Section 6045 Of Article 4. Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grants From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall
administer mentally ill offender crime reduction grants on a
competitive basis to counties that expand or establish a continuum of
timely and effective responses to reduce crime and criminal justice
costs related to mentally ill offenders. The grants administered
under this article by the board shall be divided equally between
adult and juvenile mentally ill offender crime reduction grants in
accordance with the funds appropriated for each type of grant. The
grants shall support prevention, intervention, supervision, and
incarceration-based services and strategies to reduce recidivism and
to improve outcomes for mentally ill juvenile and adult offenders.
(b) For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(1) "Board" means the Board of State and Community Corrections.
(2) "Mentally ill adult offenders" means persons described in
subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 5600.3 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
(3) "Mentally ill juvenile offenders" means persons described in
subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.