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Diversion and Reentry Services
Diversion and Reentry Services

Reentry Network

On March 1, 2011, the Board of Supervisors established a cross-system Reentry Network to develop and implement a reentry plan for the County of Santa Clara.

The Reentry Network is led by a governance team, which is responsible for the vision, direction, and accountability of the group. Network membership is open to any individuals and organizations providing reentry services or with interest in supporting the reentry efforts in Santa Clara County. The Network is expected to identify comprehensive reentry and recidivism reduction strategies to elevate existing efforts, streamline processes to link inmates to effective in-custody and community-based programming, identify cost-saving methods, and prepare Santa Clara County for the realignment of parolees and low-level prisoners under the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB109).​

Since August 2011, the Reentry Network has been meeting on a quarterly basis with the focus of implementing policy and procedure changes that will better assist with a successful reentry transition.  Network members provide expertise, operations support, and guidance to the governance team.

The County of Santa Clara Reentry Network is guided by the following principles and values:

  • Reentry and reintegration begin while the individual is incarcerated.
  • Evidence-based practices are utilized when developing programs and policies.
  • Collaboration, coordination, information, and communication are critical to the success and sustainability of the Reentry Network.
  • High – to moderate-risk formerly incarcerated individuals are targeted through the use of validated assessment tools.
  • Assessment and case management tools targeting continuous reentry planning are incorporated at the point of admission to the criminal justice system and continue to be used through pre- and post-release.
  • The strategic plan is gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and culturally competent.
Governance team

REN board seat

Alternate seat

Cindy Chavez, County Board Supervisor, District 2 and Chair, Reentry Network 
Robert Jonsen, Sheriff, County of Santa Clara Kenneth Binder, Undersheriff, County of Santa Clara
Beth McGowen, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court 
Nicholas Birchard, Chief Probation Officer, County of Santa Clara 
Molly O'Neal, Public Defender, County of Santa ClaraDamon Silver, Assistant Public Defender, County of Santa Clara
Jeffrey Rosen, District Attorney, County of Santa ClaraBrandon Cabrera, Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Custody Alternatives & Mental Health Programs Unit, County of Santa Clara 
 
Pat Nikolai, Chief of Police, City of Santa Clara 
Daniel Little, Director, Social Services Agency, County of Santa ClaraAngela Shing, Director, Department of Employment and Benefit Services, County of Santa Clara
Sherri Terao, Director, Behavioral Health Department, County of Santa Clara 
Mary Ann Dewan, Superintendent of the County Office of EducationJessica Bonduris, Alternate to the Superintendent of the County Office of Education
Pablo Gaxiola, Individual formerly involved in the criminal justice systemCheryl Ho, Alternate to Seat No. 13A
Matthew Fisk, Director of Pre-Trial Services, County of Santa ClaraMichaelene Reagan, Assistant Director of Pre-Trial Services, County of Santa Clara
Greta Hansen, Chief Operating Officer, County of Santa ClaraKasey Halcon, Deputy County Executive, County of Santa Clara 
Erin O'Brien, Representative from a Community Based Organization providing rehabilitative servicesAngie Kitchens-Garcia, Representative from a community-based organization providing rehabilitative services
 Cuauhcihuatl Trinidad, Representative from a community-based organization providing rehabilitative services
 Christina Yee, Chair of the Faith-Based Reentry Collaborative, County of Santa Clara
Sharine Xuan, Community MemberWesley Mukoyama, Community member
Stephen Manley, Superior Court Judge, Mental Health Treatment Court, County of Santa Clara 
Consuelo Hernandez, Director, Office of Supportive Housing, County of Santa Clara 
Richard Loftus, Behavioral Health Board Representative, County of Santa ClaraMary Crocker Cook, San Jose City College Alcohol and Drug Studies Department Chair and Alternate to Behavioral Health Board Representative
 Giuliana Brahim, Alternate to the representative from the South Bay Consortium for Adult Education
 Paul Joseph, Alternate to the San José Police Department Chief
Tasia Wiggins, A victim advocate 
Kyong Miranda, An individual formerly involved in the criminal justice system 
Todd Kendrick, A representative of the Correctional Peace Officers' Association 
Susan Ellenberg, President, County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, District 4 
Jennifer Temoin, Community Outreach Specialist, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program 
Michelle de la Calle, Director, System Integration, County of Santa Clara Healthcare System 

Attachments

Strategic plan

Meetings and presentations

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Related links

Inmate Recidivism and Program Evaluation Findings - March 14, 2012 meeting
Reentry Network's Community Forum on Public Safety Realignment - September 14, …
Adult Reentry Work Plan Fiscal Year 2016-2017
Reentry Network Overview - August 3, 2011 meeting
Voices of the Reentry Network