County Administrative Office Management & Budget Team County of Humboldt*

identifies that there are no medical facilities onsite for inmates who become severly injured or ill at two conservation camps in Sourthern Humboldt, which are operated by the State. These two conservation camps are State operated facilities. The County does not have jurisdiction over State operated facilities. However, the County has forwarded this particular report to our legislative representatives, Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro and State Senator Noreen Evans, as seen in the attached letter. COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MANAGEMENT & BUDGET TEAM COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 825 5th Street, Suite 112, Eureka, CA 95501-1153 Telephone (707) 445-7266 Fax (707) 445-7299 [email protected]:us August 19, 2013 The Honorable Noreen Evans The Honorable Wesley Chesbro State Senator, District 2 State Capitol State Capitol, Room 4085 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 94249-0002 Re: Humboldt County's 2012-13 Grand Jury Report Dear Assemblymember Chesbro and Senator Evans: On behalf of the Humboldt County Grand Jury I am writing to respectfully offer the Grand Jury's report (2013-JAILS-01) partially concerning State-run correctional facilities. The Humboldt County Grand Jury has identified an area of concern and would like to offer the below for your consideration. The two conservation camps operated by the State in southern Humboldt have no Finding F6: medical facilities on site. Inmates who become severely ill or are injured are transported to the hospital in Garberville. Less seriously ill or injured inmates have their ailments diagnosed over the telephone by off-site health care workers. Inmates who require treatment that cannot be provided by onsite correctional officers are transported by prison bus to the state prison at Susanville, a journey of several hours. The buses do not run every day, so sick inmates may have to wait more than a day before being treated. There are no "sick bays" at the conservation camps where contagious inmates can be segregated from healthy inmates.