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Probation chief warns budget shortfalls as state shifts youth responsibilities to counties
Summary
Chief Probation Officer E.C. Mancraus told supervisors that closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice and changes to the juvenile realignment funding formula are increasing costs for higher-needs youth; staffing shortages in juvenile hall risk coed housing and program reductions if state funding does not align with new responsibilities.
Chief Probation Officer E.C. Mancraus presented the Probation Department's FY26-27 budget and operational update, telling the board that recent legislative and system changes have increased county responsibilities for higher-need youth and strained resources.
Mancraus said the department manages three primary areas (programs and services, operations and administrative services) and that juvenile-custodial staffing…
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