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4^th Quarter Grant Applications

SJI received a total of $506,865 in Project, Technical Assistance, and Curriculum Adaptation & Training grant applications for the 4th quarter of FY 2010. For FY 2010, SJI received $4,540,281 in grant applications; an increase of 78 percent above the $2,545,184 received in FY 2009. continue >

President Nominates Two to Serve on SJI Board

On August 5, 2010, the President nominated Chief Justice Chase Rogers and Judge Wilfredo Martinez to serve on the SJI Board. Both are currently pending consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee and full Senate confirmation. continue >

National Institute of Corrections and SJI Continue to Support Risk Assessments in Sentencing

SJI and the Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Prisons/National Institute of Corrections (NIC) recently finalized a Partner Grant to support Phase II of the California Risk Assessment Pilot Project (CalRAPP). The purpose of the project is to explore ways in which criminal offender risk assessment information can be successfully used in adult sentencing and violation of probation proceedings to reduce offender recidivism and improve accountability. The Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) will work jointly with the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) to coordinate the operation and evaluation of pilot locations in several counties. continue >

Changes to the SJI Libraries

SJI requires that all Project Grant reports (and other materials) be distributed to the state law libraries. The idea is that these products will be readily available in each state should a court want to review (or even replicate them). However, SJI has learned that this approach, while logical on its face, is not working as intended. We have discovered that many of the law libraries do not know what to do with these products when they receive them. In addition, the law librarian contacts change so often, that it is extremely difficult to keep the list of contacts up-to-date. continue >

SJI Scholarship Program

The Scholarship Program is on a "first-come, first-served" basis, with a limited budget each fiscal year. For FY 2010, the amount available for scholarships was $175,000. As of June 28, 2010, SJI has awarded the full amount available; therefore, no scholarship funding is available for the remainder of the fiscal year. The next deadline for scholarship applications is November 1, 2010, for courses that begin after January 1, 2011. continue >