Approve referral to Administration to report to the Board in March 2019 regarding an inventory and evaluation of existing parenting programs at the Jails and Reentry Resource Center, as well as a plan that measures the outcomes of existing programs.

Department:    Supervisor Ken Yeager (Supervisorial District Four)    
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Category:    Board Referral

The County’s jail system now offers parenting education, which includes space for prisoners to visit with their children, be observed by parenting experts and receive feedback on parenting behaviors. Appropriately equipped space for this parenting education program should be incorporated into the New Jail, particularly on the Re-entry Floor.