Probation

Probation services are provided by counties and the City of New York as mandated under NYS Executive Law.

State reimbursement to counties for probation has dwindled, leaving counties to shoulder an increasing share of the costs for this program. In 1989 state reimbursement was 46.5. Over the years, it has eroded to the current level of 15 percent, and the Governor’s budget further reduces this to 10 percent, so that a vast majority of costs are now supported by county taxpayers. Meanwhile, probation officers are enduring greater caseloads due to the creation of more State programs which have increased the number of individuals sentenced to probation.

Over the last several decades, State reimbursement to counties for probation has dwindled, leaving counties to shoulder an increasing share of the costs for this program—86% of costs are now supported by county taxpayers.

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