Congressman DeSaulnier to Present Funding to Modernize Juvenile Justice in Contra Costa
Walnut Creek, CA – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will present over a million dollars in funding to the Contra Costa County Probation Department’s Office of Reentry and Justice on Tuesday, August 1stat the Contra Costa County Board ofSupervisors meeting. This funding will connect local law enforcement with training to better respond to young adults in order to help reduce the number of youth arrests. Funding for this project was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617), which included a total of $21.7 million in federal funding the Congressman secured for 15 projects throughout Contra Costa County.
This event is open to press and photographers. Media interested in attending the event should RSVP to Mairead Glowacki at (202) 760-1365 or Mairead.glowacki@mail.house.gov.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 1st from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: 1025 Escobar Street, Martinez, California 94553
WHO:
- U.S. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
- Members of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
- District 1 Supervisor John M. Gioia
- District 2 Supervisor Candace Andersen
- District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis
- District 4 Supervisor Ken Carlson
- District 5 Supervisor Federal D. Glover
- Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chief Probation Officer, Contra Costa County Probation Department
- Melvin Russell, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Contra Costa County Probation Department
- Patrice Guillory, Director of the Office of Reentry and Justice, Contra Costa County Probation Department
- Denise Zabkiewicz, Research and Evaluation Manager, Office of Reentry and Justice, Contra Costa County Probation Department