Public Safety Realignment - ACLU of Northern California

In light of these findings, the ACLU makes the following recommendations to state and localpolicymakers:• Data Collection. Mandate standardized data collection and analysis across the 58counties in order to monitor which policies and programs are working to reducerecidivism and reliance upon incarceration, and base policy and budget decisions onthose findings.• Funding Formula. Revise the state funding allocation formula to incentivize counties toreduce recidivism and incarceration.• Sentencing Reforms. Enact statewide front-end sentencing reforms to help countiesimplement realignment.• Pretrial Detention Reform. Amend statewide pretrial detention laws and implementnew local pretrial release policies to keep behind bars only those who truly pose a risk topublic safety.• Alternatives to Incarceration. Create and fund concrete plans to develop communitybasedalternatives to detention for both the pretrial and sentenced population.• Utilize New Sentencing Options. Encourage local courts to utilize realignment’s newsentencing options that authorize judges to replace all or part of a jail sentence withcommunity sanctions or treatment programs.• Stop Jail Expansion. Halt or significantly reduce jail expansion and construction plans,including AB 900 funding and projects.• Limit Use of Immigration Detainers. Review the impact of immigration status andimmigration detainers on inmates’ detention to prioritize public safety needs.2