REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 16, 2025
FROM
TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
Title
San Bernardino County 2025-26 Public Safety Realignment Plan Also Known as the Community Corrections Partnership Plan
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Accept and approve the San Bernardino County 2025-26 Public Safety Realignment Plan, also known as the Community Corrections Partnership Plan, consistent with the reporting requirements of Assembly Bill 109, to be submitted to the State of California’s Board of State and Community Corrections.
(Presenter: Tracy Reece, Chief Probation Officer, 387-5692)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The San Bernardino County (County) 2025-26 Community Corrections Partnership Plan reflects $148,531,090 in ongoing funding from 2011 Realignment-Law Enforcement Services (AB 109) dollars to support the re-entry population as listed below:
|
Department |
2025-26 Ongoing CCP Allocation |
|
Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Sheriff) |
$78,443,130 |
|
Probation |
$52,257,097 |
|
District Attorney |
$5,091,784 |
|
Public Defender |
$3,698,850 |
|
Behavioral Health |
$8,214,629 |
|
Public Health |
291,374 |
|
Workforce Development |
$320,536 |
|
Law and Justice Group Administration |
$213,690 |
|
Total |
$148,531,090 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On April 4, 2011, Governor Edmund G. Brown signed AB 109, the Public Safety Realignment Act, which created a significant change to the California correctional system. Specifically, AB 109 transferred responsibility for incarcerating, supervising, and treating lower-level inmates and parolees from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to counties, beginning on October 1, 2011.
The Public Safety Realignment Act requires that the State of California and its counties use a data-driven approach to balance public safety and reduce recidivism. To accomplish this, a concerted effort has been made to invest in community corrections, evidence-based re-entry programs and services, as well as alternative custody options.
On September 27, 2011 (Item No. 102), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the County’s first Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Plan pursuant to AB 109. CCP plans include information that demonstrates implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act requirements to balance public safety and reduce recidivism and specifically report on county programs and implemented services. Under Penal Code Section 6027(b)(11), the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), was required to annually collect and analyze data from county CCP plans regarding implementation.
On September 11, 2025, the BSCC informed the County CCP Plan administrators of a recent statutory change to Penal Code Section 6027(b)(11). Assembly Bill 134, Chapter 10, Statutes of 2025, amended Penal Code Section 6027, so that BSCC is no longer required to annually collect and analyze data regarding the implementation of CCP plans. The statutory amendment became effective with the enactment of the State Budget on June 27, 2025. Consequently, BSCC no longer requests or collects CCP plans from counties to analyze the data. However, each county is still required to have a CCP plan in place and approved by its respective board of supervisors for implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act. The County’s CCP Executive Committee (Committee) reviews the County’s CCP Plan annually prior to submission to the Board for approval, and upon Board approval of the CCP Plan, the County has two months to submit the plan to the BSCC.
The Committee’s roles and purpose are established in Penal Code Section 1230 and sets forth membership composition. The Committee is comprised of the following:
• Chief Probation Officer (Chairperson)
• Chief of Police
• Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
• A County Supervisor or the Chief Executive Officer or a designee of the Board
• District Attorney
• Public Defender
• Presiding Judge of the Superior Court or his/her designee
• Head of the Department of Human Services
The Head of the Department of Human Services can be a representative from either a social service, mental health, or alcohol and substance abuse program department, as appointed by the Board. In addition, a County Supervisor, the Chief Executive Officer, or a designee of the Board may be appointed to the Executive Committee. On March 1, 2022 (Item No. 30), the Board appointed the Assistant Executive Officer of Department Operations to the Committee, as the Head of the Department of Human Services, and the County Chief Financial Officer to fulfill the role of the member representing a County Supervisor, Chief Executive Officer, or a designee of the Board for the County.
On December 3, 2024 (Item No. 34), the Board approved the County’s 2024-25 CCP Plan, in conjunction with the annual CCP Survey, which affirmed that the County continued to embrace the requirements of the Public Safety Realignment Act and strived to implement innovative ways to reduce recidivism, foster public safety, and provide a path for clients to become viable members of society. The proposed 2025-26 CCP Plan continues the County’s commitment to the requirements of the Public Safety Realignment Act and includes goals of participating County departments, some of the goals are summarized as follows:
The Sheriff will continue to invest in custodial, medical, mental health and rehabilitative services for the incarcerated population. Additionally, the Sheriff will continue to pursue funding to support construction of a new West Valley Detention Center health center to provide on-site specialty medical services.
The Probation Department will continue to advance the implementation of the Multi-dimensional Anti-recidivism Partnership Program throughout selected areas of the County to offer a comprehensive rehabilitative and community integration program and continue to increase accessibility for clients to vocational/education programs with frequent collaboration with community-based organizations, external partners, and other qualified agencies. Also, the Probation Department will continue to decrease the potential for recidivism in the justice involved homeless population by linking them to housing opportunities and conducting homeless outreach events throughout the County and attempt to increase bed capacity with current housing provider contracts.
The District Attorney will continue development on a portal to its case management system for applicable County departments to research victims’ contact information and for victims to update contact information. Part of the portal has been built for County departments. Providing County departments the ability to reestablish contact with victims will ensure they receive the amount of Court-ordered restitution that is owed to them. A robust, ongoing research process will eventually reduce District Attorney workload to locate victims and verify restitution amounts.
The Public Defender will continue to improve its clients’ ability to transition from County detention to the community. By strategically allocating staff and technical resources, the Public Defender seeks to avoid the release of clients into the community without access to appropriate resources and support services.
The Department of Behavioral Health will continue serving current SUD clients at existing Day Reporting Centers in Fontana and Victorville and will expand the Choosing Healthy Options to Instill Change and Empowerment program to include an outpatient substance use disorder treatment clinic in San Bernardino. This expansion will provide care and recovery services for justice-involved individuals, including enhanced SUD services at the San Bernardino Day Reporting Center.
The Department of Public Health will continue providing on-site health education, care coordination, and follow-up support at County Day Reporting Centers.
The Workforce Development Department will continue providing employment workshops, career coaching and access to training, education, work experience and other supportive services at County Day Reporting Centers to help individuals become successfully employed.
The Law and Justice Group Administration will continue a coordinated, data-informed approach to improving justice system outcomes and advancing the long-term goals of the CCP.
The CCP and its Executive Committee collaborate to provide funding and programming recommendations to the Board for the various components of the CCP Plan. The Committee will continue to advise, monitor, and adjust opportunities to provide the best service to all residents of the County. By addressing the holistic needs of justice involved individuals and providing services and supervision most amenable to the successful reintegration into the community, the Committee will continue to work together to balance public safety and reduce recidivism.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Probation (Thomas Kamara, Director of Administration, 387-9631) on October 21, 2025; Sheriff/Coroner/Pubic Administrator (Carolina Mendoza, Chief Deputy Director, 387-3760) on October 17, 2025; District Attorney (Claudia Walker, Chief of Administration, 382-7689) on October 20, 2025; Department of Behavioral Health (Alyce Belford, Deputy Director, 418-0889) on October 21, 2025; Public Defender (Diana Lovelace, Chief of Administration, 382-3943) on October 21, 2025; County Counsel (Maria Insixiengmay, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on October 21, 2025; Workforce Development Bradley Gates, Director) on November 6, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Iliana Rodriguez, Administrative Analyst, 387-4205) on November 26, 2025.