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Probation Chiefs Honor Statewide Staff & Officers Who Keep Communities Safe in Celebration of Probation Services Week 2020
Probation Services Week Commemorates the Work of Probation Professionals
Sacramento, CA, July 20, 2020 – This week, the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) announced this year’s annual Probation Services Week, taking place from July 19 – July 25, 2020, to honor probation professionals who work to keep communities safe. Throughout the week, Probation Departments across the state will be showcasing the work Probation does in their counties and how probation officers and probation programs are making a lasting difference in the lives of clients by using an evidence-based and research-backed approach.
ICYMI: Imperial County celebrates Probation Services Week 2020
Probation Staff Discuss Their Work in the Community
Chief Probation Officer Dan Prince announced this year’s annual Probation Service Week will be taking place from July 19 – July 25, to honor probation professionals who work to keep communities safe. At its July 14 meeting, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved a Proclamation honoring the professionals who work in Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Services, according to a press release.
Chief Probation Officers Announce Support for the Launch of BSCC’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard
Juvenile Probation Cases Remain Low
Sacramento, CA, July 16, 2020 – The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) announced today their partnership with the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) and support for a new database being launched by the BSCC that will track reported COVID-19 cases of youth supervised and cared for in juvenile detention facilities.
ICYMI: El Dorado County Probation officers get creative with technology during pandemic
El Dorado County Probation has implemented and expanded the use of telecommunications and technology to ensure that supervised youth and adults have access to the programs and services they need during the COVID-19 crisis.
Technology has allowed El Dorado County Probation to adapt and enhance their work in innovative ways, to keep clients and communities safe.
In Case You Missed It: Probation Provides a Safety Net for Youth & Adults in Need
California Probation continues to be a leader of change in the justice system across our nation.
Without the teamwork of probation and an unwavering lawyer, Meritsa Sedillo would still be sleeping on hard rubber flooring beneath a play structure in an East Bay elementary schoolyard. As she neared 18, and with no parents or legal guardians, four child welfare social workers saying they could do nothing for her, Meritsa was terrified, alone, and abandoned without hope.
Chief Probation Officers Statement: Transfer of the Division of Juvenile Justice to Counties in the State Budget
Evolution of Reform with Probation and Juvenile Justice
Sacramento, CA, June 24, 2020 – The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) today issued a statement in response to the decisions made in the State Budget on transferring youth under the supervision of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to counties. This budget has left unclear the lines of responsibility and implementation. CPOC Executive Director Karen Pank issued the following statement:
Chief Probation Officers Statement: California Probation Different Than the Nation
Rehabilitation & Reform First Approach Resulted in Reduction in Recidivism Rates
Sacramento, CA, June 18, 2020 – David Muhammad, executive director of the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform and Vincent Schiraldi, former commissioner of New York City Probation and co-director of the Columbia Justice Lab authored an opinion editorial in the Los Angeles Times yesterday that highlighted the national challenge probation and parole are facing.
Chief Probation Officers California President Statement on Death of George Floyd
El Dorado County Chief Probation Officer and Chief Probation Officers of California’s President, Chief Brian Richart, issued the following statement regarding the tragic death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd and the nationwide response:
SPOTLIGHT: Innovation Helps Keep Probation Clients Connected During COVID-19
El Dorado County Probation Innovates to Enhance Supervision and Support Services for Clients While Keeping Communities Safe
El Dorado County Probation, like all probation departments in California, has implemented and expanded the use of telecommunications and technology to ensure that supervised youth and adults have access to the programs and services they need and to continue promoting community safety during the COVID-19 crisis.
ICYMI: Santa Barbara Probation Enhances Pretrial Services Amid COVID-19
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Barbara County Probation has made it a priority to quickly escalate its pretrial programming services to address the rapid release of individuals in the community facing mental health challenges, housing insecurity, or who have little support in the community during the shelter-in-place order.
Probation President Chief Richart’s Statement on Governor’s May Revise Budget Proposal Involving Probation
Probation is a Safety Net of the Justice System and Committed to Keeping Communities Safe
Sacramento, CA, May 14, 2020 – The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) respond to Governor Gavin Newsom’s overall May Revise budget proposal impacting both adult and juvenile probation including the announcement to realign the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to county probation departments. CPOC President Chief Brian Richart issued the following statements:
Probation Officers in Riverside Deliver Essential Items to Clients in Need
Riverside County Probation Officers have been delivering essential and hard to find items to probation clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to help in the overall community health and public safety response, the Riverside Probation Department is working with the Valley Community Pantry in Hemet, CA to help get care packages to probation clients who need them most. The care packages contain essential items, some items that are hard for anyone to locate in a store during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CaPRI Report Released: SB 678 Resulted in Lower Recidivism & Improved Public Safety
Sacramento, CA, April 29, 2020 – The California Probation Resource Institute (CaPRI) announced the release of its first commissioned report by respected experts Mia Bird who is a Visiting Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley and Ryken Grattet who is a Professor of Sociology at UC Davis entitled “
Report Released: SB 678 Resulted in Lower Recidivism & Improved Public Safety
Sacramento, CA, April 29, 2020 – The California Probation Resource Institute (CaPRI) announced the release of its first commissioned report by respected experts Mia Bird who is a Visiting Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley and Ryken Grattet who is a Professor of Sociology at UC Davis entitled “
Probation Chiefs Respond to Newly Released BSCC Data Showing Significant Decreases in Juvenile Detention Populations & Bookings
Juvenile Hall Population Decreased by Nearly One-Third Since February 23; Statewide Bookings Decreased by Nearly 55%
Sacramento, CA, April 27, 2020 – Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) released new data tracking the significant decrease in statewide bookings of juveniles and average daily population inside juvenile halls. Beginning February 23, 2020 through April 12, 2020, the data revealed a drop of 29.67% of the juvenile hall population and a drop of 54.56% of statewide bookings.
ICYMI: Probation Department adapts to changes, maintains its mission
By Nick Sestanovich
From The Reporter.
The Solano County Probation Department is operating somewhat differently in the time of the coronavirus, but it is still adhering to its objective of making a difference in people’s lives.
California Leading the Way on Reforms Recommended in the Latest Pew Research Study on National Probation and Parole Policies
California Probation has Long-Adopted Many of the Recommendations in Pew’s Latest Report with Proven Positive Results to Reduce Recidivism Rates
Sacramento, CA, April 23, 2020 – Today, The Pew Charitable Trusts released its new report entitled “Policy Reforms Can Strengthen Community Supervision” that included recommendations for states to enhance evidence-based policies. California probation has long been on the forefront having implemented many of the recommendations over the last decade.
ICYMI: Nearly 40 Fresno County low-level juvenile offenders set free to slow coronavirus spread
By Yesenia Amaro
From The Fresno Bee.
Thirty-eight nonviolent juvenile offenders have been released this month from the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus to lower the risk of spreading the coronavirus, a probation official confirmed.
Chief Probation Officer Kirk Haynes said the releases followed court orders based on recommendations from the California Judicial Council.
ICYMI: Probation Department adapts to changes, maintains its mission
By Nick Sestanovich
From The Reporter.
The Solano County Probation Department is operating somewhat differently in the time of the coronavirus, but it is still adhering to its objective of making a difference in people’s lives.