Fresno (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

May 15, 2025 Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer Fresno Probation Department 3333 E. American Avenue, Suite B Fresno, CA 93725 2025-2026 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, FRESNO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITIES Dear Chief Haynes: An Unannounced Inspection of the Fresno County Probation Department was completed for the following facilities on Tuesday, April 8, 2025: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE JJC-Detention 7088 JH JJC-Commitment 7089 CAMP Secure Youth Treatment Facility 7095 SYTF These inspections were conducted pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 209 and 885 to determine compliance with the Minimum Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities as outlined in Title 15, California Code of Regulations. INSPECTION RESULTS The focus of the Unannounced Inspection was to evaluate Title 15 Section 1371 Programs, Recreation and Exercise. The inspection consisted of a site visit, documentation review, and an interview with staff and youth. We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Title 15 Modified Procedures Checklist for detailed information. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Please email me at shay.molennor@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 708-2062 if you have any questions. Kirk Haynes Chief Probation Officer Page 2 Sincerely, SHAY MOLENNOR Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Fresno County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Fresno County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Fresno County* County Administrator, Fresno County* David Ruiz, Deputy Chief (electronic copy) *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7088+ Fresno JH Camp SYTF UI LTR 25-26 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7088 FACILITY NAME: Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus FACILITY TYPE: JH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: David Ruiz-Deputy Chief, Bryan Crump- Assistant Deputy Chief, Kayatana Davis-Assistant Deputy Chief, Phillip Toomey- Assistant Deputy Chief, Marisol Kaehler-Assistant Deputy Chief, S. Herrera- Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer, male youth age 17 and female youth age 17 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Shay Molennor DATE: April 9, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Policy 1002 Programs, Exercise and Recreation The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedure 1002 Programs, Exercise and and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the Recreation amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Policy 1002.3 Responsibilities programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three hours a day during the week and five hours a day each The agency has a Recreation Coordinator who Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which oversees the programming and recreation ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. schedule. A Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer supervises three EBP officers and the recreation coordinator. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and Policy 1002.3 exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding by the administrator/manager or designee that a youth ☒ ☐ ☐ represents a threat to the safety and security of the facility. Such program, recreation, and exercise schedule shall Policy 1002.3 be posted in the living units. ☒ ☐ ☐ There will be a written annual review of the programs, Policy 1002.3 recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to ensure content offered is current, consistent, and A memorandum dated September 4, 2024, by ☒ ☐ ☐ relevant to the population. David Ruiz, Deputy Chief, addressed all elements of this regulation. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 This is a modified version of the Procedures Checklist and is only intended for the 2025 Unannounced Inspection of the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus Juvenile Hall. 3 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7088 Fresno Juvenile Justice Campus JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Policy 1002.6 Access to Programs opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, The agency has three Juvenile Correctional evidence-based, best practice interventions that are Officers who are assigned Evidenced-Based culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- Programming duties. These staff facilitate social interventions and activities designed to reduce Thinking for Change, CBI-SA. Choices, ART, recidivism. These programs should be based on the Girls Circle, and I Decide. youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the The agency has partnered with several direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County community-based organizations, faith-based Office of Education and can be administered by county service providers, and the Fresno County partners such as mental health agencies, community Office of Education (FCOE) to provide based organizations, faith-based organizations or programming. Probation staff. Programs may include but are not limited to: • AA/NA (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; • Boys and Girls Club (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; • Choices (3) Anger Management; • Focus Forward (4) Conflict Resolution; • Girls Circle (5) Juvenile Justice System; • HOPE (6) Trauma-related interventions; • Performance-based Standards (7) Victim Awareness; • Substance Use Disorder (8) Self-Improvement; • Sierra Education and Research (9) Parenting Skills and support; Institute (10) Tolerance and Diversity; • WellPath Health (11) Healing Informed Approaches; • Yoga (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; (13) Gender Specific Programming; BSCC staff reviewed JJC Recreation (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; (15) CPR and First Aid training; Schedule for March 30, 2025, through April 5, ☒ ☐ ☐ 2025. BSCC staff cross-referenced the (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; schedule with unit chronological logs and (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, program tab logs. In addition, BSCC staff (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. interviewed facility staff about leading programming in the absence of facility staff and collaborative program providers. Interviews with youth affirm programming occurs on a daily basis. BSCC staff recommended the agency prioritize ongoing staff training to ensure comprehensive documentation of the type of programming offered and youth’s attendance. BSCC staff discussed continuing to develop the program tracking tab to maximize this technology to further monitor programming for all youth. While the agency has an electronic folder of suitable programming accessible by unit staff, BSCC staff recommended expediting the distribution of programming material binders currently in development to the units for additional resources. Supervisory staff should also incorporate daily audits of programming documentation into their round checks to ensure all records are accurately and completely maintained. The agency is in compliance with this regulation. 7088 Fresno Juvenile Justice Campus JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity Policy 1002.5 Access to Recreation for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and Interviews with youth affirm they receive an ☒ ☐ ☐ entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include hour of recreation every day. orientation and may include coaching of youth. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Policy 1002.4 Access to Exercise opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity each day. ☒ ☐ ☐ Interviews with youth affirm they receive an hour of large muscle activity each day. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not Policy 1002.7 Security and Supervision to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7088 Fresno Juvenile Justice Campus JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7089 FACILITY NAME: Juvenile Justice Campus Commitment Facility FACILITY TYPE: Camp PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: David Ruiz-Deputy Chief, Bryan Crump- Assistant Deputy Chief, Kayatana Davis-Assistant Deputy Chief, Phillip Toomey- Assistant Deputy Chief, Marisol Kaehler-Assistant Deputy Chief, S. Herrera- Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer, L. Maldonado -Senio Juvenile Correctional Officer, male youth age 18 and female youths age 14 and 16 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Shay Molennor DATE: April 8, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Policy 1002 Programs, Exercise and Recreation The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedure 1002 Programs, Exercise and and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the Recreation amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Policy 1002.3 Responsibilities programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three hours a day during the week and five hours a day each The agency has a Recreation Coordinator who Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which oversees the programming and recreation ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. schedule. A Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer supervises three EBP officers and the Recreation Coordinator. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and Policy 1002.3 exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding by the administrator/manager or designee that a youth ☒ ☐ ☐ represents a threat to the safety and security of the facility. Such program, recreation, and exercise schedule shall Policy 1002.3 be posted in the living units. ☒ ☐ ☐ There will be a written annual review of the programs, Policy 1002.3 recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to ensure content offered is current, consistent, and A memorandum dated September 4, 2024, by ☒ ☐ ☐ relevant to the population. David Ruiz, Deputy Chief, addressed all elements of this regulation. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 This is a modified version of the Procedures Checklist and is only intended for the 2025 Unannounced Inspection of the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus Commitment Facility Camp. 3 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7089 Fresno JJC Commitment Facility Camp UI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Policy 1002.6 Access to Programs opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, The agency has three Juvenile Correctional evidence-based, best practice interventions that are Officers who are assigned Evidenced-Based culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- Programming duties. These staff facilitate social interventions and activities designed to reduce Thinking for Change, CBI-SA. Choices, ART, recidivism. These programs should be based on the Girls Circle, and I Decide. youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the The agency has partnered with several direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County community-based organizations, faith-based Office of Education and can be administered by county service providers, and the Fresno County partners such as mental health agencies, community Office of Education (FCOE) to provide based organizations, faith-based organizations or programming. Probation staff. Programs may include but are not limited to: • AA/NA (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; • Boys and Girls Club (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; • Counseling and Psychotherapy (3) Anger Management; Center (4) Conflict Resolution; • Choices (5) Juvenile Justice System; • Floyd Farrow Substance Abuse (6) Trauma-related interventions; Program (7) Victim Awareness; • Focus Forward (8) Self-Improvement; • Girls Circle (9) Parenting Skills and support; • Girls Treatment Program (10) Tolerance and Diversity; • HOPE (11) Healing Informed Approaches; • New Horizons Program (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; • Center for Improving Youth Justice (13) Gender Specific Programming; • Sierra Education and Research (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; Institute (15) CPR and First Aid training; (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; • 63 Day Pre-Adolescent Program (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ • Substance Use Disorder (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. • Thinking for Change by JCO • Transition/Re-entry Services • WellPath Health • Yoga BSCC staff reviewed JJC Recreation Schedule for March 30, 2025, through April 5, 2025. BSCC staff cross-referenced the schedule with unit chronological logs and program tab logs. In addition, BSCC staff interviewed facility staff about leading programming in the absence of facility staff and collaborative program providers. Interviews with youth affirm programming occurs on a daily basis. BSCC staff recommended the agency prioritize ongoing staff training to ensure comprehensive documentation of the type of programming offered and youth’s attendance. BSCC staff discussed continuing to develop the program tracking tab to maximize this technology to further monitor programming for all youth. While the agency has an electronic folder of suitable programming accessible by unit staff, BSCC staff recommended expediting the distribution of programming material binders currently in development to the units for additional resources. Supervisory staff should also incorporate daily audits of 7089 Fresno JJC Commitment Facility Camp UI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 programming documentation into their round checks to ensure all records are accurately and completely maintained. The agency is in compliance with this regulation. (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity Policy 1002.5 Access to Recreation for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and Interviews with youth affirm they receive an ☒ ☐ ☐ entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include hour of recreation every day. orientation and may include coaching of youth. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Policy 1002.4 Access to Exercise opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity each day. ☒ ☐ ☐ Interviews with youth affirm they receive an hour of large muscle activity every day. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not Policy 1002.7 Security and Supervision to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7089 Fresno JJC Commitment Facility Camp UI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7095 FACILITY NAME: Fresno Secure Youth Treatment Facility FACILITY TYPE: SYTF PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: David Ruiz-Deputy Chief, Bryan Crump- Assistant Deputy Chief, Kayatana Davis-Assistant Deputy Chief, Phillip Toomey- Assistant Deputy Chief, Marisol Kaehler-Assistant Deputy Chief, S. Herrera- Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer, L. Hernandez-Senior Juvenile Correctional Officer, male youth age 18 and female youth age 20 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Shay Molennor DATE: April 8, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Policy 1002 Programs, Exercise and Recreation The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, ☒ ☐ ☐ Procedure 1002 Programs, Exercise and and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the Recreation amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Policy 1002.3 Responsibilities programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three hours a day during the week and five hours a day each The agency has a Recreation Coordinator who Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which oversees the programming and recreation ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. schedule. A Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer supervises three EBP officers and the recreation coordinator. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and Policy 1002.3 exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding by the administrator/manager or designee that a youth ☒ ☐ ☐ represents a threat to the safety and security of the facility. Such program, recreation, and exercise schedule shall Policy 1002.3 be posted in the living units. ☒ ☐ ☐ There will be a written annual review of the programs, Policy 1002.3 recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to ensure content offered is current, consistent, and A memorandum dated September 4, 2024, by ☒ ☐ ☐ relevant to the population. David Ruiz, Deputy Chief, addressed all elements of this regulation. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 This is a modified version of the Procedures Checklist and is only intended for the 2025 Unannounced Inspection of the Fresno County Secure Youth Treatment Facility. 3 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7095 Fresno Secure Youth Treatment Facility UI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Policy 1002.6 Access to Programs opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, The agency has three Juvenile Correctional evidence-based, best practice interventions that are Officers who are assigned Evidenced-Based culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- Programming duties. These staff facilitate social interventions and activities designed to reduce Thinking for Change, CBI-SA. Choices, ART, recidivism. These programs should be based on the Girls Circle, and I Decide. youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the The agency has partnered with several direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County community-based organizations, faith-based Office of Education and can be administered by county service providers, and the Fresno County partners such as mental health agencies, community Office of Education (FCOE) to provide based organizations, faith-based organizations or programming. Probation staff. Programs may include but are not limited to: • AA/NA (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; • Boys and Girls Club (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; • Choices (3) Anger Management; • Focus Forward (4) Conflict Resolution; • GEO Thinking for Change (5) Juvenile Justice System; • GEO-Anger Management (6) Trauma-related interventions; • GEO-Free Your Mind (7) Victim Awareness; • GEO-Aggression Replacement (8) Self-Improvement; Training (9) Parenting Skills and support; • GEO-CBI- Substance Abuse (10) Tolerance and Diversity; Programming (11) Healing Informed Approaches; • GEO-RI Learning (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; • WellPath Health (13) Gender Specific Programming; • Yoga (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; (15) CPR and First Aid training; BSCCC staff reviewed JJC Recreation (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; ☒ ☐ ☐ Schedule for March 30, 2025, through April 5, (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, 2025. BSCC staff cross-referenced the (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. schedule with unit chronological logs and program tab logs. In addition, BSCC staff interviewed facility staff about leading programming in the absence of facility staff and collaborative program providers. Interviews with youth affirm programming occurs on a daily basis. BSCC staff recommended the agency prioritize ongoing staff training to ensure comprehensive documentation of the type of programming offered and youth’s attendance. BSCC staff discussed continuing to develop the program tracking tab to maximize this technology to further monitor programming for all youth. While the agency has an electronic folder of suitable programming accessible by unit staff, BSCC staff recommended expediting the distribution of programming material binders currently in development to the units for additional resources. Supervisory staff should also incorporate daily audits of programming documentation into their round checks to ensure all records are accurately and completely maintained. The facility is in compliance with this regulation. 7095 Fresno Secure Youth Treatment Facility UI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity Policy 1002.5 Access to Recreation for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and Interviews with youth affirm they receive an ☒ ☐ ☐ entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include hour of recreation every day. orientation and may include coaching of youth. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Policy 1002.4 Access to Exercise opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity each day. ☒ ☐ ☐ Interviews with youth affirm they receive an hour of large muscle activity every day. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not Policy 1002.7 Security and Supervision to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7095 Fresno Secure Youth Treatment Facility UI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 3 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25