Corrections: data collection.

Existing law provides that it is the duty of the Board of State and Community Corrections to collect and maintain available information and data about state and community correctional policies, practices, capacities, and needs, as specified. Existing law requires the board to develop definitions of specified key terms in order to facilitate consistency in local data collection, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based programs. In developing these definitions, existing law requires the board to consult with certain individuals, including, among others, a county supervisor or county administrative officer, a county sheriff, and the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This bill would, on and after July 1, 2015, require the board, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the California State Association of Counties, the California State Sheriffs' Association, and the Chief Probation Officers of California, to collect and analyze data regarding recidivism rates, as defined, of all persons who receive sentences for felonies punishable by imprisonment in a county jail, as specified, or who are placed on postrelease community supervision on or after July 1, 2015. The bill would require the data to include, as it becomes available, recidivism rates for these offenders one, 2, and 3 years after their release in the community. The bill would require the board to make any data collected pursuant to this provision available on the board's Internet Web site on a quarterly basis beginning on September 1, 2016.