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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.
California Probation Chiefs Statement on Protocols Dedicated to Keeping Probation Clients, Staff and the Community Safe
SACRAMENTO – For the past decade California probation has been on the front lines of innovation changing and influencing the culture and focus of community corrections. Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, county probation departments have been quickly adopting best practices to protect the health and safety of our probation clients, our staff and the community.
Chief Probation Officers of California Release Media Statement in Response to Governor Newsom’s COVID-19 Announcement to Suspend Intake at CDCR and DJJ Facilities
Sacramento, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 – Today in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order to temporarily suspend intake at state prison facilities and the Division of Juvenile Justice, Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) President Brian Richart issued the following statement:
Chief Probation Officers Dedicated to Keeping Youth Under Supervision Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Following County and State Protocols and Taking Additional Measures to Ensure the Health and Safety for Youth and the Community
Sacramento, California, Saturday, March 21, 2020 — The safety and well-being of juvenile and adult clients, staff, and our communities is the top priority of County Probation Departments across the state. Probation Departments are vigilant and working closely with their county administrations, partners in public safety, in-house healthcare providers, County Departments of Public Health, California Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make decisions informed by the latest science-based information.
Statement from CPOC President Chief Brian Richart Regarding COVID 19
From the President of the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC), Chief Brian Richart:
From the President of the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC), Chief Brian Richart:
A Message from CPOC on COVID 19 Response
CPOC’s top priority is the well-being and safety of our staff, partners, probation departments and probation clients throughout California.
For this reason, we are changing the way we work and how we support California’s 59 Probation Departments due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation.
Report: State Investment in Probation Associated with Lower Recidivism, Improved Safety
The California Probation Resource Institute (CaPRI) released a study conducted by respected expert Mia Bird who is a Visiting Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley and Ryken Grattet who is a Professor of Sociology at UC Davis. The report, titled, “SB 678 Incentive-Based Funding and Evidence-Based Practices Enacted by California Probation Are Associated with Lower Recidivism Rates and Improved Public Safety,
ICYMI: Probation youth create little mobile library to show appreciation
From Inland Empire Community News
A generous book donation from the Friends of A.K. Smiley Public Library prompted youth in the San Bernardino County Probation Department’s Gateway/Regional Occupational Program (ROP) to design and create a gift of appreciation for the organization.
Local Hero: Probation Officer Butch Hindman
Butte County Probation Officer & Camp Fire Hero is Officer of the Year Awardee
“In the early morning hours, it became apparent that the Camp Fire was going to be unlike any incident anyone had experienced… [Deputy Probation Officer] Butch Hindman was not only one of those officers who responded, but in those early and, critical hours, he led teams of probation officers who drove into an area that people were desperate to flee.”
~Chief Wayne Barley, Butte County Probation
