Mack Jenkins

Chief Mack Jenkins’ career in the justice system spans more than 40 years. He retired as the Chief Probation Officer of the San Diego County Probation department, where he oversaw a staff of more than 1,300 in an agency that provided supervision and services to more than 13,000 adult and 2,500 justice-involved youth. Chief Jenkins is the former President of the California Chief Probation Officers Association (CPOC) and the former Vice President of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). He is nationally recognized as an expert in evidenced-based best practices in the community corrections field.

During his career, Chief Jenkins has developed and implemented a variety of programs to support the successful reentry of justice-involved individuals into the community. He formerly served as a Senior Policy Adviser for the Council of State Governments Justice Center, providing consultation to community supervision agencies around the country on the implementation of justice reinvestment strategies and polices to reduce recidivism. Chief Jenkins continues to serve as a criminal justice consultant to courts and community supervision agencies on the development of programs to support behavior change and reintegration.