SB 793 Summary

• Establishes the Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force composed of 16 members representing the Governor, Department of Corrections, Attorney General, courts, legislature, law enforcement, defense, business, advocacy groups, and victim services to oversee criminal justice reform implementation.

• Requires the Department of Corrections to collect and report 66 specific data metrics on prison admissions, sentences, parole hearings, geriatric parole, recidivism, supervision, electronic monitoring, fines and fees, training programs, and evidence-based practices by December 31, 2017 and annually thereafter.

• Mandates all felony probation supervision providers (Department of Corrections, district attorneys, private providers) to collect and report 22 data measures on community supervision admissions, discharges, sanctions, violations, and training.

• Requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect data on felony sentencing outcomes, revocation applications, and evidence-based programming training for entities supervising probationers.

• Directs the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to track specialty court program admissions, risk assessment scores, and completion rates by county and court type, effective July 1, 2017, with emergency declaration.