Ishi Conservation Camp #18

ICC is housing 110 male inmates in open dormitories with a mobile dining vehicle and is at maximum capacity. Plans are currently being made to replace the kitchen facility. The numbers fluctuate as inmates cycle in and out of the program.

The inmates are selected for the program through a rigorous review process that excludes those who have committed any sex related offense, murder, escape, arson or have a history of violence.

CDCR is responsible for the selection, supervision, care and discipline of the inmates. CAL FIRE maintains the camp, supervises work of the inmate fire crews and is responsible for the custody of inmates on CAL FIRE project activities.

Fire Crew inmates receive extensive training and, if they do well, they can apply to enroll in further education in Southern California. They are provided resources needed to complete their General Education Diploma (GED) and to take college classes through Coastline College and Feather River College. 2019-2020 Tehama County Grand Jury Final Report 51

ICC is currently made up of 3 fire crews with 15-17 inmates in each crew and others serving as cooks, clerks, landscapers, porters, camp maintenance workers and skilled shop workers.

ICC has the CAL FIRE Boxed Meal Program which produces Ready-2- Go meals for firefighting crews around the State.

ICC hosts the annual CAL FIRE Crew Preparedness Exercise which is the largest in the state. This exercise provides an opportunity for 31 fire crews and 4 California Conservation Corps crews to be evaluated on safety, performance, physical conditioning, Base Camp behaviour and firefighting knowledge. The fire crews will perform a “Tool Out”, deploy fire shelters under simulated emergency conditions, then hike four miles into the incident site with a time limit of between 60 to 70 minutes, then hike another half mile and construct a fire line 300 feet long by 8 feet wide within a one hour time limit. (Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year's Annual Preparedness Exercise was limited to ICC camp, to three Inmate Fire Crews and, in consideration of the health and safety of the inmate crews, with recognized social distancing.)

Inmates from ICC provided 44,000 hours of firefighting hours in 2019.

Inmates from ICC provided 71,000 hours of community service hours in 2019.

Inmates are provided extensive training, building their skills and resumes, making them more likely to be employed and less likely to reoffend upon release from the program.

Inmate Canteen is conducted within compliance of rules and regulations mandated by Title 15, Division 3. The inventories were clean, orderly, and accurate. 2019-2020 Tehama County Grand Jury Final Report 52