SBCAN ROUNDTABLE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30

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Santa Barbara County Action Network
Countywide Roundtable on Jail Expansion Proposal

Friday, January 30 from Noon-1:30pm

SBCAN invites you to join us for a working group to advocate for resources and infrastructure that is sustainable for our county. The Roundtable will be hosted on Zoom

SBCAN, alongside fellow social and criminal justice advocacy partners, invites you to a community Roundtable on January 30 from 12–1:30 PM to discuss the proposed jail expansion coming before the County Board of Supervisors for a vote in spring of 2026 during the Supervisors' budget deliberations.

This Roundtable will bring together mental health, criminal justice, and holistic social justice advocates to share ideas and build alignment. Together, participants will examine a shared set of policy considerations, including the approval of only one additional jail pod, strategies to address gaps in underfunded community services, and opportunities to invest in evidence-based solutions—such as treatment, rehabilitation, public defense, and mental and behavioral health care—that aim to reduce incarceration.

The ongoing lack of accessible, well-funded community services is a public safety issue that impacts us all. Join us and help turn advocacy into action.

Our experts and speakers will be:

Larry Severance who earned a J.D and a PhD in Social Psychology spent many years working in the Public Defender's office. Severance represents CLUE SB.

Lynne Gibbs is Public Policy Chair with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI SB County). 

Gail Osherenko is the Chair for the Criminal Justice Task with the League of Women Voters Santa Barbara. 

We will be joined by representatives of the NAACP Santa Maria/Lompoc Chapter, the Fund for Santa Barbara, and more.

This working group will serve as a space for open dialogue and Q&A. Come add your voice to the conversation and help shape the solution.

Agenda:

1) History/Context: Why this issue is coming up now?
2) What's at stake?
3) Discussion: Collaborating on Advocacy Priorities
4) Next Steps/Call to action

 Click here to register.

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www.sbcan.org

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Jeanne Sparks and Ken Hough, Co-Executive Directors