The advent of Public Safety Realignment provided the City/County of San Francisco with the opportunity to reassess how to best staff collaborative efforts to meet the needs of people returning from jails and prisons. To that end, City leaders established the Reentry Division of the Adult Probation Department which now directs collaborative efforts to promote policy, operational practices, and supportive services to effectively implement Public Safety Realignment, coordinate reentry services for returning adults, and engage diverse stakeholders in Citywide planning. The Reentry Division provides lead staff for the Reentry Council of San Francisco, as well as the Community Corrections Partnership and its Executive Committee. We are thrilled to welcome Lauren Bell, Reentry Services Manager; Veronica Martinez, Reentry Policy Coordinator; and Leah Rothstein, Research Director as they join Jennifer Scaife, Reentry Resources Coordinator and me here in the Reentry Division of the Adult Probation Department.
