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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Del Norte County Grand Jury
• 2018-2019
Del Norte County Juvenile Detention Facility
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Findings 2 findings
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The Grand Jury observed mold growth on the exterior of the facility METHODOLGY which is a health hazard for staff, juveniles, and visitors. Grand Jury members interviewed the facility administrator and then he
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Maintenance over the last year in the kitchen has not proven gave us a tour of the whole facility. We inspected the housing units, the effective in solving the problem of the malfunctioning grease trap. kitchen, the recreation area, the outdoor facilities, the gym, and saw the juvenile residents through their classroom windows. The Grand Jury also
Recommendations 2
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R1Page 5Grand jury recommends that the Probation Department clean the exterior of the facility and provide it with a new paint job within the
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R2Page 5Grand jury recommends that the Probation Department resolve maximum population of 44 but is currently only housing 9 residents. within the next calendar year, the ongoing issue of the grease trap in the This constitutes a use of 20% of the facility’s capacity. We learned that kitchen not functioning properly. the population of juvenile hall facilities are declining all over the state as efforts to promote alternatives to incarceration are being promoted. There are three different pods that they call Pod A, Pod B, and Pod C. Pod A houses the general population, while Pod B is for juveniles that need higher security either because of exhibiting violence or are on suicide watch. Pod C is rarely used currently but has been used in the past for juveniles with drug problems. The average length of stay is around 60 days and the typical longest length of stay is 180 days. For education, there is 1 full-time teacher that works on site and holds class from 7:30am-1:30pm. Also, the facility has an on-site medical room where a doctor comes once a week and a nurse who comes 3x a day to do check-ups. There is also a mental health practitioner who comes for 2 hours every day to do check-ins with juveniles who request or require it.