Shasta County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
Shasta County Grand Jury Final Report June 17, 2025
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Findings 8 findings
F1
The in-custody deaths at Shasta County Jail between December 2023 and January 2025 were due to lifestyle, not because of jail procedures.
F2
The reason Shasta County Jail has a higher average in-custody death rate, in relation to comparable counties and federal and state averages, could not be determined with the data available to the grand jury during the investigation and requires additional research.
F3
Due to special housing needs, mentally ill inmates or inmates with certain classifications cannot be housed with other inmates; therefore, there is reduced housing for the general inmate population.
F4
Although Prop 36 (2024) requires mandated drug and alcohol treatment for certain felonies, it does not provide resources to meet this requirement.
F5
Prop 36 (2024) is almost certain to increase county jail populations, because of the change in misdemeanor/felony classification.
F6
Since AB109 in 2011, jails are housing felons and releasing inmates with low-level misdemeanors.
F7
The Shasta County Jail population has shifted to a disproportionately high percentage of inmates with felonies compared to misdemeanors due to California corrections legislation.
F8
Changes to the Shasta County Jail population has caused inmate behavior to shift toward more of a prison culture. 12
Recommendations 6
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R1Procure and implement use of body cameras for jail staff by September 2025.
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R2Procure and install additional security cameras in the jail by April 2026.
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R3Expand current Alternative Custody Program based on Sheriff Johnson’s proposal.
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R4Pursue applying for part of the $38.9 million California Abatement Accounts Fund (Opioid Settlements Fund) to support ACP program costs.
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R5Pursue applying for part of the $6.4 million from California Proposition 1 (2024), also known as the Behavioral Health Services Act, to increase mental health and/or substance abuse services for people who are currently incarcerated but could be better served in the Alternative Custody Program.
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R6On or before July 1, 2025, the Redding City Council direct the City Manager to ensure pay stations are made more visible by December 31, 2025. Suggested visibility-enhancing improvements include: • Adding reflective striping to the kiosk to make it more visible. • Changing the color of the kiosk to a more visible color. • Adding lighting to each kiosk. • Installing raised signage at or above each kiosk similar to that found at some of the on- street pay stations. SOURCES AND REFERENCES City of Redding Reports and Available Publications • Public Works Department, “Parking Operations,” City of Redding, 2023 and 2024 • PlaceWorks, “Downtown Redding Specific Plan Update,” City of Redding, April 2022 • Public Works Department, “Report to Redding City Council”, City of Redding, April 16, 2024 • Public Works Department, “Report to Redding City Council”, City of Redding, August 18, 2022 • Public Works Department, “Report to Redding City Council”, City of Redding, September 9, 2024 • Steven Kincaid, “Downtown Off-Street Parking”, City of Redding, August 3, 2017 Local Media Reporting • anewscafe.com “Downtown Redding Business People Unhappy With City’s New Parking System”, September 19, 2023 • KRCR, David Herenda, “Redding’s Recent Downtown Parking Program Updates Sees Mixed Reviews Between City Staff”, Redding, May 23, 2024 • City of Redding, Sonix Podcast, “Downtown Redding Parking”, January 15, 2025 Consultant Studies/Reports • Watry Design/SpaceWorks, “Downtown Redding Parking Strategy", City of Redding, August 2019 • Watry Design/SpaceWorks, “Downtown Redding Parking Demand Analysis", City of Redding, August 2019 Interviews • City Administrative Staff, City of Redding • City Transportation Staff, City of Redding • Administrative staff, Redding Chamber of Commerce
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