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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Tuolumne County Grand Jury
• 2021-2022
Mother Lode Regional Juvenile Detention Facility Report (released 6/14/2022)
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Recommendations 2
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R1Page 12The Tuolumne County Grand Jury these youths can build resiliency, reduce recommends continued work with the Department recidivism and adult criminal behavior, and have of Public Health, parents or guardians of youths, been shown to be cost effective. staff, and prospective volunteers to develop and implement appropriate COVID-19 mitigation The Grand Jury found that MLRJDF provides an measures that will allow a return to enrichment exceptional and positive environment for activities that are currently curtailed by September detained youths through trauma-informed 30, 2022. services that encourage respect, responsibility, and safety. The on-site educational program R2: The Tuolumne County Grand Jury urges implementation of security upgrades by December provides high quality teaching and leads to 31, 2022. educational progress for youths, despite special education needs, personal trauma, and variable
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R3Page 12The Tuolumne County Grand Jury lengths of stay in detention. The COVID-19 recommends that county Human Resources pandemic limited enrichment programs that rely conduct a review of the salary structure, particularly on community volunteers, but these programs for entry level staff, at MLRJDF by December 31, are now returning. 2022. Our neighboring counties of Calaveras, R4: The Tuolumne County Grand Jury Mariposa, Amador, and Inyo rely on MLRJDF as recommends that MLRJDF develop a multi-year a regional resource. These counties pay for plan for accommodation of additional youth and a corresponding staff recruitment plan for additional services for their detained youth and to reserve juvenile correction officers by December 31, 2022. beds. These revenues and state funds defray 12 June 2022