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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Del Norte County Grand Jury • 2016-2017

Juvenile Detention Facility

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Findings 7 findings

F2 Page 21
Four teams of three correctional officers and two technicians working twelve- hour shifts (two day and two night) occur daily unless there are staffing absences.
F3 Page 21
A self-imposed cap is in place of 105 inmates due to lack of adequate staffing.
F4 Page 21
Inmates are housed based on compatibility to mitigate violence within the jail.
F5 Page 21
The kitchen and kitchen equipment were clean, and food storage areas were sanitary and vermin free.
F6 Page 21
A strip of baseboard was pealed back from the wall in one of the hallways. The Commander stated that this was on the list to be fixed within the next few weeks.
F7 Page 21
In the Commander’s office a leak through the window has caused damage to the windowsill and stained the carpet. This has been a recurring issue for years until recently when a maintenance worker came up with a solution. The window has not leaked during the last several storms.
F8 Page 21
Nonviolent offenders are sometimes released early to make room for incoming inmates due to the self-imposed population cap of 105. This cap provides a 35:1 iRnemcaotem tom oeffnicdera rtaiotion.s I n a full jail of 165, the ratio would be 55:1.

Recommendations 3