Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Kenneth Binder, Sheriff
Subject: Agreement between the County of San Mateo Sheriff’s Office and Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center for Programming in the adult Correctional Facilities
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the President of the Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement between the County of San Mateo Sheriff’s Office and Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center for the teaching of conflict transformation and anger management classes at the County’s adult correctional facilities, for the term of November 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $405,625.
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BACKGROUND:
The Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) teaches Conflict Transformation and Anger Management (the “Program”) to incarcerated persons in the County’s adult correctional facilities. The Program consists of 10 modules focusing on understanding conflict styles, de-escalating and diffusing anger, effective listening, and other topics in conflict resolution. The Program is designed to increase the participants’ ability to make conscious, positive changes and choices during their incarceration and upon release. In addition, PCRC offers Restorative Justice seminars that teach the key principles of restorative justice and facilitate active dialogue with participants.
DISCUSSION:
In the Spring of 2026, the Sheriff’s Office facilitated a Request for Proposal process for jail programming and selected PCRC to continue providing the Program, which PCRC has provided since 2017. PCRC combines theory, discussion, and practice-based exercises rooted in conflict resolution practices to build effective communication skills. The curriculum incorporates cultural humility, self-awareness, empathy, and the power of healing harm. The Program is taught in both English and Spanish.
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