Mendocino County Grand Jury • 2017-2018

Final Mendocino County Grand Jury 2017-18 Mendocino County Juvenile Hall

Published: May 08, 2018 7 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 12 findings

F1
The current operation of Mendocino County Juvenile Hall provides excellent care, education, and support for our juvenile wards.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
The closure of Mendocino County Juvenile Hall will result in the loss of experienced, dedicated, and committed staff.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
The closure of the facility would be a devastating loss to our juveniles and their families.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Closing the Mendocino County Juvenile Hall and reducing costs by contracting with another county treats the youth of our county as commodities.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Funds set aside for the Information Technology reserve for potential future needs are more than adequate to keep Mendocino County Juvenile Hall open. Budget Workshop FY 2018-2019, April 24, 2018, Powerpoint presentation. County of Mendocino FY 2017-18 2nd Quarter Report & Adjustments, March 13, 2018, . 6
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Decisions for our children appear to be cost driven and lacking in concern for their welfare in terms of separation and isolation from family, school, and local support services that are essential to their successful rehabilitation.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Juvenile wards will spend many hours in cars, handcuffed, while being transported between counties.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Because the geographical size of Mendocino County may require extended transportation time for law enforcment after the arrest of a juvenile, there could be periods when areas of the county are without law enforcement coverage.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The county’s proposal to spend $1.1 million for the juvenile hall budget forfeits the responsibility for our juveniles to a distant county.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Keep Juvenile Hall open and continue its operations in Mendocino County. (All
F10
Adding $1.2 million to the proposed net county cost would enable a safe and efficient operation of juvenile hall and fulfill the county’s duty to care for and protect its wards.
No recommendations for this finding
F11
A county decision to send its troubled youth to another county’s facility is diametrically opposed to the state policy of community-based detention that enables juveniles to better reintegrate into local support systems.
No recommendations for this finding
F12
It is shortsighted to dismantle a highly praised program and to close a facility that may need to be reopened in the future.
No recommendations for this finding