Inyo Probation (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

October 23, 2024 Jeffrey Thomson, Chief Probation Officer Inyo County Probation Department PO Box T Independence, CA 93526 2023-2024 TARGETED INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, INYO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Thomson: The 2023-2024 Targeted Inspection of the Inyo County Probation Department has been postponed due to your Special Purpose Juvenile Hall (SPJH) not housing any youth during the 2024 calendar year. If and when you house youth, please notify the Board of State and Community Corrections; the inspection will be 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 Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to inspection(s), Title 15, Section 1313, and its authorizing statute require annual inspections conducted by a local Health Officer, fire authority having jurisdiction, county building inspection by an agency designated by the County Board of Supervisors, County Superintendent of Schools, Juvenile Court, and Juvenile Justice Commission. In the future, the results of those inspections will be considered a part of this report. * * * Please email me at craigus.thompson@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 597-4610 if you have any questions. Sincerely, CRAIGUS THOMPSON SR. Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Jeffery Thomson, Chief of Probation Page 2 Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Inyo County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Inyo County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Inyo County* County Administrator, Inyo County* *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7136 Inyo Probation Department SPJH Targeted LTR 23-24