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Approve the submission of an application for the Youth Reinvestment Grant Program (YRG) through the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in the amount of $100,000; and Designate the Solano County Probation Department as the Lead Public Agency to serve as the coordinator for local grant activities
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Probation Department recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the submission of an application for the Youth Reinvestment Grant Program (YRG) in the amount of $100,000;
2. Designate the Probation Department as the Lead Public Agency to serve as the coordinator for the local grant activities.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Representatives from Solano County Law and Justice Agencies, the Solano County Office of Education, and community-based organizations have partnered with the W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) to identify whether, and to what extent, racial and ethnic disparities exist in Solano County's juvenile justice system. The Solano County Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R.E.D.) Steering Committee, which includes members such as the Solano Superior Court, the Superintendent of the Solano County Office of Education, the Chief of Probation, and the District Attorney, formed with the goal of utilizing a data-driven process to identify disparities, analyze and strategize, and pilot or adopt policy change that reduces disparate entry and deeper advancement of youth of color in the juvenile justice system. The initial focus of the R.E.D. Steering Committee has been on the analysis of existing youth diversion programs, and identifying what, if any, policies or practices can be changed or implemented to reduce the disparities.
Toward this end, the R.E.D. Steering Committee recommends that the Board approve submission of an application for the BSCC's Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) program. The YRG program ...
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