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Some Highlights of Our Breakout Sessions and One of Our General Sessions!
Day 1 of our conference will feature a general session by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) covering California’s new Permanent Foster Care Rate Structure. Starting July 2025, a key part of this rate structure will take effect, requiring the use of standardized high-fidelity Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment for all youth and non-minor dependents (NMDs) in foster care. This important CANS update will be explored in depth during a breakout session later that day.
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ICYMI: Governor Newsom’s Juvenile Justice Experiment is Failing By Design
By Karen Pank, Executive Director, Chief Probation Officers of California. Originally published in Los Angeles Daily News.
Close the youth prisons first. Invent the replacement later. That was California’s plan.
To understand how we got here, step back. From 2000 to 2019, California’s juvenile justice system made historic gains. With state support during that time, county probation departments cut juvenile arrests by 73 percent and kept more than 90 percent of youth who committed crimes in the community instead of locked facilities….
Then the design changed. In 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 823, which closed the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), and shifted California’s highest-risk, highest-need youth onto the counties. Probation departments warned that closing DJJ without a focused replacement would fail the young people the state claimed to be helping. The warnings were ignored.
Plumas County Chief Probation Officer Keevin Allred Retires After 25 Years
From The Plumas Sun
PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif., — July 28, 2026 — Plumas County Chief Probation Officer Keevin Allred has often appeared at Plumas County Board of Supervisors meetings but on July 21 he was in the spotlight. The supervisors recognized Allred for 25 years of service to the county and honored him on his retirement.
California State Legislative Members Recognize Probation Services Week 2026
As Probation Services Week 2026 begins, California’s probation professionals were recently recognized on both the Senate and Assembly floors for their vital contributions to public safety and community well-being. We extend our sincere thanks to legislators Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen and Senator Anna Caballero who took the time to acknowledge the dedicated work of probation professionals across the state and highlight the essential role they play in California’s justice system.
CPOC Statement on the Passing of Chief Marlon Washington
“The Chief Probation Officers of California are heartbroken by the sudden passing of Chief Marlon Washington of the Marin County Probation Department.
Sacramento County Probation Celebrates Student Successes
From Sacramento County Probation and CPOC Communications.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 2, 2026 – Sacramento County Probation recently celebrated two inspiring educational milestones at its Youth Detention Facility (YDF), recognizing the hard work and determination of young people committed to building brighter futures.
Victim Resources
CA Department of Justice Victims’ Services Unit – The Victims’ Services Unit offers crime victims and their families support and information at every stage of the criminal process.
CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation, OVSRS – Provides information on offender release, restitution, parole conditions and parole hearings when the offender is incarcerated in prison. 1-877-256-6877
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Violent Juvenile Crime Is Surging in California, and Bills Governor Newsom Signed This Session Will Make It Worse
California's chief probation officers say the Newsom Administration weakened public safety and left communities exposed. They look forward to working with the next Governor to correct course.
SACRAMENTO – Violent crime by young people in California is climbing, and in his final legislative session, Governor Newsom took a series of actions to make the problem worse. The Governor signed several bills into law, opposed by the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC), which will make it harder to detain serious and violent youthful offenders or keep them under probation supervision for sufficient time.
Solano Probation Honors 51 Center for Positive Change Program Graduates
From Vallejo Times-Herald and Solano County Probation
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif., — September 11, 2026 — The Solano County Probation Department recognized 51 individuals who successfully completed its Center for Positive Change during a Tuesday ceremony.
