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Glenn SHRF Glenn County Jail (2025-2026 inspection cycle)
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Initial Inspection Report
2025-2026 Biennial Inspection Cycle
Date of Exit Briefing: 12/2/2025 Inspection Type: Comprehensive
County: Glenn
Facility Name(s): Glenn County Jail
BSCC #(s): 0850 BSCC Type: II
Facility Representatives: Sergeant Owens & Sergeant Melgarejo
BSCC Field Representative: Jill Farris
Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 1/5/2026
1. Current Items of Noncompliance
Title 15. Section Description
§ 1029. Policy and Procedures Manual
Subsection (a)(6): Facility supervision has not provided
(a)(6)… Each facility administrator shall, at least
proof of completion of the annual internal and external
annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of
security measures review of the facility to include
security measures. The review and evaluation
measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and
shall include internal and external security
sexual harassment.
measures of the facility including security
measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse
*Agency supervision to provide 2025 memo.
and sexual harassment.
Subsection (a): Agency supervision failed to supply a
§ 1030. Suicide Prevention Program
staffing roster documenting the completion of annual
(a)Annual suicide prevention training for all
suicide prevention training for all custodial staff for 2025.
custodial personnel.
*Agency to provide roster.
§ 1032. Fire Suppression Preplanning
Subsection (c): Agency supervision advised that despite
(c)fire prevention inspections as required by
efforts to have their fire authority complete the biannual
Health and Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and
fire prevention inspection, it has not been completed within
(b) which requires inspections at least once every
the last two years.
two years;
§ 1046. Death in Custody
Subsection (a): The requirement to submit a copy of the
(a)The facility administrator shall develop written
report to the BSCC within 10 days of an in-custody death
policy and procedures to comply with the in-
was not reflected in agency policy.
custody death reporting requirements of
Government Code section 12525. The facility
*Staff are working to address asap.
administrator shall submit a copy of the report
filed pursuant to section 12525 to the BSCC
within 10 days of an in-custody death.
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Title 15. Section Description
§ 1055. Use of Safety Cell
(b) A person shall be placed in a safety cell only
Subsection (b): Agency staff failed to document continued
with the approval of the facility manager or
retention every four hours in a few of their safety cell
designee, or responsible health care staff;
placement observation logs.
continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum
of every four hours.
§ 1055. Use of Safety Cell
(e) Direct visual observation shall be conducted Subsection (e): Agency staff conducted several safety
at least twice every 30 minutes, with no more checks in excess of 15 minutes from the previous safety
than a 15-minute lapse between safety checks. check.
Such observation shall be documented.
§ 1067. Access to Telephone
… Individuals who are known to have, or are Facility supervision advised they’ve never encountered an
perceived by others as having hearing or speech arrestee who was hearing or speech impaired and they do
impairments shall be provided access to the not have a telecommunication device to facilitate phone
appropriate telecommunication device which will calls for hearing or speech impaired.
facilitate communication.