Transportation Unit

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

The San Bernardino County Probation Department’s Transportation Units were originally created in 2019 as a means of providing transportation relief to Probation Officers supervising clientele in support of rehabilitative resources, while also ensuring the Juvenile Detention and Assessment Centers mandated functions were met. Over time, the program’s mission expanded due to the closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) as well. Young adults would be returned to their sending counties to complete their respective sentences. This allowed young adults previously housed at regional centers operated by DJJ to be closer to their families and communities and participate in a secure youth treatment facility program operated by the San Bernardino County Probation Department.