PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: November 16, 2026
Subject: Community Corrections Partnership Applicants for Vacancies
Submitted For: Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chair, Community Corrections Partnership
Department: Probation
Contact: Katie Domingo, CCP Staff
Referral History:
In 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 109 (AB 109) into law, fundamentally changing California’s correctional system. The legislation aimed to reduce the costly and ineffective cycle of incarceration for lower-level offenders and parole violators by shifting responsibility for certain offenders from the state to local jurisdictions. Specifically, AB 109 transferred responsibility for individuals sentenced for nonviolent, non-serious, and non-sex offenses to local jurisdictions; established Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS); revised the parole revocation process; assigned Community Corrections Partnerships (CCP) responsibility for developing and implementing local plans; and expanded local law enforcement’s ability to manage offenders through more cost-effective approaches.
The CCP is a multi-disciplinary team established in California Penal Code 1230 as a result of AB 109. Its purpose is to advise the Probation Department on the development and implementation of a “Community Corrections Program”, as provided in the Community Corrections Performance Incentives Acts of 2009.
The membership of the Community Corrections Partnership is composed of ex-officio and appointed members with the following composition, pursuant to Penal Code Section 1230(b)(2) et seq:
The ten (10) ex-officio members include: the Chief Probation Officer (Chair), Presiding Judge (or designee), District Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff, Head of the County Department of Social Services, Head of the County Department of Mental Health, Head of the County Department of Employment, Head of the County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs, and Head of the County Office of Education.
The four (4) additional...
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