To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: 2026 PPPS Week
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution No. proclaiming the week of July 19-25, 2026, as Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the County Probation Officer.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
See Resolution Text.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A resolution will not be adopted in recognition of Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF
Delcaring the Week of July 19-25, 2026, as Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week, in Contra Costa County.
WHEREAS, Probation promotes public safety by helping individuals ready to change build a better path forward while protecting communities from those who are not, uniquely combining accountability with rehabilitation: No other system does both; and.
WHEREAS, Probation professionals play a unique and essential role in California's criminal and juvenile justice systems, keeping communities safe by providing justice-involved individuals with accountability, support, services, and tools necessary to reenter society safely and successfully; and
WHEREAS, Through transformative, evidence-based, and court-ordered rehabilitative programming, probation holds individuals accountable while also helping them permanently transition out of the justice system and onto a healthier, more productive life path; and
WHEREAS, The Contra Costa County Probation Department serves as a key connector within the justice system and local communities, maximizing the resources available through courts, local governments, law enforcement, social services, behavioral health providers, schools, crime survivor organizations, and nonprofit agencies; and
WHEREAS, Probation professionals balance the need for accoun...
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