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Probation department reports wide staffing shortfalls while supervising about 13,000 people
Summary
Chief Probation Officer Kirk Haines told the board the department faces dozens of vacancies across classifications, is holding hiring to manage the budget and will prioritize filling front‑line deputy probation officer posts in 2025–26.
Fresno County's Probation Department told supervisors the department will operate at the current staffing ceiling for fiscal year 2025'26 but continues to face substantial vacancies that affect supervision workloads and juvenile institution staffing.
Chief Probation Officer Kirk Haines said the department's recommended appropriations for service and community programs total $68,768,364 and that staffing is recommended at 362 positions. "When we include all of our, warrants and those kind of…
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