Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails (ICJJ)

September 18, 2026

Save Our Pretrial Services Program!

The Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails urges the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to fund BOSS’s Pretrial Expansion Program through December 2027. The coalition wants the program to keep running while its one-year evaluation is completed and made public. The post highlights the program’s early results, including a 24% reduction in re-arrest and failure-to-appear rates, and features BOSS Deputy Director Dr. Nichole Pettway on the importance of having a case manager present when a person walks out of jail.

From left to right: Tanishia Evans, case manager, Bryce Rose, intake coordinator, and Jesse Lopez, program supervisor, all with Alameda Court Pretrial Services, chat with Cory Jacobs, not pictured, program director, in the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland on Wednesday. The pretrial program could lose funding, and court officials worry thousands of defendants released under a new ruling will be left without services. Yalonda M. James—S.F. Chronicle

Read the full post at ICJJ →

How You Can Support

Pretrial services keep people connected to housing, treatment, and their court dates while they await trial. Here’s how you can help this work continue:

• Contact your Supervisor. Let your Alameda County Supervisor know you support funding the Pretrial Expansion Program through its full evaluation. Find your district →

• Speak up at the Board of Supervisors. Public comment is open at every Board meeting, in person or online. Board meetings →

• Share this story. Forward it to your networks and post it with #BOSSPretrial.

• Join us at Breaking Barriers 4.0. Wednesday, October 21, 2:00–5:00 PM, Merritt College, Oakland. Policymakers, advocates, and community members are coming together on reentry and justice. RSVP →

• Invest in BOSS. Your gift sustains pretrial, housing, and healing services across Alameda County. Donate →

  
  

This post also cites a July 13, 2026 Oaklandside article by Roselyn Romero on the program’s results. Send me that link if you’d like it on the press page too.