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What’s to Come for the Sacramento County Probation Department: Expanding supportive services to help client re-entry
The first “probation officer” was a bootmaker from Boston. In 1841, John Augustus volunteered to watch over a man in lieu of sending him to prison. By his own account, over the next decade he oversaw 1,100 men, women and children. He is credited with introducing the idea of probation “to the benefit of the prisoners and of society,” in which he emphasized the importance of family support and employment in his charges’ rehabilitation. Unfortunately, since then, probation’s role tended to be more punitive, but in recent years, many departments—including here in Sacramento County—have realigned with Augustus’ vision emphasizing treatment and re-entry support.
Sacramento County Probation Department welcomes 25 new officers
“Modern probation officers play a vital role as mentors, coaches, and agents of change,” a Sacramento County spokesperson told FOX40.com.
The Right Path: Sacramento County Probation Department puts clients on the road to success
A fresh start in life. That is what probation affords individuals who are justice involved. When a judge hands down a sentence of probation, it enables a defendant to remain in the community, under strict conditions, instead of jail or prison. But staying out of prison can be a battle for those facing barriers such as unemployment or a lack of education.
The Sacramento County Probation Department teams with resource families to help juvenile clients find a bright future
No one wants kids behind bars. For the young clients under the Sacramento County Probation Department’s supervision, the goal is to get them successfully out of the justice system. Studies have found the best way to do that is through support, treatment and stability. For juveniles without a stable home foundation, resource families— formerly known as foster families—can provide a home base for them to complete their probation requirements, receive supportive services and get their lives back on track.
Breaking the Cycle: Sacramento County Probation works with community organizations to help juveniles changes their lives
Josef Gray is fighting against many forces as he tries to help young people stay clear of the justice system. Mostly, though, he is fighting a word.
Inevitable.
That’s how it seemed for him and his childhood friends from South Sacramento, who wound up tangled in the system. Wrong place, wrong time, wrong choice, and a story that seemed to repeat on an endless loop.
Sacramento County Probation Department’s DUI Court sets people on a life-changing course
The Sacramento County Probation Department’s DUI Program is a one-stop shop. It not only supervises probationers, it helps them find treatment, housing, mental health resources and an array of classes and services. It is a good example of the department’s mission to Support Positive Change, which prioritizes rehabilitation and has yielded a noticeable difference in client outcomes.
Serving Those Who Have Served: Veterans’ Treatment Court provides supports in lieu of incarceration
While post-traumatic stress disorder affects millions of people, veterans suffer at higher rates than civilians, three times more for those who were deployed. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 11-20% of veterans who served in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have PTSD in a given year. Approximately 12% of Gulf War veterans and an estimated 30% of Vietnam Veterans struggle with PTSD. Symptoms include persistent flashbacks or nightmares, difficulty with emotional regulation, particularly anger management, and reckless or self-destructive behavior. Through California’s Veterans’ Treatment Court, veterans facing criminal charges may be eligible for treatment rather than punishment.
Probation Seeks To Eliminate Barriers For The Unhoused, Formerly Incarcerated
Yarber and other county officials recently announced receipt of grant money allowing them to purchase five mobile outreach vehicles of their own. The vehicles will aid the department in helping locals on probation overcome barriers that impact their ability to make mandated appointments and access other services.
Life in the Outside World: How Valley Oaks Youth Academy set up incarcerated juveniles for success
In September of 2020, California passed Senate Bill 823, disbanding the Division of Juvenile Justice. Previously, the DJJ had been responsible for housing and treating youth from all over California who had committed serious crimes. They did so in a secure-track facility near Stockton, California. Now individual counties will be responsible for housing their own juvenile offenders. And all juveniles still housed at the DJJ will be relocated to their counties of origin.
Unhoused and on probation: Learn how the Sacramento County Probation Department works with this vulnerable population
Erin Burton, Deputy Probation Officer, is a five-year veteran with the Sacramento County Probation Department, where she is tasked with supervising unhoused probationers and serving as the homeless liaison for the department.
Three Little Words: How the Sacramento County Probation Department embraces shifting values around juvenile justice
Carmichael man arrested in connection to Citrus Heights murder
(KTXL)- A Carmichale man was arrested in Roseville on Tuesday in connection to a March murder in Citrus Heights, according to the Citrus Heights Police Department.
A System of Support: Sacramento County Probation helps clients reintegrate
Officer, social worker, positive influence. Probation officers do it all for their clients.
‘We are in the profession of supporting positive change’
BY: ANNE STOKES JUNE 5, 2023
Julie Wherry would like to work herself out of a job. As assistant chief probation officer for Sacramento County, she wants more people to understand that the dedicated officers and staff she works with are there to support the men, women and juveniles they supervise.
LTCC, El Centro High partnership celebrates first justice-involved college grad
A new partnership between Lake Tahoe Community College’s Rising Scholars Program for justice-involved students and the youth detention facility El Centro High School in Sacramento has resulted in its first community college graduate.
Sacramento County’s Chief Probation Officer, Marlon Yarber, discusses his department’s goal of achieving positive change
Marlon Yarber was born and raised in Stockton. His personal experiences there, in large part, he says, helped shape his career: His father was career military and went on to work for 20-plus years at what was then called the California Youth Authority. Yarber also grew up with extended family on both sides of the law, as well as a close-up view of gang activity in his hometown. The end result? Yarber has long questioned the system, particularly why so many Black people end up arrested and incarcerated.
18 arrested in Northern California child sexual exploitation investigation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a dozen people are facing multiple felony charges after a multi-agency investigation into child sexual exploitation.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office says the investigation, dubbed Operation Secret Admirer, started on Valentine’s Day when undercover officers pretended to be children aged 13 and younger on online forums.
Guns, drugs, cash. See all that officers seized after search of a Sacramento County home
Guns, ammo and several hundred pounds of marijuana were seized along with about $70,000 in cash after the search of a Sacramento County home, probation authorities announced Saturday. Probation officers, with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office, served the search warrant on a main house and two additional structures, according to a Facebook post from the Sacramento County Probation Department.

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Probation search of Sacramento County home leads to seizure of honey lab, hundreds of pounds of marijuana
(KTXL) — On Thursday, a probation search of a Sacramento County home led officers to find a honey lab, hundreds of pounds of marijuana, firearms and money, according to the Sacramento County Probation Department.
The probation department said with help from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, officers served a search warrant due to a suspicion of possible firearm and drug sales in a Sacramento County home.
Galt drug bust results in seizure of meth, heroin, fentanyl and firearms
GALT, Calif. (KTXL) - The Sacramento County Probation Department reported on Thursday that they seized several pounds of drugs and multiple firearms during a bust in Galt on Wednesday.

The probation department said that, in partnership with the Galt Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff's SWAT Team, it served a search warrant to a Galt home on a Probation 63 approval.

KTXL-TV Sacramento
September 1, 2022
Galt drug bust results in seizure of meth, heroin, fentanyl and firearms
GALT, Calif. (KTXL) - The Sacramento County Probation Department reported on Thursday that they seized several pounds of drugs and multiple firearms during a bust in Gald on Wednesday.

The probation department said that, in partnership with the Galt Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff's SWAT Team, it served a search warrant to a Galt home on Probation 63 approval.

Galt, CA
KTXL Fox 40 News
September 1, 2022
MCSO: Suspect Arrested for alleged murder of Fort Bragg Man
A suspect has been arrested for the alleged murder of a Fort Bragg man earlier this month, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office reported.

According to the MCSO, shortly after 6 a.m. on Aug. 12, deputies responded to the hospital in Fort Bragg, Adventist Mendocino Coast, for a patient who died from a gunshot wound.

Over the next two weeks, the MCSO reports that detectives . . . identified the shooting suspect as Shayne T. Wrede, 37, a resident of both Fort Bragg and Sacramento.

When Wrede . . . did not appear in Mendocino County Superior Court for a scheduled hearing on Aug. 16, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

When Wrede fled from law enforcement, the "Sacramento County Sheriff's Office SWAT team was activated and responded to the location. With the assistance of the Sacramento Police Department, Sacramento County Probation, Placer County Sheriff's Office Air Operations and the US Marshal's Task Force, Wrede was eventually located at about 6:30 p.m. and was taken into custody without incident."

Ukiah Daily Journal
August 30, 2022
Probation officer passing by alerts family that their south Sacramento home is on fire
SACRAMENTO COUNTY -- A probation officer who just happened to be in the area alerted a family that their house was on fire in south Sacramento late Wednesday morning. The incident happened along the 8300 block of Stevenson Avenue. Metro Fire of Sacramento crews responded to the scene. Firefighters say a Sacramento County probation officer was driving by the neighborhood when they saw some smoke. The probation officer then jumped into action and alerted the people inside - who apparently had no idea their home was burning. All six people who were in the home got out safely.
by Cecilio Padilla
August 3, 2022
CBS Sacramento
Search Warrant Leads Officers To Stolen Motorcycle
Two people were taken into custody earlier this week when officers from the Sacramento County Probation Department found a stolen Harley Davidson motorcycle and stolen trailer at a residence in Sacramento.

Sacramento CBS 13
July 2, 2022
Sacramento Man Found With 30 Pounds Of Meth During Probation Search Sentenced To 17 Years
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento man who was found with more than 30 pounds of crystal meth in his possession in 2018 was sentenced to 17 and a half years behind bars, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Gabriel Arauza, 33, was arrested at a residence along 47th Avenue after investigators located the large stash of methamphetamine during a probation search on August 29, 2018. The Sacramento County Probation Department said after the arrest that investigators learned Arauza was trying to hide from his probation officer at that residence.

March 31, 2022
Probation searches conducted at American River Parkway
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (KTXL) — Rancho Cordova police said officers on Tuesday conducted probation searches and sexual registrant checks along the American River Parkway.
The operation was done by the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement team, which includes the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, state parole agents and other agencies.
Members of the team went along the parkway in Rancho Cordova and visited 11 homeless camps. According to Rancho Cordova police, 20 people were contacted, eight probation searches and three sexual registrant checks were done.
No one was arrested as everyone was in compliance, officials said.
By Jose Fabian
FOX 40 News
March 3, 2022 
Officers Find Loaded Gun in Luther Burbank High School Student's Backpack
A student at Luther Burbank High School has been arrested after law enforcement officers found a gun in the youth's backpack.

The Sacramento County Probation Department says its officers visited the school on Wednesday to follow up on information about a student who was possibly in possession of a gun.

Officers were able to track down the student. A probation search was then done of the student's backpack - and that's when officers found a loaded Glock 9mm pistol.
Later, a probation search of the student's home also uncovered an extra 27-round magazine.

The student has since been arrested and is now booked into the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility. The student if facing charges of possession of a firearm by a minor and possession of a firearm on school grounds, among other charges.

CBS 13 News Sacramento
January 28, 2022
Loaded handgun found at Sacramento's Luther Burbank High School, student arrested
The Sacramento County's Probation Department says its officers arrested a Luther Burbank High School student after finding a loaded handgun in the youth's backpack.

The department says that after hearing the youth was possibly in possession of a gun, probation officers searched the youth's backpack Wednesday. The department says officers found a Glock 9mm inside the youth's backpack. Later, after a search of the youth's home, they found a 27-round ammunition magazine. The youth was booked into the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility for alleged possession of a minor, possession of a firearm on school grounds.

Sacramento abc 10
January 28, 2022
California PACEs Connection Initiatives Spark New Connections in Regional Meeting
Among PACEs Connection initiatives around the country, it's well known that our social network is something like a bustling, giant town square where people share ideas, resources and any number of conversations about how to prevent childhood adversity and promote positive childhood experiences.
On May 14, PACEs Connection assembled a virtual town square gathering of PACEs initiatives in California, where we have 58 initiatives sparking action all across the state. Speakers at the gathering, which was sponsored by Genentech, hailed from central and northern California counties, including Butte, Placer, Solano, Sonoma, Humboldt, Sacramento, and Fresno. They were each asked to identify a problem in their community that they had wanted to tackle, solutions they developed to address the problem and creative partnerships they formed along the way.
Shaunda Cruz of the Sacramento County Probation Department talked about the pervasive trauma among justice-involved youth and what the department has done to address it.
PACEs Connection - June 8, 2021
Sacramento Youth Facility Moves Toward A Culture Of Healing Instead Of Punishment
Editor's note:
The story below, by Laurie Udesky, staff reporter at the ACEs Connection, allows us a view into some of the changes Sacramento County has been making under the leadership of probation chief Lee Seale, and how those changes are designed to address the childhood trauma that is already affecting the youth who come in contact with the state and county justice systems.
When a young person enters the de-escalation room in the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, they'll find dimmed lights, bottles of lavender, orange and other essential oils, an audio menu featuring the rush of ocean waves and other calming sounds, along with squeeze balls, TheraPutty, jigsaw puzzles, and an exercise ball to bounce on.
Sometimes, with a teen's permission, “We'll put a weighted blanket on them, just to give them that hug that feels good, since we can't give them [real] hugs in our facility," says Valerie Clark, the probation officer who oversees the room.
Giving hugs violates the protocol requiring that staff maintain healthy boundaries with their young charges. But “especially if someone is highly upset and just really crying," Clark explains, the blanket can be a comforting substitute.
Since it first opened to youth in November 2016, the de-escalation room has been a refuge for kids feeling overwhelming anger, grief, sadness, and anxiety, who are either referred by staff or can request a visit. They stay in it anywhere from 30 minutes up to two hours.
The room is one example of how the Sacramento County Probation Department is working to shift its culture to be responsive to adolescent trauma.
This story by Laurie Udesky appeared in an earlier version in Aces Too High News, which reports on research about positive and adverse childhood experiences, including developments in epidemiology, neurobiology, and the biomedical and epigenetic consequences of toxic stress.
Aces Too High, which was founded by Jane Stevens, also covers how people, organizations, agencies and communities are implementing practices and policies based on the research.
Witness LA - April 3, 2021
Youth Detention Facility Finds Culture of Kindness More Effective Than Punishment
Since the MSDR opened, 2,212 of the residents have spent time in it. Upon entering and leaving, each person is asked to pick a number that indicates their current state on an emotional scale that’s painted on the wall: 1 to 4 means doing well; 5 to 7 indicates feeling stressed; and 8 to 10 shows that a young person is really upset and ready to explode. Data show that the room is making a difference. After a respite within in the room, the kids’ scores on the emotional scale have dropped an average of 4.5 points by the time they leave, with most reporting that they feel like they’ve returned to a calmer state. (Youth also go there to work with Clark on strategies to stay calm in preparation for a high-stress event, such as an impending court date.)
By Laurie Udesky
Aces Too High News - March 30, 2021
2021 March 30 « ACEs Too High
2 People Arrested After Probation Search Of Rocklin Home Uncovers Drugs, Guns
ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Drugs, guns and cash were seized at a Rocklin home this week, authorities say.
The Sacramento County Probation Department says law enforcement officers did a probation search of the 3000 block of Meadow Way home on Thursday. The address was that of a person on Formal Searchable Probation out of Sacramento County.
During the search, authorities say they uncovered a large amount of cash, a stolen handgun, two assault riffles, and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Further, law enforcement officers also say they found pre-packaged OxyContin along with drug paraphernalia.
Two people were arrested after the search: the felon who was on probation and another person. Both are facing numerous drugs and weapons possession charges. Their names have not been released at this point.
CBS13 - March 26, 2021
$650K Worth Of Meth, Heroin Seized After Warrant Search Of Sacramento County Probationer
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Authorities say they seized more than $650,000 worth of meth and heroin during a warrant search of one person on probation this week.
Sacramento County Probation officers served the search warrant on Tuesday. Exactly where in the county the search warrant was done is unclear, but officers say the person who they targeted was on searchable probation.
A large amount of illicit drugs were discovered during the search, officers say, including: 14 pounds of methamphetamine and 2 pounds of heroin.
Officers say the street value of the drugs is over $650,000.
More than $92,000 in cash and four guns with high capacity magazines were also seized in the same raid, authorities say.
The probationer, whose name has not been released at this point due to the ongoing investigation, was arrested and booked into Sacramento County Jail. They’re facing numerous drugs and weapons charges.
CBS13 - January 15, 2021
Sacramento probation officers arrest DUI subject during home visit
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento County Probation (SCP) announced the arrest of one individual after conducting an operation to check for compliance among subjects on probation for driving under the influence.
SCP arrested a subject who it said was in possession of a large amount of gun ammunition, a violation of their probation.
The operation that led to the arrest involved home visits and alcohol screening tests and was completed in part with the help of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).
OTS is an agency focused on eliminating fatalities, injuries, and economic losses resulting from crashes. In addition to working with SCP, the traffic agency partner with over 300 state and local agencies.
abc10.com - October 16, 2020
Dwayne Johnson Wants You to Know This Teacher, Nurse & More Heroes Who Kick Butt on Titan Games
For Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, producing the second season of his hit NBC athletic-competition series The Titan Games became a way of paying tribute to the country’s real-life heroes.
Exodus Rogers
A deputy probation assistant for the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, Rogers, 33, was inspired by his mother, who “has fostered over 60 kids in need,” Johnson says.
“Exodus has the heart and soul of a Titan, exhibited in his generosity of spirit. He displays the same optimism and kindness as his mom through his work with at-risk youth in his hometown of Sacramento. Exodus’ passion for helping others is both inspiring and exemplary."
People.com July 6, 2020
SCOE Names YDF Culinary Arts Teacher, Carissa Jones, Teacher of the Year
A Sacramento County teacher was named Sacramento County’s Office of Education Teacher of the Year on Thursday.
Carissa Jones was recognized for helping students who are at a crossroads in their lives. She teaches cooking to students in juvenile hall.
KCRA 3 June 26, 2020
Probation Assistant Exodus Rogers to Compete on NBCs Titan Games
Probation Assistant Exodus Rogers to Compete on Titan Games
This year, a Sacramento man will take on the obstacles. Exodus Rogers is proud to represent Oak Park on the national stage.
Rogers shares his fierce love of fitness with youth. He works as a deputy probation assistant at the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, where he helps minors in custody.
KCRA 3 May 26, 2020
Probation Officers Assist In Arrest of Suspected Pimp At Sacramento Apartment Complex
A suspected pimp is behind bars in Placer County as a result of a three-month human trafficking and pimping investigation by the Auburn Police Department.
Auburn police say Ivy Jones was arrested at a Sacramento apartment complex on Friday on pimping and pandering charges.
Investigators say the human trafficking and pimping operation began in October 2019. Two women were taken into custody during the investigation on prostitution and pimping charges.
That arrest led investigators to Ivy Jones, the man they believe was the women’s pimp.
Jones was arrested with the help of the Sacramento County Probation Department. He is being held at the Placer County Jail in Auburn on $265,000 bail
CBS13 - January 31, 2020
5 Guns, Over $20K in Drugs Found in Sacramento County Probation Sweep; 16 Arrested
A probation sweep in Sacramento County on Wednesday uncovered over $20,000 in drugs, several firearms and resulted in 16 arrests, according to the Sacramento County Probation Department.
The one-day sweep saw officers contact 67 people on probation in the county.
Officers sais there was a total of 41 violations of probation during the sweep.
A total of five pounds of marijuana was located. Over 500 grams of methamphetamine and 60 grams of heroin were seized — with a combined estimated street value of $20,500.
Five guns with numerous rounds of ammunition and one taser were also found.
CBS13- November 14, 2019
Two arrested after Sacramento County probation officers find guns, drugs, pipe bomb
Two men were arrested Thursday after a series of Sacramento County Probation Department searches yielded a handful of guns, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs and a pipe bomb.
In a news release, county officials said probation officers arrived at a home on Hackberry Lane to serve a search warrant to David Hansen, 48, who was on mandatory supervision from a previous drug possession conviction.
Officers searched his vehicle and found two pounds of methamphetamine, a quarter of a pound of heroin and more than $3,900 in cash.
He was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, felony firearm possession and violating the terms of his probation. He remains in custody at the Sacramento County jail, according to Sheriff’s Department records.
Probation officers went on to search two other residences connected with Hansen. Searching a house in Auburn, officers seized six firearms, thousands of bullets, a bulletproof vest, a stolen trailer, heroin, a pipe bomb and $3,200 in cash.
Officers also searched a home in the 5300 block of Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael, yielding large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and a loaded 9 mm handgun.
There, officers arrested Barton Sloan, 36, on suspicion of drug possession and owning a gun while subject to a restraining order. He remains in jail, according to Sheriff’s Department records.
In total, probation officers seized more than six pounds of methamphetamine and four pounds of heroin — worth an estimated $250,000 — and seven guns.
sacbee.com - November 8, 2019

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Probation officers went on to search two other residences connected with Hansen. Searching a house in Auburn, officers seized six firearms, thousands of bullets, a bulletproof vest, a stolen trailer, heroin, a pipe bomb and $3,200 in cash.
Officers also searched a home in the 5300 block of Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael, yielding large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and a loaded 9 mm handgun.
There, officers arrested Barton Sloan, 36, on suspicion of drug possession and owning a gun while subject to a restraining order. He remains in jail, according to Sheriff’s Department records.
In total, probation officers seized more than six pounds of methamphetamine and four pounds of heroin — worth an estimated $250,000 — and seven guns.

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News Release: Chief Lee Seale Appointed to BSCC
Governor Newsom Appoints Probation Chief Lee Seale to Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of Sacramento County Chief Probation Officer Lee Seale to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
“Chief Seale’s experience and expertise will be a great benefit to the BSCC,” said Chief Stephanie James, President of the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC). “Chief Seale’s unique background and experience makes him a great appointee to be able to listen and understand all sides of an issue and rely on research and evidence to make informed decisions. His appointment will help continue to enhance a better system of community corrections for all Californians.”
Chief Probation Officers of California, Aug 29, 2019
Sacramento Search Warrants Lead To Pounds Of Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Cash, And More
Two men are behind bars in separate drug arrests by the Sacramento County Probation Department.
Probation officers found semi-automatic hand gun, crystal methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and cash.
CBS13 - April 11, 2019
CSAC Challenge Award: Sacramento County Probation Creates First-of-its-Kind Program for Youth
Sacramento County's multi-sensory de-escalation room is the first of its kind in a juvenile detention facility in the United States. This innovation creates a safe, trauma-informed environment that allows residents to de-escalate without use of force or an isolation room, which helps prevent violence and increases safety. This program is a 2018 Challenge Award-winning program; these awards spotlight the most innovative programs in California Counties.
CSACCounties February 20, 2019
Officers: $500K Worth of Meth Found in Home
Largest seizure of methamphetamine in Sacramento County Probation Department's history.
KCRA 3 - September 14, 2018
Cops Say Sac Man On Probation Stole Social Security Numbers
Sacramento County probation officers say the recovered over 10,000 stolen social security numbers, bank account numbers, and bank routing numbers following the arrest of a Sacramento man who was on probation at the time.
KFBK News Radio - September 13, 2018
Man Found With Binder of 1100 Peoples' Social Security Numbers, Banking Information
During a routine compliance search last month, probation officers found a key in 36-year-old Jerry Casey Callis' pocket.
Officers said that key led to a box inside his home which contained binders full of 1100 individuals information including social security numbers and banking numbers.
Sacramento (CBS13) - August 29,2018
Man on Probation Allegedly Had Partially Assembled 3D Printed Gun
It was an alarming discovery for Sacramento County Probation Department officers. A man on probation for illegally possessing weapons, caught with a 3D printed gun inside his home.
Sacramento (CBS13) - August 2018
Sacramento Co. Youth Detention Facility Gets National Recognition
The Sacramento County Probation Department is receiving national recognition for its youth detention facility in Sacramento. The facility was given a national award for best performance-based standards when it comes to innovative programming.
KCRA 3, August 25 ,2018
32 Bottles Containing Date Rape Drug GHB Found in Rancho Cordova Home
RANCHO CORDOVA -- Two suspects with a history of drug-related crimes were caught with date rape drugs in Rancho Cordova. Investigators located 32 bottles, around 112 ounces in total, containing gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB, in a suspect's home.
Fox 40, August 23, 2018
Youth Detention Facility Earns Prestigious Award
Sacramento County Probation Department Youth Detention Facility (YDF) received the 2018 Performance-Based Standards Barbara Allen-Hagen Award. The Youth Detention Facility, also known as “Juvenile Hall," has received the award twice in the past (2011 and 2013) and is being recognized this year for innovative programming resulting in most improved culture change, practice, and performances, increased safety, and the ability to sustain those changes.
SacCounty News, August 22, 2018
CPOC Highlight: Sacramento County Probation Break Away Bike Program
The Sacramento Probation Department knew they needed to address an important issue to help clients succeed in Sacramento’s Adult Drug Court – transportation. They created the Break Away Bike Program.
Chief Probation Offices of California, July 6, 2018
Sacramento's Quest to End Solitary Confinement for Kids
After settling a lawsuit for conscience-shocking behavior, a youth detention facility in Sacramento is setting the course to end punitive solitary confinement nationwide.
Pacific Standard, April 5, 2018
Chief Deputy Recognized - An Extraordinary Woman of Influence
The Probation Department is proud to publicize Comcast Magazine’s article Wonder Women featuring Chief Deputy Kristina Thompson as an influential female leader blazing trails in our region. Read more about her story, her insights into department-wide changes, and changes working efficiently with probation clients.
https://www.comstocksmag.com/longreads/wonder-women
A Class In California Is Connecting Troubled Teens With Abandoned Dogs
The Sacramento County Probation Department's Youth Detention Facility has teamed up with a local dog shelter to bring in abandoned dogs to be trained by the young people in custody in order to get the dog ready for adoption.
CBSN, May 17, 2017
Sacramento Kings, Volunteers Spend Day of Service at Youth Detention Facility
More than 200 people spent their Friday volunteering at the Sacramento Youth Detention Facility.
Fox 40 News Sacramento, March 31, 2017
In Sacramento County, Collaborative Program is Creating Hope
Posted by : California State Association of Counties January 30, 2017
Sacramento County's collaborative Career Training Partnership Program provides vocational and educational services for clients on probation. And perhaps more importantly, it provides these clients with hope.
PublicCEO, January 30, 2017
Case Study: Reducing Recidivism by Training Probationers in Construction
The Sacramento County Probation Department forged a training center partnership to teach probationers 24 construction trades from the ground up to the roof.
Route Fifty, February 1, 2017
Sacramento County Juvenile Detention Facility Capacity At Lowest In Years
Sacramento County’s Youth Detention Facility is at one of its lowest capacities in years.
CBS 13, December 1, 2016
Saving Lives — In and Out of the Pool
On a recent Thursday afternoon, the sun blazed down on a small group of teens as they laughed and swam. But this was no typical summer day at the pool. These teens are the first to receive lifeguard certification training through the new Youth Detention Facility Lifeguard Program — a partnership between the YMCA of Superior California (the Y) and the Sacramento County Probation Department.
Sacramento News & Review, September 8, 2016
Sacramento County Probation Department Project Brings New Life to Little League Fields
Last December, the College Glen Little League reached out for help with construction on new player dugouts and scorer’s booths at their fields from an unlikely source: the Sacramento County Probation Department.
PublicCEO, March 30, 2016
Gang Awareness & Prevention Nonprofit Aims to Mentor At-Risk Youth
The Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility program utilizes volunteers to work with probation youth in outreach efforts.
Fox 40 September 3, 2015