Breaking Barriers, a Merced County Probation pilot program, offers offers employment, mental health, and life services to probation clients in Los Banos, CA.

A $6 million state grant to the Merced County Probation Department is being leveraged to implement a stronger pretrial diversion program for individuals with mental health or substance use ...

County officials and staff packed Department 5 at Merced County Superior Court on Monday to watch Scott Ball's swearing-in as the county's new chief probation officer. Ball, 42, was sworn in by ...

Apr. 19—The Merced County Probation Department is expected to receive more than $500,000 in grant funding to establish a mobile probation center. The department is expected to receive $535,895 ...

The Merced County center is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. For more information about the transition celebration, contact Patricia ...