
Daniel Macallair
Executive Director
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

2. Statewide Trends
Sources: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Note: Rate is per 100,0000 population.

3. County Variations in Imprisonment
Ten Highest Rates
Ten Lowest Rates
Sources: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;
Board of State and Community Corrections; US Census Bureau

4. Variations in State Imprisonment Cost
Ten Highest State Costs
Ten Lowest State Costs
Sources: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation;
Board of State and Community Corrections; US Census Bureau

5. Crime Rates and Reform AB 109 Prop 47
Change in Crime Rates, 2012 vs. 2010
County Category
Total
Violent
Property
Homicide
High Realignment Counties
10% 2%
11%
-7%
Low Realignment Counties 7%
17%
Prop 47
Change in Crime Rates, 2014 vs. 2015
County Category
Violent
Property
10 Counties with the Highest Facility Population Decreases 4%
10 Counties with the Lowest Facility Population Decreases 8%
-1%
The implementation of reforms, such as Prop 47 and Realignment, varies substantially across counties. Counties that have reported the most
Source: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, “Prop 47 and
Crime in 2015: A County-level Analysis”

6. The Future of Reform
Create a state-wide sentencing oversight committee to monitor the sentencing practices of all 58 counties
Establish a ceiling on county prison commitment rates that approximates the current state average for all 58 counties – any county that exceeds the average state rate would be charged a percentage of the costs for housing that inmate in the state prison.
Continue promoting localized sentencing with greater judicial discretion with an emphasis on rehabilitation as a primary sentencing goal.