Nevada County Grand Jury • 2015-2016

Can the Benefits of Washington Ridge Conservation Camp Survive Prison Realignment

Published: July 01, 2015 8 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 11 findings

F1
Washington Ridge supplies fire suppression crews in and around Nevada County at significant savings to Nevada County and the State.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Washington Ridge supplies low cost labor for non-profit organizations and government agencies.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Washington Ridge teaches life skills along with job training and promotes rehabilitation to reduce recidivism.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Washington Ridge is well maintained and managed by CAL-FIRE and CDCR.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
An unintended consequence of AB109 implementation is that the number of “low risk” inmates at California State Correctional Facilities has declined and assignment to conservation camps has decreased.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Full implementation of AB109 could result in closure of approximately 13 conservation camps.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention should continue working with California counties in searching for a plan to keep the conservation camps open.
F7
CDCR needs to find a source of qualified inmates to staff conservation camps.
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R1
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation should continue working with California counties in searching for a plan to keep the conservation camps fully staffed.
F8
Conservation camps save the State as much as $100 million a year.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The recidivism rate from conservation camps is lower than that of general prison and county jail population.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Washington Ridge saved the County of Nevada and other local agencies $385,478 in 2015.
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R3
Local agencies and the County of Nevada should continue working with Washington Ridge Conservation Camp to save money.
F11
CDCR and CAL-FIRE along with CCPs, working with AB109 funds, could work together to solve the unintended loss of firefighter/inmates caused by AB109.
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R4
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, should work together with CCPs to solve the unintended consequence of losing firefighter/inmates as a result of AB109 realignment.