Guest Perspectives Diversity helps probation, and rehabilitation By John Keene Feb 22, 2022 When you think of all the distractions with social media and current events happening in the world, Black history can sometimes be forgotten o…
Local News Featured San Mateo County OKs juvenile justice realignment By Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Apr 7, 2021 A document detailing how San Mateo County intends to locally detain at-risk youth was approved by the Board of Supervisors amid dissent from c…
Local News Emergency spurs budget cuts by San Mateo County Board of Supervisors By Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Oct 5, 2020 More than half a year into the coronavirus pandemic and weeks of responding to wildfires, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a…
Local News San Mateo County works on more tracing By Austin Walsh Daily Journal staff May 20, 2020 San Mateo County officials examined plans to build a robust program tracking the contacts of those exposed to the coronavirus, with an expecta…
Local News San Mateo County awarded $6M for pretrial pilot plan By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Aug 14, 2019 Ongoing efforts among San Mateo County officials to revamp pretrial detention practices for those who are arrested got a boost with a $6.2 mil…
Local News Weighing the future of San Mateo County’s juvenile hall By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Jun 4, 2019 In an effort to lead a growing call for juvenile justice reform in California, the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventio…
Local News Chief probation officer back to work after investigation By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Updated Feb 7, 2019 Less than a month after Chief Probation Officer John Keene was placed on paid administrative leave while investigators looked into an unspecif…
Local News Probation chief on leave, under investigation Daily Journal staff report Updated Dec 27, 2018 Chief Probation Officer John Keene, who oversees a San Mateo County department with a tumultuous administrative past, was placed on leave whil…
Local News Chief probation officer appointed to interstate commission Daily Journal staff reportUpdated Oct 30, 2018 By announcing the appointment of Chief Probation Officer John Keene to the California Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision Mon…
Local News San Mateo County preparing for end of money bail system By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Updated Oct 6, 2018 By signing a state bill aimed at reforming California’s cash bail system last week, Gov. Jerry Brown may have shifted criminal courts across t…
