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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings
F1
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury finds that:
The Eel River Conservation Camp meets or exceeds goals for contributions to the community, leading to a healthy, trusting relationship between the camp and the community.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury finds that:
Basic job skills are learned and practiced, making Eel River Conservation Camp inmates more employable and thus benefitting themselves, their families and their communities.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury finds that:
Through training, education, and on-the-job work experience, inmate employment opportunities post-incarceration increase, helping the Eel River Conservation Camp recidivism rate decline.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury finds that:
The Humboldt community enjoys considerable cost savings by using inmate labor for projects such as weed abatement, prescribed burns, fuel reduction, rebuilding trails in state parks, landscape maintenance in public places and other special projects.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury finds that:
Temporary overcrowding conditions due to dormitory renovations occurring during the Grand Jury’s November, 2025, visit had been remediated by the December, 2025 visit, improving inmate living conditions and wellbeing.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury finds that:
Internet service that supports staff is unreliable and the transfer speed is substandard. This hampers staff’s ability to work efficiently and reliably. (R1)
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Upgrade the slower of the Eel River Fire Camp internet networks to current standards for upload and download internet speeds by July 1, 2027. (F6) RESPONSES Pursuant to California Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05, each entity or individual named below must respond to the enumerated Findings and Recommendations within specific statutory guidelines. Responses to Findings shall be either: ● The respondent agrees with the finding; or ● The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the finding, in which case the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons therefor. Responses to Recommendations shall be one of the following: ● The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action; or ● The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation; or ● The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a time frame for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency where applicable. This time frame shall not exceed six months from the date of the publication of the Grand Jury report; or ● The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefor. Invited Responses The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury invites the following entity to respond. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (All findings, all recommendations) Responses are to be sent to: The Honorable Judge Timothy A. Canning Humboldt County Superior Court 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501 The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury PO Box 657; Eureka, CA 95502 A Reports issued by the Grand Jury do not identify individuals interviewed. Penal Code section 929 requires that reports of the Grand Jury not contain the name of any person or facts leading to the identity of any person who provides information to the Grand Jury.
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Fighting Fires, Changing Lives Eel River Conservation Camp Civil Grand Jury Report - Redheaded Blackbelt
Redheaded Blackbelt
· May 1, 2026