Santa Barbara PROB (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

March 26, 2026 Holly Benton, Chief Probation Officer Santa Barbara Probation Department 4263 California Blvd. Santa Maria, CA 93455 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITIES Dear Chief Benton: The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Santa Barbara County Probation Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and the following facilities were inspected between Wednesday, September 3, 2025 and Friday, September 5, 2025: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center 7574 JH Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment 7575 SYTF Facility 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 Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to the inspection(s) by the BSCC, 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. The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Title 15 Procedures Checklist for detailed information. No items of noncompliance were identified with Title 24 Minimum Standards. Refer to the Physical Plant Evaluation and Living Area Space Evaluation attachments for information related to Rated Capacity. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Friday, September 5, 2025; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. Holly Benton Chief Probation Officer Page 2 * * * Please email me at ray.watson@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 846-5986 if you have any questions. Sincerely, RAY WATSON Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Santa Barbara County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Santa Barbara County* County Administrator, Santa Barbara County* Tiffany Phillips, Deputy Probation Manager, Santa Barbara County Probation *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI LTR 25-26 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST1 BSCC Code: 7574 FACILITY NAME: Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center (JCC) FACILITY TYPE: JH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Tiffany Phillips, Probation Manager; Lesli Stamm, Probation Manager; Crystal Crockett, Supervising Probation Officer; Noah Spevak, Supervising Probation Officer; Amber Flores, Supervising Probation Officer; Paola Terronez, Administrative Office Professional Senior; Dr. Timothy Jones, Wellpath; Rene Wheeler, Director of JJS – SB County Schools; Kisha Ojeda, Behavior Wellness Supervisor; Marcellus LaBlanc, Sr. Juvenile Institutions Officer; Andrea Fernandez, Juvenile Institutions Officer; 1 male youth age 18; 1 male youth age 16; 1 male youth age 17; 1 male youth age 16 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: September 3, 2025, through September 5, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1313 COUNTY INSPECTION AND EVALUATION OF On January 8, 2025, Santa Barbara building 9B BUILDING AND GROUNDS inspector Jason Story conducted an annual facility inspection of the Santa Maria Juvenile On an annual basis, or as otherwise required by law, each Hall. The memo notes “the juvenile hall was juvenile facility administrator shall obtain a documented ☒ ☐ ☐ observed to be maintained in good condition inspection and evaluation from the following: and has no hazardous conditions with regard (a) county building inspector or person designated by the to daily activity.” Board of Supervisors to approve building safety; (b) fire authority having jurisdiction, including a fire Bryan Weaver from the Santa Barbara County 10B clearance as required by Health and Safety Code Section Fire Department inspected the Santa Maria 13146.1(a) and (b); ☒ ☐ ☐ Juvenile Hall on February 7, 2025. (c) local health officer, inspection in accordance with Environmental Health: 9/19/2024 – The 11B Health and Safety Code Section 101045; environmental health evaluation was completed by Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Alex Solorio on September 19, 2024. There were no deficiencies noted in the report. Nutritional Health: 9/24/2024 – The nutritional ☒ ☐ ☐ health evaluation was conducted by Registered Dietitian, Adrienna Starr on September 19, 2024. There were no deficiencies found during the inspection. Medical/Mental Health: 1/17/25 – The medical/mental health evaluation was 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 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 conducted by Chief Correctional Health Medical Advisor, Carrick Adam MD and Correctional Health Quality Improvement Manager, Aaron Stilwell RN. There were no deficiencies found during the inspection. (d) county superintendent of schools on the adequacy of An annual review of Dos Puertas school, 12B educational services and facilities as required in Section which is located inside the Santa Maria 1370; Juvenile Hall was conducted by the Director of ☒ ☐ ☐ Juvenile Court & Community Schools, Rene Wheeler, on January 6, 2025. (e) juvenile court as required by Section 209 of the The Honorable Gustavo Lavayen, presiding 13B Welfare and Institutions Code; and, Judge of the Santa Barbara Juvenile Court, conducted an inspection of the juvenile hall on ☒ ☐ ☐ December 16, 2024. Judge Lavayen found the facility to be suitable for housing minors. (f) the Juvenile Justice Commission as required by Santa Barbara County Juvenile Justice 14B Section 229 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or Delinquency Prevention Commission Probation Commission as required by Section 240 of the inspected the Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Welfare and Institutions Code. Center on November 8, 2024. BSCC staff ☒ ☐ ☐ reviewed the inspection report authored by Commission Chair Gabriela Ferreira. 1320 APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- 15B Training Note: Compliance with this section is determined by receipt of the Chief Probation Officer’s certification letter The agency provided a certification letter confirming that all elements of regulation are met. authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly Benton confirming that all elements of the (a) Appointment ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation are met. The memo was dated In each juvenile facility there shall be a superintendent, August 6, 2025. director or facility manager in charge of its program and employees. Such superintendent, director, facility manager and other employees of the facility shall be appointed by the facility administrator pursuant to applicable provisions of law. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (b) Employee Qualifications Each facility shall: The agency provided a certification letter (1) recruit and hire employees who possess authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly knowledge, skills and abilities appropriate to their job ☒ ☐ ☐ Benton confirming that all elements of the classification and duties in accordance with applicable regulation are met. The memo was dated civil service or merit system rules; August 6, 2025. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (2) require a medical evaluation and physical examination including tuberculosis screening test and The agency provided a certification letter evaluation for immunity to contagious illnesses of authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly ☒ ☐ ☐ childhood (i.e., diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, and Benton confirming that all elements of the mumps); regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (3) adhere to the minimum standards for the selection The agency provided a certification letter and training requirements adopted by the Board authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly ☒ ☐ ☐ pursuant to Section 6035 of the Penal Code; and Benton confirming that all elements of the regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (4) conduct a criminal records review, on each new The agency provided a certification letter employee, and psychological examination in authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly accordance with Section 1031 of the Government ☒ ☐ ☐ Benton confirming that all elements of the Code. regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. (c) Contract personnel, volunteers, and other non- Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- employees of the facility, who may be present at the Training facility, shall have such clearance and qualifications as may be required by law, and their presence at the facility The agency provided a certification letter shall be subject to the approval and control of the facility authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly ☒ ☐ ☐ manager. Benton confirming that all elements of the regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. 1321 STAFFING Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to carry out the overall facility operation and its During the inspection, we reviewed the programming, to provide for safety and security of youth agency’s policies and procedures, shift rosters and staff, and meet established standards and and daily schedules to assist with determining regulations; compliance with Title 15 Regulation. The agency has the following staffing allocated to the facilities: ☒ ☐ ☐ • 2 Facility Managers • 4 Supervising Probation Officers • 5 Senior Probation Officers • 43 Juvenile Institutions Officers • 7 Support Staff • 2 Food Services Personnel Interviews with youth housed at the facility revealed that no services are denied to youth due to insufficient staffing. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent Detainees ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; Detainees ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of who is responsible for operations and activities and has Detainees completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; Detainees The youth interviewed during the inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ assisted with determining compliance with this element of Title 15 Regulation. (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of number and security of living units, including staff qualified Detainees and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, Detainees transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, ☒ ☐ ☐ and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be diverted from supervising youth; and, (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to Detainees temporary variations in staff assignments to meet special ☒ ☐ ☐ program needs. Staffing shall be in compliance with a minimum youth-staff ratio for the following facility types: (1) Juvenile Halls Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one Detainees wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 10 youth in detention; The facility housed a total of 56 youth in three ☒ ☐ ☐ housing units on the day of inspection. There were sufficient staff observed in the facility to meet minimum standards. (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake Detainees youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☒ ☐ ☐ youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of members on duty at all times, regardless of the Detainees number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support ☒ ☐ ☐ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of duty who is the same gender as youth housed in Detainees ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of duties such as administration, supervision of Detainees personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☒ ☐ ☐ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) Special Purpose Juvenile Halls This facility is not a special purpose Juvenile (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- Hall. awake youth supervision staff member on duty for ☐ ☐ ☒ each 10 youth in detention; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☐ ☐ ☒ youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☐ ☐ ☒ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☐ ☐ ☒ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. (3) Camps This facility is not a Camp. (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on ☐ ☐ ☒ duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☐ ☐ ☒ youth present in the facility; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in residence, unless arrangements have been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☐ ☐ ☒ the facility; (E) in addition to the minimum staff to youth ratio required in (h)(3)(A)-(B), consideration shall be given to the size, design, and location of the camp; types of youth committed to the camp; and the ☐ ☐ ☒ function of the camp in determining the level of supervision necessary to maintain the safety and welfare of youth and staff; (F) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☐ ☐ ☒ farm, forestry, kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1322 YOUTH SUPERVISION STAFF ORIENTATION Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- AND TRAINING Training (a) Prior to assuming any responsibilities each youth The agency provided the facility’s policies supervision staff member shall be properly oriented to and procedures as well as sample JIO Staff their duties, including: Orientation/Training Checklist for new hires. (1) youth supervision duties; ☒ ☐ ☐ All new hires receive orientation prior to assuming any responsibilities in the facility. The orientation includes scope of decisions staff shall make and the person to contact for decisions that are beyond their responsibility. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (2) scope of decisions they shall make; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (3) the identity of their supervisor; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) the identity of persons who are responsible to Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- them; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) persons to contact for decisions that are beyond Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- their responsibility; and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) ethical responsibilities. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) Prior to assuming any responsibility for the supervision Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- of youth, each youth supervision staff member shall Training receive a minimum of 40 hours of facility-specific orientation, including: The JIO Orientation/Training Checklist (1) individual and group supervision techniques; covers individual and group supervision techniques, polices for discipline, use of force, physical restraints, emergency ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures, documentation and basic youth right per Title 15. Interviews with line staff confirmed all staff are provided 40 hours of facility specific orientation prior to assuming any responsibility for the supervision of youth. (2) regulations and policies relating to discipline and Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- rights of youth pursuant to law and the provisions of Training ☒ ☐ ☐ this chapter; Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (3) basic health, sanitation and safety measures; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (4) suicide prevention and response to suicide Training attempts ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) policies regarding use of force, de-escalation Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- techniques, chemical agents, mechanical and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ physical restraints; Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (6) review of policies and procedures referencing Training trauma and trauma-informed approaches; ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (7) procedures to follow in the event of emergencies; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (8) routine security measures, including facility Training perimeter and grounds; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (9) crisis intervention and mental health referrals to Training mental health services; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (10) documentation; and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (11) fire/life safety training Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Prior to assuming sole supervision of youth, each Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- youth supervision staff member shall successfully Training complete the requirements of the Juvenile Corrections ☒ ☐ ☐ Officer Core Course pursuant to Penal Code Section 6035. (d) Prior to exercising the powers of a peace officer youth Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- supervision staff shall successfully complete training Training ☒ ☐ ☐ pursuant to Section 830 et seq. of the Penal Code. 1323 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety Whenever there is a youth in a juvenile facility, there shall We reviewed the agency’s policy and be at least one wide awake person on duty at all times procedures and staff training records to assist who meets the training standards established by the ☒ ☐ ☐ with determining compliance with Title 15 Board for general fire and life safety which relate Regulation. specifically to the facility. 1324 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Structure and Organization All facility administrators shall develop, publish, and implement a manual of written policies and procedures A memorandum written by Probation that address, at a minimum, all regulations that are Manager Tiffany Phillips, dated August 24, applicable to the facility. Such a manual shall be made 2025, confirmed that the facility’s policy and available to all employees, reviewed by all employees, ☐ procedure manual is administratively and shall be administratively reviewed at a minimum ☒ ☐ reviewed every two years. every two years, and updated, as necessary. Those records relating to the standards and requirements set A review of the facility’s policy and procedure forth in these regulations shall be accessible to the Board manual indicates all elements of Title 15 on request. Regulations are covered in the policy manual. The manual shall include: (a) table of organization, including channels of Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center communications and a description of job classifications; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) responsibility of the probation department, purpose of Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center programs, relationship to the juvenile court, the Juvenile Structure and Organization Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission or Probation Committee, probation staff, school personnel ☒ ☐ ☐ and other agencies that are involved in juvenile facility programs; (c) responsibilities of all employees; Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) initial orientation and training program for employees; Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) initial orientation, including safety and security issues Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center and anti-discrimination policies, for support staff, contract Structure and Organization employees, school, mental/behavioral health and medical ☒ ☐ ☐ staff, program providers and volunteers; (f) maintenance of record-keeping, statistics and Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center communication system to ensure: Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) efficient operation of the juvenile facility; Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (2) legal and proper care of youth; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (3) maintenance of individual youth's records; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (4) supply of information to the juvenile court and Structure and Organization those authorized by the court or by the law; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (5) release of information regarding youth. Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (g) ethical responsibilities; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (h) trauma-informed approaches; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (i) culturally responsive approaches; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (j) gender responsive approaches; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) a non-discrimination provision that provides that all Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center youth within the facility shall have fair and equal access to Structure and Organization all available services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits, and provides that no person shall be subject to discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, ☒ ☐ ☐ national origin, immigration status, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, or HIV status, including restrictive housing or classification decisions based solely on any of the above mentioned categories; (l) storage and maintenance requirements for any Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center chemical agents related security devices, and weapons Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ and ammunition, where applicable; (m) establishment of procedures for collection of Medi- Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Cal eligibility information and enrollment of eligible youth; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ and, 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (n) establishment of a policy that prohibits all forms of Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual harassment. Structure and Organization The policy shall include an approach to preventing, detecting and responding to such conduct and any ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation for reporting such conduct, as well as a provision for reporting such conduct by youth, staff or a third party. 1325 FIRE SAFETY PLAN Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety The facility administrator shall consult with the local fire BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and department having jurisdiction over the facility, or with the procedures and fire drill documentation. Fire and State Fire Marshal, in developing a plan for fire safety ☒ ☐ ☐ earthquake drills are conducted monthly. Facility which shall include, but not be limited to: staff also perform monthly fire and life safety (a) a fire prevention plan to be included as part of the inspections. manual of policy and procedures; (b) monthly fire and life safety inspections by facility staff Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety with two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b); ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) an evacuation plan; Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) documented fire drills not less than quarterly; Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a written plan for the emergency housing of youth in Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety the case of fire; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) development of a fire suppression pre-plan in Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety cooperation with the local fire department. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1326 SECURITY REVIEW Policy: Section 4101 - Program Inspections/Facility Maintenance Each facility administrator shall develop policies and procedures to annually review, evaluate, and document We reviewed the agency’s policies and security of the facility. The review and evaluation shall procedures and interviewed Probation include internal and external security, including, but not Manager Tiffany Phillips to confirm compliance limited to, key control, equipment, and staff training. with Title 15 Regulation. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1327 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures 0B The facility administrator shall develop facility-specific A memorandum written by Probation policies and procedures for emergencies that shall Manager Tiffany Phillips, dated August 28, include, but not be limited to: 2025, confirmed all actively working facility (a) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ staff have completed their annual review of the Emergency Procedures and Suicide Prevention Training. Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (b) civil disturbance, active shooter and terrorist attack; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (c) fire and natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (d) periodic testing of emergency equipment; ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (e) emergency evacuation of the facility; and ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a program to provide all youth supervision staff with Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures an annual review of emergency procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1328 SAFETY CHECKS Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of Youth 1B The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency documents safety checks using policy and procedures that provide for direct visual handwritten logs that were provided to BSCC observation of youth at a minimum of every 15 minutes, staff for review. A sampling of safety checks at random or varied intervals during hours when youth from the months January, February and are asleep or when youth are in their rooms, confined in March 2025, revealed compliance with Title holding cells or confined to their bed in a dormitory. ☒ ☐ ☐ 15 Regulation. The safety checks reviewed Supervision is not replaced, but may be supplemented were random and varied and were conducted by, an audio/visual electronic surveillance system at a minimum of every 15 minutes. designed to detect overt, aggressive or assaultive behavior and to summon aid in emergencies. All safety checks shall be documented with the actual time the check is completed. 1329 SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention 2B Program The facility administrator, in collaboration with the healthcare and behavioral/mental health administrators, BSCC reviewed the agency’s policies and shall plan and implement written policies and procedures and suicide prevention plan. Staff procedures which delineate a Suicide Prevention Plan. receive initial and annual suicide prevention The plan shall consider the needs of youth experiencing training as required in Title 15 Section 1322. past or current trauma. Suicide prevention responses ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth are screened at intake for risk of suicide shall be respectful and in the least invasive manner and placed on the appropriate safety consistent with the level of suicide risk. The plan shall classification. Mental Health staff were include the following elements: interviewed to ensure coordination with facility staff when creating suicide plans for youth. (a) Suicide prevention training as required in Section Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention 1322, Youth Supervision Staff Orientation, and Training Program ☒ ☐ ☐ and the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course. (b) Screening, Identification Assessment and Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention Precautionary Protocols Program (1) All youth shall be screened for risk of suicide at ☒ ☐ ☐ intake and as needed during detention. (2) All youth supervision staff who perform intake Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention processes shall be trained in screening youth for risk Program ☒ ☐ ☐ of suicide. (3) All youth who have been identified during the Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention intake screening process to be at risk of suicide shall Program be referred to behavioral/mental health staff for a ☒ ☐ ☐ suicide risk assessment. (4) Precautionary protocols shall be developed to Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention ensure the youth’s safety pending the Program ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral/mental health assessment. (c) Referral process to behavioral/mental health staff for Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention assessment and/or services. Program BSCC staff interviewed facility staff and youth ☒ ☐ ☐ housed at the facility to confirm compliance with this element of Title 15 Regulation. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 10 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) Procedures for monitoring of youth identified at risk Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention for suicide. Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Safety Interventions Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (1) Procedures to address intervention protocols for Program youth identified at risk for suicide which may ☒ ☐ ☐ include, but are not limited to: (A) Housing consideration (B) Treatment strategies including trauma- Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention informed approaches Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Procedures to instruct youth supervision staff how Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention to respond to youth who exhibit suicidal behaviors. Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) Communication Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (1) The intake process shall include communication Program with the arresting officer and family guardians ☒ ☐ ☐ regarding the youth’s past or present suicidal ideations, behaviors or attempts. (2) Procedures for clear and current information Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention sharing about youth at risk for suicide with youth Program supervision, healthcare, and behavioral/mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health staff. (g) Debriefing of Critical Incidents Related to Suicides or Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention Attempts Program (1) Process for administrative review of the ☒ ☐ ☐ circumstances and responses proceeding, during and after the critical incident. Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (2) Process for a debriefing event with affected staff. Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Process for a debriefing event with affected youth. Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Documentation Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (1) Documentation processes shall be developed to Program ☒ ☐ ☐ ensure compliance with this regulation Youth identified at risk for suicide shall not be denied the Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention opportunity to participate in facility programs, services Program and activities which are available to other non-suicidal youth, unless deemed necessary for the safety of the youth or security of the facility. Any deprivation of ☒ ☐ ☐ programs, services or activities for youth at risk of suicide shall be documented and approved by the facility manager. 1340 REPORTING OF LEGAL ACTIONS Policy: Section 4104 – Communications Each facility shall submit to the Board a letter of There were no legal actions taken against the notification on each legal action, pertaining to conditions ☒ ☐ ☐ agency during this inspection cycle. of confinement, filed against persons or legal entities responsible for juvenile facility operation. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 11 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1341 DEATH AND SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures OF A YOUTH WHILE DETAINED The agency did not have any serious illness or (1) Death of a Youth. injury to youth in the facility during this (a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the inspection cycle. health administrator and the behavioral/mental health director, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures in the event of the death of a youth while detained, which include notifications to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth’s attorney of record. (b) The health administrator, in cooperation with the Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures facility administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures to assure there is a medical and operational review of every in-custody death of a youth. The review team shall include the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator and/or facility manager, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. (c) The administrator of the facility shall provide to Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section ☒ ☐ ☐ 12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the Board within 10 calendar days after the death. (d) Upon receipt of a report of the death of a youth Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the juvenile facility, jail, lockup or court holding facility pursuant to ☒ ☐ ☐ the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. (2) Serious Illness or Injury of Youth. Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures for the notification to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the ☒ ☐ ☐ parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth’s attorney of record in the case of a serious illness or injury of a youth. 1342 POPULATION ACCOUNTING Policy: Section Policy 4104 – 8B Communications Each juvenile facility shall submit required population and profile survey reports to the Board within 10 working ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency submits required population and days after the end of each reporting period, in a format profile surveys to BSCC each month. to be provided by the Board. 1343 JUVENILE FACILITY CAPACITY (EXCERPT) Policy: Section Policy 4104 -Communications When the number of youth detained in a living unit of a The facility has not experienced juvenile facility exceeds its rated capacity for more than ☒ ☐ ☐ overcrowding during this inspection cycle. fifteen (15) calendar days in a month, the facility administrator shall provide a crowding report to the Board in a format provided by the Board. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 12 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1350 ADMITTANCE PROCEDURES Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Release Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for admittance of youth We reviewed the agency’s policies and that emphasize respectful and humane engagement procedures and ten youth intake custody files with youth, and reflect that the admission process may to assist with determining compliance with be traumatic to youth who may have already Title 15 Regulation. experienced trauma. Policies shall be trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and responsive to the language and The agency’s policy states, “Juvenile literacy needs of youth. In addition to the requirements Institutions Officers make the initial intake of Sections 1324 and 1430 of these regulations: ☒ ☐ ☐ decisions regarding sound, consistent and complete description of the alleged offense, violation or warrant for the youth referred by law enforcement agencies and Field Services Deputy Probation Officers (DPO’s) make continued detention decisions on alleged violation that come within the provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code.” (a) the admittance process shall include: Policy: Section 4108 Intake Detention and (1) Access to two free phone calls within one hour of Release Procedures admittance in accordance with the provisions of Welfare and Institution Code Section 627; BSCC staff interviewed youth housed at the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (2) Offer of a shower; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (3) Documented secure storage of personal Release Procedures belongings; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (4) Offer of food upon arrival; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) Screening for physical and behavioral health and Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and safety issues, intellectual or developmental Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ disabilities; (6) Screening for physical and developmental Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and disabilities in accordance with Sections 1329, 1413, Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ and 1430 of these regulations; (7) Contact with Regional Center for the Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Developmentally Disabled for youth that are Release Procedures suspected of or identified as having a ☒ ☐ ☐ developmental disability, pursuant to Section 1413; and, Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (8) Procedures consistent with Section 1352.5. Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 13 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) juvenile hall administrators shall establish written Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and criteria for detention that considers the least restrictive Release Procedures environment. The agency’s policy and procedure states, §628 and §628.1 W&I code in conjunction with the Santa Barbara County Probation Department Purpose of Detention and ☒ ☐ ☐ Booking Criteria describe the criteria staff will use in determining the need for a youth to be detained and/or placed on home supervision program. Youth not meeting these criteria are to be released to a parent or legal guardian.” (c) juvenile camps and post-dispositional programs in Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and juvenile halls shall develop policies and procedures that Release Procedures advise the youth of the estimated length of stay, inform them of program guidelines and provide written ☒ ☐ ☐ screening criteria for inclusion and exclusion from the program. (d) juvenile halls shall develop policies and procedures Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and that advise any committed youth of the estimated length Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ of his/her stay. 1350.5 SCREENING FOR THE RISK OF SEXUAL Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and ABUSE Release Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency’s policies and procedures written policies and procedures to reduce the risk of indicate that staff screen youth for risk of sexual abuse by or upon youth. The policy shall require sexual abuse through conversation with the facility staff to assess each youth within 72 hours of ☒ ☐ ☐ youth during the intake process. The facility admission based on the following information: also adheres to the Prison Rape Elimination (a) Prior sexual victimization or abusiveness; Act (PREA). This was confirmed through interviews with intake staff. (b) Gender nonconforming appearance or manner; or Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and identification as lesbian, gay or bisexual, transgender, Release Procedures queer or intersex, and whether the youth may, therefore, ☒ ☐ ☐ be vulnerable to sexual abuse; Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (c) Current charges and offense history; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (d) Age; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (e) Level of emotional and cognitive development; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (f) Physical size and stature; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (g) Mental illness or mental disabilities; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (h) Intellectual or developmental disabilities; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 14 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (i) Physical disabilities; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (j) The youth’s perception of vulnerability; and, Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) Any other specific information about the individual Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and youth that may indicate heightened needs for Release Procedures supervision, additional safety precautions, or separation ☒ ☐ ☐ from certain other youth. Staff shall ascertain this information through Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and conversations with the youth during the admittance Release Procedures process, medical and behavioral health screenings; during classification assessments; and by reviewing ☒ ☐ ☐ court records, case files, facility behavioral records, and other relevant documentation from the youth’s files. The facility administrator shall implement appropriate Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and controls on the dissemination of information within the Release Procedures facility relative to responses received pursuant to this assessment in order to ensure that sensitive information ☒ ☐ ☐ is not exploited to the youth’s detriment by staff or other youth. 1351 RELEASE PROCEDURES Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Release Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for release of youth from The agency provided the facility’s policies and custody which provide for: procedures and ten youth custody files documenting the release process. The policy states, “The primary responsibility for releasing youth from custody is that of the Sr. DPO. In the absence of a Sr. DPO, the responsibility for release decisions is with the ☒ ☐ ☐ intake Sr. JIO.” The agency notifies Behavioral Wellness and Medical staff when youth are being released to coordinate any follow-up services with the parent or legal guardian. Youth receive all their personal property and sign the PRO-JH-1 Personal Property List confirming receipt. Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (a) verification of identity/release papers; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (b) return of personal clothing and valuables; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (c) notification to the youth's parents or guardian; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) notification to the facility health care provider in Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and accordance with Sections 1408 and 1437 of these Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, for coordination with outside agencies; and, 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 15 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Release Procedures (e) notification of school staff; Santa Barbara Office of Education staff assist ☒ ☐ ☐ with coordinating school placement when youth are released from custody. Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (f) notification of facility mental health personnel. Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall develop and implement Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and policies and procedures for post-disposition youth to Release Procedures coordinate the provision of transitional and reentry services including, but not limited to, medical and ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral health, education, probation supervision and community-based services. The facility administrator shall develop and implement Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and written policies and procedures for the furlough of youth Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ from custody. 1352 CLASSIFICATION Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Confinement Status The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures on classification of youth The agency’s policies and procedures state, for the purpose of determining housing placement in the “The intake officer will complete the PRO-674, facility. Classification Checklist.” The ten sample Such procedures shall: ☒ ☐ ☐ forms provided to BSCC staff were titled Santa Barbara Juvenile Justice Center Receiving Screening form. The form was consistent with Title 15 Regulation §1352 Classification. (a) provide for the safety of the youth, other youth, facility Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room staff, and the public by placing youth in the appropriate, Confinement Status least restrictive housing and program settings. Housing ☒ ☐ ☐ assignments shall consider the need for single, double or dormitory assignment or location within the dormitory; (b) consider facility populations and physical design of Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room the facility; Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) provide that a youth shall be classified upon Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room admittance to the facility; classification factors shall Confinement Status include, but not be limited to: age, maturity, sophistication, emotional stability, program needs, legal BSCC staff interviewed staff and youth status, public safety considerations, medical/mental ☒ ☐ ☐ housed at the facility to assist with health considerations, gender and gender identity of the determining compliance with Title 15 youth; Regulation. (d) provide for periodic classification reviews, including Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room provisions that consider the level of supervision and the Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ youth's behavior while in custody; and, 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 16 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (e) provide that facility staff shall not separate youth from Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room the general population or assign youth to a single Confinement Status occupancy room based solely on the youth's actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical ☒ ☐ ☐ disability, or HIV status. This section does not prohibit staff from placing youth in a single occupancy room at the youth's specific request or in accordance with Title 15 regulations regarding separation. (f) facility staff shall not consider lesbian, gay, bisexual, Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room transgender, questioning or intersex identification or Confinement Status status as an indicator of likelihood of being sexually ☒ ☐ ☐ abusive. 1352.5 TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX YOUTH. Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room 3B Confinement Status The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures ensuring respectful and equitable We reviewed the agency’s policies and treatment of transgender and intersex youth. ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed management to The policies shall provide that: confirm compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (a) Facility staff shall respect every youth’s gender Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room identity and shall refer to the youth by the youth’s Confinement Status preferred name and gender pronoun, regardless of the youth’s legal name. Facilities may prohibit the use of gang or slang names or names that otherwise ☒ ☐ ☐ compromise facility operations as determined by the facility manager or designee, and shall document any decision made on this basis. (b) Facility staff shall permit youth to dress and present Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room themselves in a manner consistent with their gender Confinement Status identity and shall provide youth with the institution’s ☒ ☐ ☐ clothing and undergarments consistent with their gender identity. (c) Facility staff shall house youth in the unit or room that Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room best meets their individual needs and promotes their Confinement Status safety and well-being. Staff may not automatically house youth according to their external anatomy and shall document the reasons for any decision to house youth ☒ ☐ ☐ in a unit that does not match their gender identity. In making a housing decision, staff shall consider the youth’s preferences, as well as any recommendations from the youth’s health or behavioral health provider. (d) Facility administrators shall ensure that transgender Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room and intersex youth have access to medical and Confinement Status behavioral health providers qualified to provide care and ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment to transgender and intersex youth. (e) Consistent with the facility’s reasonable and Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room necessary security considerations and physical plant, Confinement Status facility staff shall make every effort to ensure the safety and privacy of transgender and intersex youth when the ☒ ☐ ☐ youth are using the bathroom or shower, or dressing or undressing. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 17 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Facility staff shall not conduct physical searches of any Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room youth for the purpose of determining the youth’s Confinement Status anatomical sex. Whenever feasible, the facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ respect the youth’s preference regarding the gender of the staff member who conducts any search of the youth. 1353 ORIENTATION Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to orient a youth prior to The agency provided the facility’s policies placement in a living area. Both written and verbal and procedures, the Tools for Success information shall be provided and supplemented with Packet, and the Youth Handbook for review. video orientation if feasible. Provision shall be made to All youth are provided with orientation when provide accessible orientation information to all detained they are admitted into the facility. They are youth including those with disabilities, limited literacy, or given the Youth Orientation Booklet and the English language learners. ☒ ☐ ☐ staff go over the Tools for Success Packet Orientation shall include information that addresses: before both staff and youth sign the form. The youth we interviewed stated that staff informed them of the facility rules and services both verbally and in writing during the intake process. (a) facility rules including contraband and searches and Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, disciplinary procedures; ☒ Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☐ ☐ (b) facility’s system of positive behavior interventions Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, and supports, including behavior expectations, Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules incentives that youth will receive for complying with ☒ ☐ ☐ facility rules, and consequences that may result when youth violate the rules of the facility; (c) age appropriate information that explains the facility’s Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, policy prohibiting sexual abuse and sexual harassment Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules and how to report incidents or suspicions of sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ abuse or sexual harassment; (d) identification of key staff and their roles; Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) the existence of the grievance procedure, the steps Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, that must be taken to use it, the youth’s right to be free Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules of retaliation for reporting a grievance, and the name of ☒ ☐ ☐ the person or position designated to resolve the issue; Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (f) access to legal services and information on the court Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules process; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (g) access to routine and emergency health and mental Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules health care; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (h) access to education, religious services, and Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules recreational activities; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (i) housing assignments; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 18 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (j) opportunity for personal hygiene and daily showers Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, including the availability of personal care items Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) rules and access to correspondence, visits and Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, telephone use; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (l) availability of reading materials, programming, and Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, other activities; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (m) facility policies on the use of force, use of restraints, Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, chemical agents and room confinement; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (n) immigration legal services; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (o) emergencies including evacuation procedures; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (p) non-discrimination policy and the right to be free from Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, physical, verbal or sexual abuse and harassment by Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ other youth and staff; (q) availability of services and programs in a language Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, other than English if appropriate; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (r) the process for requesting different housing, Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, education, programming and work assignments; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (s) a process for which parents/guardians receive Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, information regarding the youth’s stay in the facility that Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules at a minimum includes answers to frequently asked ☒ ☐ ☐ questions and provides contact information for the facility, medical, school and mental health; and, (t) a process by which youth may request access to Title Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, 15 Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities. Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ 1354 SEPARATION Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Confinement Status; 4124 - Health and The facility administrator shall develop and implement Medical Services written policies and procedures that address: According to the agency’s policies and procedures, when a youth chooses not to participate in unit programming, staff have the youth sign the Daily Youth Request to Not ☒ ☐ ☐ Participate in Unit Activity Form. The form makes clear that the youth are choosing to separate during the activity. The form tracks when the youth are offered programming and if they attend or refuse. (a) separation of youth for reasons that include, but are Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room not be limited to, medical and mental health conditions, Confinement Status; 4124 - Health and assaultive behavior, disciplinary consequences and ☒ ☐ ☐ Medical Services protective custody. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 19 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) consideration of positive youth development and Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room trauma-informed care. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) separated youth shall not be denied normal privileges Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room available at the facility, except when necessary to Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ accomplish the objective of separation. (d) when the objective of the separation is discipline, Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Title 15 Section 1390 shall apply. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) when separation results in room confinement, the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room separation shall occur in accordance with Welfare and Confinement Status Institutions Code Section 208.3 and Section 1354.5 of ☒ ☐ ☐ these regulations. (f) policies and procedures shall ensure a daily review of Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room separated youth to determine if separation remains Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ necessary. 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room 4B Confinement Status (a) The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures addressing BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent procedures and additional documentation to with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The assist with determining compliance with Title placement of a youth in room confinement shall be 15 Regulation. The facility staff utilizes the accomplished in accordance with the following RCS/MS Review Sheet to track how long guidelines: youth spend in room confinement. ☒ ☐ ☐ We also reviewed 15 samples of room confinement documentation. Most of the samples indicated that the youth were held in room confinement for less than four hours. However, the agency still completes an individualized plan for each youth with goals and objectives for the youth to meet for them to rejoin the general population. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room less restrictive, options have been attempted and Confinement Status exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a ☒ ☐ ☐ threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. (2) Room confinement shall not be used for the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room that it compromises the mental and physical health of Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room confinement. After the youth has been held in room Confinement Status confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one or more of the following: The facility staff attempts to release youth ☒ ☐ ☐ from room confinement as soon as possible when the safety and security of the facility has been restored. Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room (1) Return the youth to general population. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 20 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Confinement Status The agency’s policies and procedures state, (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. “Upon placing a youth on RCS, immediately ☒ ☐ ☐ notify medical and BWell staff and complete a Separation of Youth/Room Confinement Notification.” (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room four hours, staff shall do each of the following: Confinement Status (A) Document the reasons for room confinement and the basis for the extension, the date and time ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth was first placed in room confinement, and when he or she is eventually released from room confinement. (B) Develop an individualized plan that includes Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room the goals and objectives to be met in order to Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room facility superintendent or his or her designee Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth Confinement Status in juvenile facilities and does not apply to normal ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards in Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room court holding facilities or adult facilities. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room conflict with any law providing greater or additional Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires Confinement Status a significant departure from normal institutional operations, including a natural disaster or facility- wide threat that poses an imminent and substantial ☒ ☐ ☐ risk of harm to multiple staff or youth. This exception shall apply for the shortest amount of time needed to address this imminent and substantial risk of harm. (9) This section does not apply when a youth is Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and Confinement Status protect against the spread of a communicable disease for the shortest amount of time required to reduce the risk of infection, with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, when the youth is not required to be in an infirmary for an ☒ ☐ ☐ illness. Additionally, this section does not apply when a youth is placed in a locked cell or sleeping room for required extended care after medical treatment with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, when the youth is not required to be in an infirmary for illness. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 21 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1355 INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment and Plan The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for assessment and The agency provided the facility’s policies and case planning. procedures and ten sample assessments for BSCC staff to review. The policy states, “Youth held at the Juvenile ☒ ☐ ☐ Justice Center (JJC) for 30 days or more will have a treatment/needs assessment developed within 40 days of admission; the plan is developed by the Treatment Team. This team is made up of probation staff, medical, Behavioral Wellness (BW), education and special education staff.” (a) Assessment: Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment The assessment is based on information collected and Plan during the admission process with periodic review, which includes the youth's risk factors, needs and strengths Facility staff collect information from the youth including, but not limited to, identification of substance ☒ ☐ ☐ during the intake process to complete the abuse history, educational, vocational, counseling, assessment. behavioral health, consideration of known history of trauma, and family strengths and needs. (b) Institutional Case Plan: Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment (1) A case plan shall be developed for each youth and Plan held for at least 30 days or more and created within ☒ ☐ ☐ 40 days of admission. (2) The institutional plan shall include, but not be Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment limited to, written documentation that provides: and Plan (A) objectives and time frame for the resolution of ☒ ☐ ☐ problems identified in the assessment; (B) a plan for meeting the objectives that includes Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment a description of program resources needed and and Plan individuals responsible for assuring that the plan ☒ ☐ ☐ is implemented; (3) periodic evaluation of progress towards meeting Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment the objectives, including periodic review and and Plan discussion of the plan with the youth; BSCC staff interviewed youth housed at the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (4) a transition plan, the contents of which shall be Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment subject to existing resources, shall be developed for and Plan post dispositional youth in accordance with Section ☒ ☐ ☐ 1351; and, (5) in as much as possible and if appropriate, the Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment plan, including the transition plan, shall be developed and Plan with input from the family, supportive adults, youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ and Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 22 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1356 COUNSELING AND CASEWORK SERVICES Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment and Plan The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures ensuring the availability Youth reported that facility staff are helpful and of appropriate counseling and casework services for all ☒ ☐ ☐ assist them with any issues they have while in youth. Policies and procedures shall ensure: custody. The Behavioral Wellness team also (a) youth will receive assistance with needs or concerns meets with youth and provides counseling as that may arise; needed. (b) youth will receive assistance in requesting contact Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional with parents, other supportive adults, attorney, clergy, Assessment and Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ probation officer, or other public official; and, (c) youth will be provided access to available resources Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional to meet the youth’s needs. Assessment and Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ 1357 USE OF FORCE Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force The facility administrator, in cooperation with the BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s Use of responsible physician, shall develop and implement Force (UOF) policies and procedures and written policies and procedures for the use of force, found them to be consistent with Title 15 which may include chemical agents. Force shall never Regulation. The facility had 76 UOF incidents be applied as punishment, discipline, retaliation or since its last BSCC inspection. We reviewed treatment. ten UOF incident reports from February and (a) At a minimum, each facility shall develop policies and August 2024 to assist with determining procedures which: compliance with Title 15 Regulation. ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency’s policy defines force “as the use of hands, other parts of the body, objects, instruments, chemical devices, or other physical methods by an objective, trained and competent Juvenile Institutions Officer (JIO) / Deputy Probation Officer to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody or gain compliance with a lawful order.” (1) restricts the use of force to that which is deemed Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force reasonable and necessary, as defined in Section 1302 to ensure the safety and security of youth, staff, others ☒ ☐ ☐ and the facility. (2) outline the force options available to staff including Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force both physical and non-physical options and define ☒ ☐ ☐ when those force options are appropriate. (3) describe force options or techniques that are Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force expressly prohibited by the facility. The agency’s policies and procedures prohibit ☒ ☐ ☐ the use of carotid restraints and chokeholds. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 23 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) describe the requirements of staff to report any Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force inappropriate use of force, and to take affirmative action to immediately stop it. The agency’s policies and procedures state, “The use of force and/or OC/PDUs shall be reported in writing through a Worker’s Special Report (WSR). The individual applying the force or restraint shall be responsible for ☒ ☐ ☐ completing the incident report before the end of his/her shift during which the use occurred and before leaving the premises, unless directed otherwise by the Sr. DPO or Administration.” (5) define a standardized reporting format that Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force includes time period and procedure for documenting and reporting the use of force, including reporting requirements of management and line staff and procedures for reviewing and tracking use of force incidents by supervisory and or management staff, ☒ ☐ ☐ which include procedures for debriefing a particular incident with staff and/or youth for the purposes of training as well as mitigating the effects of trauma that may have been experienced by staff and /or the youth involved. (6) Include an administrative review and a system for Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force investigating unreasonable use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) define the role, notification, and follow-up Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force procedures required after use of force incidents for medical, mental health staff and parents or legal ☒ ☐ ☐ guardians. (8) describe the limitations of use of force on pregnant Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force youth in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) ☒ ☐ ☐ and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. (b) Facilities that authorize chemical agents as a force Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force option shall include policies and procedures that: (1) identify who is approved to carry and/or utilize BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and chemical agents in the facility and the type, size and procedures and use of force logs. The facility the approved method of deployment for those had 34 chemical agent deployments since its ☒ ☐ ☐ chemical agents. last BSCC inspection. Most of the chemical agent deployments were to break up physical altercations between youth. (2) mandate that chemical agents only be used when Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force there is an imminent threat to the youth’s safety or the safety of others and only when de-escalation efforts ☒ ☐ ☐ have been unsuccessful or are not reasonably possible. (3) outline the facility’s approved methods and Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force timelines for decontamination from chemical agents. This shall include that youth who have been exposed We reviewed the agency’s decontamination to chemical agents shall not be left unattended until process to ensure that youth are allowed to ☒ ☐ ☐ that youth is fully decontaminated or is no longer fully decontaminate and/or are no longer suffering the effects of the chemical agent. suffering the effects of the chemical agent. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 24 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) define the role, notification, and follow-up Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force procedures required after use of force incidents involving chemical agents for medical, mental health ☒ ☐ ☐ staff and parents or legal guardians. (5) provide for the documentation of each incident of Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force use of chemical agents, including the reasons for which it was used, efforts to de-escalate prior to use, youth and staff involved, the date, time and location ☒ ☐ ☐ of use, decontamination procedures applied and identification of any injuries sustained as a result of such use. (c) Facilities shall develop policies and procedure which Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force require that agencies provide initial and regular training in use of force and chemical agents when appropriate The agency’s policies and procedures require that address: staff to review the UOF, OC, and Restraint (1) known medical and behavioral health conditions Policy annually. The policy also states, “On an that would contraindicate certain types of force; annual basis, staff shall participate in training that includes use of force and chemical agents when appropriate that address: ☒ ☐ ☐ Known medical and mental health conditions that would contraindicate certain types of force.” Compliance was confirmed through review of training schedules and interviews with facility staff. (2) acceptable chemical agents and the methods of Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force application. ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) signs or symptoms that should result in immediate Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force referral to medical or behavioral health. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) instruction on the Constitutional Limitations of Use Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force of Force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) physical training force options that may require Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force the use of perishable skills. ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) timelines the facility uses to define regular Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force training. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1358 USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician and mental health director, shall The agency’s policies and procedures state, develop and implement written policies and procedures “Physical restraints include any device which for the use of restraint devices. Restraint devices include immobilizes a youth’s extremities and/or any devices which immobilize a youth's extremities prevent the youth from being ambulatory.” The and/or prevent the youth from being ambulatory. following types of restraint equipment are available at the JJC: Handcuffs, waist chain, ☒ ☐ ☐ leg restraints and soft restraints. We reviewed ten incident reports involving the use of force to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 25 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Physical restraints may be used only for those youth who Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical present an immediate danger to themselves or others, Restraints who exhibit behavior which results in the destruction of property, or reveals the intent to cause self-inflicted ☒ ☐ ☐ physical harm. Physical restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the youth’s behavior. In no case shall restraints be used as punishment or Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical discipline, or as a substitute for treatment. The use of Restraints restraint devices that attach a youth to a wall, floor or other fixture, including a restraint chair, or through affixing of hands and feet together behind the back (hogtying) is ☒ ☐ ☐ prohibited. The use of restraints on pregnant youth is limited in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical handcuffs, shackles or other restraint devices when used Restraints to restrain youth for movement or transportation within the facility. Movement within the facility shall be governed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 1358.5, Use of Restraint Devices for Movement Within the Facility. Youth shall be placed in restraints only with the approval Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical of the facility manager or designee. The facility manager Restraints may delegate authority to place a youth in restraints to a physician. Reasons for continued retention in restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be reviewed and documented at a minimum of every hour. A medical opinion on the safety of placement and Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical retention shall be secured as soon as possible, but no Restraints later than two hours from the time of placement. The ☒ ☐ ☐ youth shall be medically cleared for continued retention at least every three hours thereafter. A mental health consultation shall be secured as soon as Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical possible, but in no case longer than four hours from the Restraints time of placement, to assess the need for mental health ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment. Continuous direct visual supervision shall be conducted Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and Restraints to ensure the safety and well-being of the youth. Observations of the youth's behavior and any staff The agency’s policies and procedures states, interventions shall be documented at least every 15 ☒ ☐ ☐ “While in restraints, the youth is to be attended minutes, with actual time of the documentation recorded. to and under continuous direct supervision by staff at all times.” In addition to the requirements above, policies and Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical procedures shall address: Restraints (a) documentation of the circumstances leading to an ☒ ☐ ☐ application of restraints. (b) known medical conditions that would contraindicate Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical certain restraint devices and/or techniques. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) acceptable restraint devices. Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 26 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical medical/mental health referral. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical equipment. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) protective housing of restrained youth. While in Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical restraint devices, all youth shall be housed alone or in a Restraints specified housing area for restrained youth which makes ☒ ☐ ☐ provision to protect the youth from abuse. Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints (g) provision for hydration and sanitation needs. Staff document when the youth was given ☒ ☐ ☐ water using the Santa Barbara / Santa Maria Juvenile Hall Physical Restraint Log. Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints (h) exercising of extremities. The Restraint Log indicates staff check youth ☒ ☐ ☐ in restraints for proper circulation and tightness of handcuffs. 1358.5 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES FOR Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical 5B MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN Restraints THE FACILITY. The agency did not have any examples of The Facility Administrator, in cooperation with the restraints being used for movement and responsible physician and behavioral/mental health transportation within the facility for BSCC staff director, shall develop and implement written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ to review. and procedures for the use of restraint devices when the purpose is for movement or transportation within the facility that shall include the following: (a) identification of acceptable restraint devices, staff approved to utilize restraint devices and the required training. (b) the circumstances leading to the application of Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical restraints must be documented. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) an individual assessment of the need to apply Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical restraints for movement or transportation that includes Restraints consideration of less restrictive alternatives, consideration of a youth’s known medical or mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health conditions, trauma informed approaches, and a process for documentation and supervisor review and approval. (d) consideration of safety and security of the facility, Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical with a clearly defined expectation that restraint devices Restraints shall not be used for the purposes of discipline or ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation. (e) the use of restraints on pregnant youth is limited in Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 27 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1359 SAFETY ROOM PROCEDURES The facility does not have a safety room. (a) The facility administrator, and where applicable, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures governing the use of safety rooms, as described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1230.1.13. The room shall be used to hold only those youth who present an immediate ☐ ☐ ☒ danger to themselves or others, who exhibit behavior which results in the destruction of property, or reveals the intent to cause self-inflicted physical harm. A safety room shall not be used for punishment or discipline, or as a substitute for treatment. Policies and procedures shall: (1) include provisions for administration of necessary nutrition and fluids, access to a toilet, and suitable ☐ ☐ ☒ clothing to provide for privacy; (2) provide for approval of the facility manager, or designee, before a youth is placed into a safety room; ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) provide for continuous direct visual supervision and documentation of the youth's behavior and any staff interventions every 15 minutes, with actual time ☐ ☐ ☒ recorded; (4) provide that the youth shall be evaluated by the facility manager, or designee, every four hours; ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) provide for immediate medical assessment, where appropriate, or an assessment at the next ☐ ☐ ☒ daily sick call; and, (6) provide a process for documenting the reason for placement, including attempts to use less restrictive means of control, and decisions to continue and end ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (b) The placement of a youth in the safety room shall be accomplished in accordance with the following: (1) safety room shall not be used before other less restrictive options have been attempted and ☐ ☐ ☒ exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. (2) safety room shall not be used for the purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or retaliation by ☐ ☐ ☒ staff. (3) safety room shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of the ☐ ☐ ☒ youth. (c) A youth may be held up to four hours in the safety room. After the youth has been held in the safety room for a period of four hours, staff shall do one or more of ☐ ☐ ☒ the following: (1) return the youth to general population. ☐ ☐ ☒ (2) consult with mental health or medical staff, ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate ☐ ☐ ☒ the youth to general population. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 28 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) If confinement in the safety room must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall develop an individualized plan that includes the requirements of Section 1354.5 ☐ ☐ ☒ and the goals and objectives to be met in order to integrate the youth to general population. 1360 SEARCHES Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, Definitions, Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures governing the search of The agency’s policies and procedures state, youth, the facility, and visitors. “Searches shall be conducted for the purpose Policies and procedures shall provide that: of establishing and maintaining a safe and secure facility, and to prevent the introduction ☒ ☐ ☐ of contraband into the facility.” We interviewed youth housed at the facility regarding their experience when being searched by staff to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (a) Searches shall be conducted to ensure the safety Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, and security of the facility, public, visitors, youth, and Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. (b) Searches shall be conducted in a manner that Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, preserves the privacy and dignity of the person being Definitions, Procedures searched and shall not be conducted for harassment or ☒ ☐ ☐ as a form of discipline or punishment. (c) Strip searches and visual or physical body cavity Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, searches shall comply with Penal Code Section 4030. Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Physical body cavity searches shall only be Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, conducted by a medical professional. Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Any youth held after a detention hearing shall only be Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, strip searched with prior approval of a supervisor when Definitions, Procedures there is reasonable suspicion based on specific and articulable facts to believe that youth is concealing The agency’s policies and procedures state, contraband. The reasonable suspicion shall be “During the time a youth is at the JJC, a documented. ☒ ☐ ☐ higher level of search may be conducted based on information or circumstances that justify a visual body search and upon prior approval from the facility SPO.” (f) Searches of transgender and intersex youth shall Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, comply with Section 1352.5. Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Cross-gender pat-down searches and strip searches Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, are prohibited except in exigent circumstances or when Definitions, Procedures conducted by a medical professional. Such searches ☒ ☐ ☐ must be justified and documented in writing. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 29 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1361 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, The facility administrator shall develop and implement Due Process, Grievances and written policies and procedures whereby any youth may Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures appeal and have resolved grievances relating to any condition of confinement, including but not limited to There were 192 grievances filed by youths health care services, classification decisions, program since the last BSCC inspection. We reviewed participation, telephone, mail or visiting procedures, samples of grievance logs from the months food, clothing, bedding, mistreatment, harassment or ☒ ☐ ☐ January, February, and March 2025. The violations of the nondiscrimination policy. There shall be grievances we reviewed were generally no time limit on filing grievances. Policies and resolved within two to three days. Youth procedures shall include provisions whereby the facility seem to understand the facilities grievance manager ensures: process and are willing to use it to resolve issues. (a) a grievance form and instructions for registering a Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, grievance, which includes provisions for the youth to Policies and Procedures, Consequences, have free access to the form; Due Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ During the tour of the facility, we observed grievance forms inside each living unit and locked grievance boxes for confidentially submitting grievances. (b) the youth shall have the option to confidentially file Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, the grievance or to deliver the form to any youth Policies and Procedures, Consequences, supervision staff working in the facility; Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (c) resolution of the grievance at the lowest appropriate Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, staff level; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (d) provision for a prompt review and initial response to Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, grievances within three (3) business days, grievances Policies and Procedures, Consequences, that relate to health and safety issues must be Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ addressed immediately; Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (1) The youth may elect to be present to explain Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, his/her version of the grievance to a person not Policies and Procedures, Consequences, directly involved in the circumstances which led to the Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ grievance. Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (2) Provision for a staff representative approved by Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, the facility administrator to assist the youth. Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (e) provision for a written response to the grievance Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, which includes the reasons for the decisions; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 30 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (f) a system which provides that any appeal of a Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, grievance shall be heard by a person not directly Policies and Procedures, Consequences, involved in the circumstances which led to the grievance; Due Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth can appeal their grievance up to the Probation Manager if they are unsatisfied with the lower-level resolution attempts. (g) resolution of the grievance must occur within ten (10) Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, business days unless circumstances dictate a longer Policies and Procedures, Consequences, time frame. The youth shall be notified of any delay; and, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (h) the policy shall provide multiple internal and external Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, methods to report sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Whether or not associated with a grievance, concerns of Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, parents, guardians, staff or other parties shall be Policies and Procedures, Consequences, addressed and documented in accordance with written Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ policies and procedures within a specified timeframe. Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 1362 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS Policy: Section 4104 – Communications A written report of all incidents which result in physical The agency submitted Worker’s Special harm, use of force, serious threat of physical harm, or Reports as proof of practice for this element death of an employee, youth or other person(s) shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ of Title 15 Regulation. maintained. Such written record shall be prepared by the staff and submitted to the facility manager by the end of the shift, unless additional time is necessary and authorized by the facility manager or designee. 1363 USE OF REASONABLE FORCE TO COLLECT Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force; 4130 - DNA SPECIMENS, SAMPLES, IMPRESSIONS Legal Services/Law Enforcement Access (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1 authorized The agency policies and procedures indicate law enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel the facility does not use force to collect DNA including peace officers, may employ reasonable force specimens, samples, or impressions. to collect blood specimens, saliva samples, and thumb or palm print impressions from individuals who are required to provide such samples, specimens or ☒ ☐ ☐ impressions pursuant to Penal Code Section 296 and who refuse following written or oral request. (1) For the purpose of this section, the “use of reasonable force” shall be defined as the force that an objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to gain compliance with this section. (2) The use of reasonable force shall be preceded by Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force efforts to secure voluntary compliance. Efforts to secure voluntary compliance shall be documented and include an advisement of the legal obligation to ☐ ☐ ☒ provide the requisite specimen, sample or impression and the consequences of refusal. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 31 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) The force shall not be used without the prior written Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force authorization of the supervising officer on duty. The authorization shall include information that reflects the ☐ ☐ ☒ fact that the offender was asked to provide the requisite specimen, sample, or impression and refused. (1) If the use of reasonable force includes a cell Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force extraction, the extraction shall be videotaped. Video shall be directed at the cell extraction event. The videotape shall be retained by the agency for the length of time required by statute. Notwithstanding ☐ ☐ ☒ the use of the video as evidence in a court proceeding, the tape shall be retained administratively. 1370 EDUCATION PROGRAM Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (a) School Programs The agency provided an Education Program The County Board of Education shall provide for the Review and Evaluation for the Santa Maria administration and operation of juvenile court schools in Juvenile Justice Center, Dos Puertas Court conjunction with the Chief Probation Officer, or designee School. The evaluation was conducted by the pursuant to applicable State laws. The school and facility Director of Student Services, Mark Palmerston administrators shall develop and implement written policy from the Santa Maria-Bonita School District. and procedures to ensure communication and The report indicates Dos Puertas Court School coordination between educators and probation staff. complies with the State Education Code and Culturally responsive and trauma-informed approaches County Board of Education policies and all should be applied when providing instruction. Education applicable federal education statutes and staff should collaborate with the facility administrator to regulations. There were no deficiencies noted use technology to facilitate learning and ensure safe in the evaluation. technology practices. The facility administrator shall ☒ ☐ ☐ request an annual review of each required element of the Dos Puertas Court School Day runs from 8:30 program by the Superintendent of Schools, and a report am to 2:45 pm Monday through Friday. We or review checklist on compliance, deficiencies, and interviewed school staff to confirm that all corrective action needed to achieve compliance with this youth in K-12 grades regardless of section. Such a review, when conducted, cannot be classification status are allowed to attend delegated to the principal or any other staff of any juvenile class. Graduates who would like to explore court school site. The Superintendent of Schools shall post-secondary education opportunities are conduct this review in conjunction with a qualified outside enrolled at Allan Hancock College and offered agency or individual. Upon receipt of the review, the online courses while in custody. facility administrator or designee shall review each item with the Superintendent of Schools and shall take whatever corrective action is necessary to address each deficiency and to fully protect the educational interests of all youth in the facility. (b) Required Elements Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program The facility school program shall comply with the State Education Code and County Board of Education policies, The report indicates Dos Puertas Court School all applicable federal education statutes and regulations complies with the State Education Code and and provide for an annual evaluation of the educational County Board of Education policies and all program offerings. As stated in the 2009 California applicable federal education statutes and Standards for the Teaching Profession, teachers shall regulations. ☒ ☐ ☐ establish and maintain learning environments that are physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe. Youth shall be provided a rigorous, quality educational program that responds to the different learning styles and abilities of students and prepares them for high school graduation, career entry, and post-secondary education. All youth shall be treated equally, and the education Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program program shall be free from discriminatory action. Staff shall refer to transgender, intersex and gender- ☒ ☐ ☐ nonconforming youth by their preferred name and gender. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 32 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (1) The course of study shall comply with the State Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Education Code and include, but not be limited to, ☒ ☐ ☐ courses required for high school graduation. (2) Information and preparation for the High School Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Equivalency Test as approved by the California Department of Education shall be made available to ☒ ☐ ☐ eligible youth. (3) Youth shall be informed of post-secondary Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program education and vocational opportunities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) Administration of the High School Equivalency Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Tests as approved by the California Department of ☒ ☐ ☐ Education, shall be made available when possible. (5) Supplemental instruction shall be afforded to youth Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program who do not demonstrate sufficient progress towards ☒ ☐ ☐ grade level standards. (6) The minimum school day shall be consistent with Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program State Education Code Requirements for juvenile court schools. The facility administrator, in conjunction with education staff, must ensure that operational procedures do not interfere with the time afforded for ☒ ☐ ☐ the minimum instructional day. Absences, time out of class or educational instruction, both excused and unexcused, shall be documented. (7) Education shall be provided to all youth regardless Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program of classification, housing, security status, disciplinary or separation status, including room confinement, except when providing education poses an immediate threat to the safety of self or others. Education ☒ ☐ ☐ includes, but is not limited to, related services as provided in a youth’s Section 504 Plan or Individualized Education Program (IEP). (c) School Discipline Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) Positive behavior management will be implemented to reduce the need for disciplinary action Dos Puertas Court School cooperates with the in the school setting and be integrated into the facility's ☒ ☐ ☐ facility’s behavior modification and incentive overall behavioral management plan and security programs. system. (2) School staff shall be advised of administrative Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program decisions made by probation staff that may affect the ☒ ☐ ☐ educational programming of students. (3) Except as otherwise provided by the State Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Education Code, expulsion/suspension from school shall be imposed only when other means of correction fails to bring about proper conduct. School staff shall follow the appropriate due process safeguards as set forth in the State Education Code including the rights ☒ ☐ ☐ of students with special needs. School staff shall document the other means of correction used prior to imposing expulsion/ suspension if an expulsion/suspension is ultimately imposed. (4) The facility administrator, in conjunction with Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program education staff will develop policies and procedures that address the rights of any student who has ☒ ☐ ☐ continuing difficulty completing a school day. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 33 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) Provisions for Special Populations Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) State and federal laws and regulations shall be observed for all individuals with disabilities or The school offers special education services to suspected disabilities. This includes but is not limited youth who qualify. to child find, assessment, continuum of alternative ☒ ☐ ☐ placements, manifestation determination reviews, and implementation of Section 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs. (2) Youth identified as English Learners (EL) shall be Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program afforded an educational program that addresses their language needs pursuant to all applicable state and ☒ ☐ ☐ federal laws and regulations governing programs for EL students. (e) Educational Screening and Admission Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) Youth shall be interviewed after admittance and a record maintained that documents a youth's Education screening and admission are ☒ ☐ ☐ educational history, including but not limited to: conducted by Dos Puertas Court School staff. (A) School progress/school history; Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (B) Home Language Survey and the results of the Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program State Test used for English language proficiency; ☒ ☐ ☐ (C) Needs and services of special populations as Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program defined by the State Education Code, including but ☒ ☐ ☐ not limited to, students with special needs. (D) Discipline problems. Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Youth will be immediately enrolled in school. Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Educational staff shall conduct an assessment to determine the youth's general academic functioning ☒ ☐ ☐ levels to enable placement in core curriculum courses. (3) After admission to the facility, a preliminary Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program education plan shall be developed for each youth ☒ ☐ ☐ within five school days. (4) Upon enrollment, education staff shall comply with Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program the State Education Code and request the youth's records from his/her prior school(s), including, but not limited to, transcripts, Individual Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan, state language assessment scores, immunization records, exit grades, and partial credits. ☒ ☐ ☐ Upon receipt of the transcripts, the youth's educational plan shall be reviewed with the youth and modified as needed. Youth should be informed of the credits they need to graduate. (f) Educational Reporting Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) The complete facility educational record of the youth shall be forwarded to the next educational ☒ ☐ ☐ placement in accordance with the State Education Code. (2) The County Superintendent of Schools shall Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program provide appropriate credit (full or partial) for course work completed while in juvenile court school in ☒ ☐ ☐ accordance with the State Education Code. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 34 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (g) Transition and Re-Entry Planning Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) The Superintendent of Schools and the Chief Probation Officer or designee, shall develop policies We reviewed ten sample re-entry forms staff and procedures to meet the transition needs of youth, completed for youth released from the facility including the development of an education transition ☒ ☐ ☐ to assist with determining compliance with this plan, in accordance with the State Education Code element of Regulation. and in alignment with Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Section 1355. (h) Post-Secondary Education Opportunities Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) The school and facility administrator should, whenever possible, collaborate with local post- secondary education providers to facilitate access to ☒ ☐ ☐ educational and vocational opportunities for youth that considers the use of technology to implement these programs. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, 6B and Exercise for Youth The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the The agency provided a memorandum written amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. by Probation Manager Tiffany Phillips, dated ☒ ☐ ☐ July 17, 2025, confirming the agency conducted an annual review of the programs, recreation, and exercise programs at the Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three and Exercise for Youth hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency provided ten Daily Activities logs one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. for BSCC staff to review. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding and Exercise for Youth 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: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, be posted in the living units. and Exercise for Youth ☒ ☐ ☐ There will be a written annual review of the programs, Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to and Exercise for Youth ensure content offered is current, consistent, and ☒ ☐ ☐ relevant to the population. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 35 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to and Exercise for Youth include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- The agency offers the following programs: social interventions and activities designed to reduce recidivism. These programs should be based on the • ARISE Gang Intervention Program youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 • Seeking Safety and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the • Joven Noble direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County • Thinking for A Change Office of Education and can be administered by county • Interactive Journaling partners such as mental health agencies, community • MRT based organizations, faith-based organizations or • Substance Abuse Counseling Probation staff. • Prison Yoga Programs may include but are not limited to: • Prison Education Project. (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Anger Management; We interviewed youth housed at the facility (4) Conflict Resolution; who stated they are offered at least one hour (5) Juvenile Justice System; of programming, recreation, and exercise (6) Trauma-related interventions; every day. (7) Victim Awareness; (8) Self-Improvement; (9) Parenting Skills and support; (10) Tolerance and Diversity; (11) Healing Informed Approaches; (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; (13) Gender Specific Programming; (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; (15) CPR and First Aid training; (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled and Exercise for Youth activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and ☒ ☐ ☐ entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include orientation and may include coaching of youth. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity and Exercise for Youth ☒ ☐ ☐ each day. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. and Exercise for Youth The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 1372 RELIGIOUS PROGRAM Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services The facility administrator shall provide access to religious BSCC staff interviewed youth housed at the services and/or religious counseling at least once each facility to determine compliance with Title 15 week. Attendance shall be voluntary. A youth shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. allowed to participate in an activity outside of their room if he/she elects not to participate in religious programs. Religious programs shall provide for: Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services (a) opportunity for religious services and practices; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services (b) availability of clergy; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 36 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services (c) availability of religious diets. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1373 WORK PROGRAM Policy: Section 4114 – Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop policies and procedures regarding the fair and consistent assignment Youth reported they are offered work of youth to work programs. Work assigned to a youth shall ☒ ☐ ☐ assignments in the living units, folding laundry, be meaningful, constructive and related to vocational and cleaning. training or increasing a youth's sense of responsibility. Work programs shall not be imposed as a disciplinary measure 1374 VISITING Policy: Section 4126 – Visitation The facility administrator shall develop and implement We reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for visiting, that include procedures and the facility’s visiting provisions for special visits. Youth shall be allowed to schedule. We also interviewed youth to receive visits by parents, guardians or persons standing confirm compliance with Title 15 Regulation. in loco parentis, and children of youth. Other family ☒ ☐ ☐ members, such as grandparents and siblings, and supportive adults, may be allowed to visit with the approval of the facility administrator or designee, and in conjunction with the youth’s case plan or in the best interest of the youth. All visits shall occur at reasonable times, subject only to Policy: Section 4126 – Visitation the limitations necessary to maintain order and security. Visitation shall not be denied solely based on the visitor’s Visitation occurs on Tuesday and Sunday for criminal history. The staff shall determine in each case, Unit 6; Wednesday and Saturday OR Sunday whether the visitor’s criminal history represents a risk to for Unit 4; and Thursday and Saturday for Unit the safety of youth or staff in the facility. Any denial of 5. Visiting generally occurs for each unit ☒ ☐ ☐ visitation or limitation on visitations shall be between 9 am and 8 pm. The facility’s policies communicated to the youth, person denied and facility and procedures indicate that youth are administrator. provided with two hours of visitation each week. Opportunity for visitation shall be a minimum of two hours Policy: Section 4126 – Visitation per week. Visits may be supervised, but conversations shall not be monitored unless there is a security or safety ☒ ☐ ☐ need. Provisions for special visits, in addition to the two-hour Policy: Section 4126 - Visitation minimum and/or outside of the regular visiting hours, shall be accommodated as necessary and within the discretion of the facility administrator or designee. Family therapy and professional visits shall be accommodated outside ☒ ☐ ☐ the provisions of this regulation. Facilities may provide visitation opportunities outside of normal visiting hours to accommodate special visits. The facility may provide access to technology as an Policy: Section 4126 - Visitation alternative, but not as a replacement, to in-person visiting. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1375 CORRESPONDENCE Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency’s policies and procedures state, written policies and procedures for correspondence which “Youth at the Juvenile Justice Center are provide that: encouraged to maintain regular (a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that youth ☒ ☐ ☐ correspondence with their family members. may send or receive; There is no limit on the volume of mail send or received.” 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 37 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) youth may send two letters per week postage free; Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail We interviewed youth housed at the facility to ☒ ☐ ☐ assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (c) youth may correspond confidentially with state and Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail federal courts, any member of the State Bar or holder of public office, and the Board; however, authorized facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff may open and inspect such mail only to search for contraband and in the presence of the youth; and, (d) incoming and outgoing mail, other than that described Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail in (c), may be read by staff only when there is reasonable cause to believe facility safety and security, public safety, ☒ ☐ ☐ or youth safety is jeopardized. 1376 TELEPHONE ACCESS Policy: Section 4129 – Telephone Access 7B The administrator of each juvenile facility shall develop During the tour of the facility, we tested the and implement written policies and procedures to provide ☒ ☐ ☐ phones available in each living unit to ensure youth with access to telephone communications. they were operational. 1377 ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES Policy: Section 4130 - Legal Services/Law Enforcement Access The facility administrator shall develop written procedures to ensure the right of youth to have access to the courts We reviewed the agency’s policies and and legal services. Such access shall include: ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth to assist (a) access, upon request by the youth, to licensed with determining compliance with Title 15 attorneys and their authorized representatives; Regulation. (b) provision for confidential consultation with attorneys; Policy: Section 4130 - Legal Services/Law and, Enforcement Access ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) unlimited postage free, legal correspondence and Policy: Section 4130 - Legal Services/Law cost-free telephone access as appropriate. ☐ Enforcement Access ☒ ☐ 1390 DISCIPLINE Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due The facility administrator shall develop and implement Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson written policies and procedures for the discipline of youth Complaint Procedures that shall promote acceptable behavior; including the use of positive behavior interventions and supports. Discipline The agency’s policies and procedures state, “It shall be imposed at the least restrictive level which is the policy of the Santa Maria Juvenile promotes the desired behavior and shall not include Justice Center to provide youth with a behavior corporal punishment, group punishment, physical or management system that is designed to psychological degradation. ☒ ☐ ☐ promote positive behavior by encouraging Deprivation of the following is not permitted: adherence to facility rules…” We reviewed the facility’s behavior management system and interviewed youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (a) bed and bedding; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 38 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (b) daily shower, access to drinking fountain, toilet and Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson personal hygiene items, and clean clothing; ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (c) full nutrition; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (d) contact with parent or attorney; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (e) exercise; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (f) medical services and counseling; Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (g) religious services; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (h) clean and sanitary living conditions; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (i) the right to send and receive mail; Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (j) education; and, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (k) rehabilitative programming. Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 39 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 The facility administrator shall establish rules of conduct Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, and disciplinary penalties to guide the conduct of youth. Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Such rules and penalties shall include both major Due Process, Grievances and violations and minor violations, be stated simply and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures affirmatively, and be made available to all youth. Provision ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be made to provide accessible information to youth with disabilities, limited English proficiency, or limited literacy. 1391 DISCIPLINE PROCESS Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, The facility administrator shall develop and implement Due Process, Grievances and written policies and procedures for the administration of Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures discipline which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) designation of personnel authorized to impose The agency’s policies and procedures state, discipline for violation of rules; “For the purpose of Due Process, a “major misconduct” is defined as any behavior and ☒ ☐ ☐ subsequent consequence that results in RCS, an extension beyond four hours of RCS, or loss of Early Release credit. The agency provided two examples of the facility’s Due Process for BSCC staff to review. (b) prohibiting discipline to be delegated to any youth; Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (c) definition of major and minor rule violations and their Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, consequences, and due process requirements; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (d) trauma-informed approaches and positive behavior Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, interventions; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (e) minor rule violations may be handled informally by Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, counseling, advising the youth of expected conduct Policies and Procedures, Consequences, imposing a minor consequence. Discipline shall be Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ accompanied by written documentation and a policy of Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures review and appeal to a supervisor; and, (f) major rule violations and the discipline process shall Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, be documented and require the following: Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (1) written notice of violation prior to a hearing; Due Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth receive written notice of all major rule violations. The agency provided a copy of the Juvenile Justice Center’s Due Process Hearing Form. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 40 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, (2) accommodations provided to youth with Policies and Procedures, Consequences, disabilities, limited literacy, and English language Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ learners; Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (3) hearing by a person who is not a party to the Due Process, Grievances and incident; ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (4) opportunity for the youth to be heard, present Due Process, Grievances and evidence and testimony; ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (5) provision for youth to be assisted by staff in the Due Process, Grievances and hearing process; ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (6) provision for administrative review. Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (g) violations that result in a removal from camp or Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, commitment program, but not a return to court, will follow Policies and Procedures, Consequences, the due process provisions in subsection (e) above. Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 1410 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable DISEASES. Disease Notification The health administrator/responsible physician, in cooperation with the facility administrator and the local BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and health officer, shall develop written policies and procedures and intake forms. Youth are procedures to address the identification, treatment, screened during the intake process for control and follow-up management of communicable ☒ ☐ ☐ communicable diseases. The agency’s diseases. The policies and procedures shall address, policies and procedures require the facility but not be limited to: manager to disclose a person’s communicable disease to those who may have contact with the infected person. Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (a) Intake health screening procedures; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (b) Identification of relevant symptoms; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (c) Referral for medical evaluation; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (d) Treatment responsibilities during detention; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 41 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (e) Coordination with public and private community- Disease Notification based resources for follow-up treatment; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (f) Applicable reporting requirements; and, Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (g) Strategies for handling disease outbreaks. Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ The policies and procedures shall be updated as Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable necessary to reflect communicable disease priorities Disease Notification identified by the local health officer and currently recommended public health interventions. BSCC staff interviewed medical staff to assist ☒ ☐ ☐ with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. 1433 REQUESTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES Policy: Section 4125 - Behavioral Wellness Procedures The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility administrator, shall develop policy and procedures to The agency has a sick call procedure for youth establish a daily routine for youth to convey requests for to request health care services. Youth can fill emergency and non-emergency medical, dental and ☒ ☐ ☐ out a sick call slip and place it in the locked behavioral/mental health care services. medical box or ask a staff member to notify medical of their request for services. 1480 STANDARD FACILTY CLOTHING ISSUE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The youth’s personal clothing, undergarments and footwear may be substituted for the institutional clothing and footwear specified in this regulation. The facility has The agency’s policy states, “Each youth will be the primary responsibility to provide clothing and issued clean clothing for his/her/their stay in footwear. Clothing provisions shall ensure that: the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC). Undergarments issued to youth will be free of stains. All clothing issued will be reasonably ☒ ☐ ☐ fitted and in good repair, free of holes and tears. The clothing items will be climatically suitable…” During the tour of the facility, we observed the youth’s clothing, and it was clean, appropriately fitting, and free of holes and tears. (a) Clothing is clean, reasonably fitted, durable, easily Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, laundered, in good repair, and free of holes and tears. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, for youth shall consist of but not be limited to: Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Socks and serviceable footwear; Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (2) Outer garments; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) New non-disposable underwear which shall Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, remain with the youth throughout their stay, and; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 42 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) Undergarments, that are freshly laundered and Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, free of stains, including tee shirts and bras. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Clothing is laundered at the temperature required by Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, local ordinances for the commercial laundries and dried Laundry, and Personal Hygiene completely in a mechanical dryer or other laundry ☒ ☐ ☐ method approved by the local health officer. (d) Suitable clothing is issued to pregnant youth. Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 1482 CLOTHING EXCHANGE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and site-specific procedures for the We reviewed the agency’s laundry schedule cleaning and scheduled exchange of clothing. Unless and interviewed youth at the facility to assist work, climatic conditions, or illness necessitates more ☒ ☐ ☐ with determining compliance with Title 15 frequent exchange, outer garments, except for footwear, Regulation. shall be exchanged at least once each week. Tee shirts, bras, and underwear shall be exchanged daily; youth shall receive their own underwear back at exchange. 1484 CONTROL OF VERMIN IN YOUTH’S Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, PERSONAL CLOTHING Laundry, and Personal Hygiene There shall be written policies and site-specific We reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures developed and implemented by the facility procedures to assist with determining administrator to control the contamination and/or spread ☒ ☐ ☐ compliance with Title 15 Regulation. of vermin and ecto-parasites in all youth’s personal clothing. Infested clothing shall be cleaned or stored in a closed container so as to eradicate or stop the spread of the vermin. 1485 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene There shall be written policies and site-specific procedures developed and implemented by the facility We reviewed the agency’s policies and administrator for the availability of personal hygiene procedures and interviewed youth to assist items. Each female youth shall be provided with sanitary with determining compliance with Title 15 napkins, panty liners and tampons as requested. ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. Each youth to be held over 24 hours shall be provided with the following personal care items; Youth are issued a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and a comb. Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (a) Toothbrush; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (b) Toothpaste; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (c) Soap; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (d) Comb; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (e) Shaving implements; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 43 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (f) Deodorant; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (g) Lotion; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (h) Shampoo; and, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (i) Post-shower conditioning hair products. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth shall not be required to share any personal care Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, items listed in items (a) through (d). Liquid soap provided Laundry, and Personal Hygiene through a common dispenser is permitted. Youth shall not share disposable razors. Double edged safety razors, electric razors, and other shaving instruments capable of breaking the skin, when shared among youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be disinfected between individual uses by the method prescribed by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in Sections 979 and 980, Chapter 9, Title 16, California Code of Regulations. 1486 PERSONAL HYGIENE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene There shall be written policies and site specific procedures developed and implemented by the facility We reviewed the agency’s policies and administrator for showering/bathing and brushing of procedures and interviewed youth to assist teeth. Youth shall be permitted to shower/bathe up on with determining compliance with Title 15 assignment to a housing unit and on a daily basis ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. thereafter and given an opportunity to brush their teeth Youth are afforded an opportunity to shower after each meal. each night and brush their teeth after each meal. 1487 SHAVING Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene Youth shall have access to a razor daily, unless their appearance must be maintained for reasons of We reviewed the agency’s policies and identification in Court. All youth shall have equal procedures and interviewed youth to assist opportunity to shave face and body hair. The facility with determining compliance with Title 15 administrator may suspend this requirement in relation Regulation. to youth who are considered to be a danger to ☒ ☐ ☐ themselves or others. The policies and procedure states, “Youth electing to shave will inform staff prior to entering the shower area, at which time they will be issued a disposable razor and shaving cream.” 1488 HAIR CARE SERVICES Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene Hair care services shall be available in all juvenile facilities. Youth shall receive hair care services monthly. We reviewed the agency’s policies and Equipment shall be cleaned and disinfected after each ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth to assist haircut or procedure, by a method approved by the State with determining compliance with Title 15 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. Regulation. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 44 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1500 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene Clean laundered, suitable bedding and linens, in good repair, shall be provided for each youth entering a living We reviewed the agency’s policies and area who is expected to remain overnight, shall include, ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth to assist but not be limited to: with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (a) One mattress or mattress-pillow combination which Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, meets the requirements of Section 1502 of these Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations; (b) One pillow and a pillow case unless provided for in Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (a) above; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (c) One mattress cover and a sheet or two sheets; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (d) One towel; and, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (e) One blanket or more, up on request Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 1501 BEDDING LINEN EXCHANGE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop and implement site specific written policies and procedures for the We reviewed the agency’s policies and scheduled exchange of laundered bedding and linen procedures and interviewed youth to assist issued to each youth housed. Washable items such as with determining compliance with Title 15 sheets, mattress covers, pillow cases and towels shall ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. be exchanged for clean replacement at least once each week. According to the agency's policies and procedure youth can exchange their sheets and pillowcases weekly and blankets monthly. The covering blanket shall be cleaned or laundered once Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, a month. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 1510 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY AND Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, MAINTENANCE Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop and implement We reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and site-specific procedures for the procedures and interviewed staff to assist with maintenance of an acceptable level of cleanliness, determining compliance with Title 15 repair and safety throughout the facility. The plan shall Regulation. provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks, ☒ ☐ ☐ equipment, including restraint devices, and physical plant maintenance and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices in a timely manner. The use of chemicals shall be done in accordance to the product label and Safety Data Sheet which may include the use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 45 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 REVIEW OF NON-REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS GRANT FUNDING OR CODE REFERENCE YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS JUVENILE PROBATION AND CAMPS FUNDING (JPCF) (Camps Only) The programs/services identified on the JPCF Camp Eligibility Form are being provided at the facility. (Refer ☐ ☐ ☒ to the JPCF Camp Eligibility Form) 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI PRO 25-26 Page 46 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST1 BSCC Code: 7575 FACILITY NAME: Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) FACILITY TYPE: SYTF PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Tiffany Phillips, Probation Manager; Lesli Stamm, Probation Manager; Crystal Crockett, Supervising Probation Officer; Noah Spevak, Supervising Probation Officer; Amber Flores, Supervising Probation Officer; Paola Terronez, Administrative Office Professional Senior; Dr. Timothy Jones, Wellpath; Rene Wheeler, Director of JJS – SB County Schools; Kisha Ojeda, Behavior Wellness Supervisor; Marcellus LaBlanc, Sr. Juvenile Institutions Officer; Andrea Fernandez, Juvenile Institutions Officer; 1 male youth age 18; 1 male youth age 17; 1 female youth age 20 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: September 3, 2025, through September 5, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1313 COUNTY INSPECTION AND EVALUATION OF On January 8, 2025, Santa Barbara building 9B BUILDING AND GROUNDS inspector Jason Story conducted an annual facility inspection of the Santa Barbara Secure On an annual basis, or as otherwise required by law, each Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF). The memo juvenile facility administrator shall obtain a documented notes “the facility was observed to be inspection and evaluation from the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ maintained in good condition and has no (a) county building inspector or person designated by the hazardous conditions with regard to daily Board of Supervisors to approve building safety; activity.” (b) fire authority having jurisdiction, including a fire Bryan Weaver from the Santa Barbara County 10B clearance as required by Health and Safety Code Section Fire Department inspected the SYTF on 13146.1(a) and (b); ☒ ☐ ☐ February 7, 2025. (c) local health officer, inspection in accordance with Environmental Health: 9/19/2024 – The 11B Health and Safety Code Section 101045; environmental health evaluation was completed by Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Alex Solorio on September 19, 2024. There were no deficiencies noted in the report. ☒ ☐ ☐ Nutritional Health: 9/24/2024 – The nutritional health evaluation was conducted by Registered Dietitian, Adrienna Starr on September 19, 2024. There were no deficiencies found during the inspection. Medical/Mental Health: 1/17/25 – The 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 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 medical/mental health evaluation was conducted by Chief Correctional Health Medical Advisor, Carrick Adam MD and Correctional Health Quality Improvement Manager, Aaron Stilwell RN. There were no deficiencies found during the inspection. (d) county superintendent of schools on the adequacy of An annual review of Dos Puertas school, 12B educational services and facilities as required in Section which is located inside the Santa Barbara 1370; SYTF was conducted by the Director of ☒ ☐ ☐ Juvenile Court & Community Schools, Rene Wheeler on January 6, 2025. (e) juvenile court as required by Section 209 of the The Honorable Gustavo Lavayen, presiding 13B Welfare and Institutions Code; and, Judge of the Santa Barbara Juvenile Court conducted an inspection of the SYTF on ☒ ☐ ☐ December 16, 2024. Judge Lavayen found the facility to be suitable for housing minors. (f) the Juvenile Justice Commission as required by 14B Section 229 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or Santa Barbara County Juvenile Justice Probation Commission as required by Section 240 of the Delinquency Prevention Commission Welfare and Institutions Code. inspected the Santa Barbara SYTF on ☒ ☐ ☐ November 8, 2024. BSCC staff reviewed the inspection report authored by Commission Chair Gabriela Ferreira. 1320 APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- 15B Training Note: Compliance with this section is determined by receipt of the Chief Probation Officer’s certification letter The agency provided a certification letter confirming that all elements of regulation are met. authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly Benton confirming that all elements of the (a) Appointment ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation are met. The memo was dated In each juvenile facility there shall be a superintendent, August 6, 2025. director or facility manager in charge of its program and employees. Such superintendent, director, facility manager and other employees of the facility shall be appointed by the facility administrator pursuant to applicable provisions of law. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (b) Employee Qualifications Each facility shall: The agency provided a certification letter (1) recruit and hire employees who possess authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly knowledge, skills and abilities appropriate to their job ☒ ☐ ☐ Benton confirming that all elements of the classification and duties in accordance with applicable regulation are met. The memo was dated civil service or merit system rules; August 6, 2025. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (2) require a medical evaluation and physical examination including tuberculosis screening test and The agency provided a certification letter evaluation for immunity to contagious illnesses of authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly ☒ ☐ ☐ childhood (i.e., diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, and Benton confirming that all elements of the mumps); regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (3) adhere to the minimum standards for the selection The agency provided a certification letter and training requirements adopted by the Board authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly ☒ ☐ ☐ pursuant to Section 6035 of the Penal Code; and Benton confirming that all elements of the regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training (4) conduct a criminal records review, on each new The agency provided a certification letter employee, and psychological examination in authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly accordance with Section 1031 of the Government ☒ ☐ ☐ Benton confirming that all elements of the Code. regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. (c) Contract personnel, volunteers, and other non- Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- employees of the facility, who may be present at the Training facility, shall have such clearance and qualifications as may be required by law, and their presence at the facility The agency provided a certification letter shall be subject to the approval and control of the facility authored by Chief Probation Officer Holly ☒ ☐ ☐ manager. Benton confirming that all elements of the regulation are met. The memo was dated August 6, 2025. 1321 STAFFING Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to carry out the overall facility operation and its During the inspection, we reviewed the programming, to provide for safety and security of youth agency’s policies and procedures, shift rosters and staff, and meet established standards and and daily schedules to assist with determining regulations; compliance with Title 15 Regulation. The agency has the following staffing allocated to the facilities: ☒ ☐ ☐ • 2 Facility Managers • 4 Supervising Probation Officers • 5 Senior Probation Officers • 43 Juvenile Institutions Officers • 7 Support Staff • 2 Food Services Personnel Interviews with youth revealed that no services are denied due to insufficient staffing. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent Detainees ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; Detainees ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of who is responsible for operations and activities and has Detainees completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; Detainees The youth interviewed during the inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ assisted with determining compliance with this element of Title 15 Regulation. (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of number and security of living units, including staff qualified Detainees and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, Detainees transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, ☒ ☐ ☐ and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be diverted from supervising youth; and, (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to Detainees temporary variations in staff assignments to meet special ☒ ☐ ☐ program needs. Staffing shall be in compliance with a minimum youth-staff ratio for the following facility types: (1) Juvenile Halls Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one Detainees wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 10 youth in detention; There was a total of 13 youths in the SYTF on ☒ ☐ ☐ the day of inspection. There were sufficient staff observed in the facility to meet minimum standards. (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake Detainees youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☒ ☐ ☐ youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of members on duty at all times, regardless of the Detainees number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support ☒ ☐ ☐ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of duty who is the same gender as youth housed in Detainees ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of duties such as administration, supervision of Detainees personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☒ ☐ ☐ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) Special Purpose Juvenile Halls This facility is not a special purpose Juvenile (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- Hall. awake youth supervision staff member on duty for ☐ ☐ ☒ each 10 youth in detention; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☐ ☐ ☒ youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☐ ☐ ☒ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☐ ☐ ☒ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. (3) Camps This facility is not a Camp. (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on ☐ ☐ ☒ duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☐ ☐ ☒ youth present in the facility; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in residence, unless arrangements have been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☐ ☐ ☒ the facility; (E) in addition to the minimum staff to youth ratio required in (h)(3)(A)-(B), consideration shall be given to the size, design, and location of the camp; types of youth committed to the camp; and the ☐ ☐ ☒ function of the camp in determining the level of supervision necessary to maintain the safety and welfare of youth and staff; (F) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☐ ☐ ☒ farm, forestry, kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1322 YOUTH SUPERVISION STAFF ORIENTATION Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- AND TRAINING Training (a) Prior to assuming any responsibilities each youth The agency provided the facility’s policies supervision staff member shall be properly oriented to and procedures as well as a sample JIO Staff their duties, including: Orientation/Training Checklist for new hires. (1) youth supervision duties; All new hires receive orientation prior to ☒ ☐ ☐ assuming any responsibilities in the facility. The orientation includes the scope of decisions staff shall make and the person to contact for decisions that are beyond their responsibility. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (2) scope of decisions they shall make; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (3) the identity of their supervisor; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) the identity of persons who are responsible to Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- them; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) persons to contact for decisions that are beyond Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- their responsibility; and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) ethical responsibilities. Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) Prior to assuming any responsibility for the supervision Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- of youth, each youth supervision staff member shall Training receive a minimum of 40 hours of facility-specific orientation, including: The JIO Orientation/Training Checklist (1) individual and group supervision techniques; covers individual and group supervision techniques, polices for discipline, use of force, physical restraints, emergency ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures, documentation and basic youth rights per Title 15. Interviews with line staff confirmed that all staff are provided 40 hours of facility-specific orientation prior to assuming any responsibility for the supervision of youth. (2) regulations and policies relating to discipline and Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- rights of youth pursuant to law and the provisions of Training ☒ ☐ ☐ this chapter; Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (3) basic health, sanitation and safety measures; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (4) suicide prevention and response to suicide Training attempts ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) policies regarding use of force, de-escalation Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- techniques, chemical agents, mechanical and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ physical restraints; 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (6) review of policies and procedures referencing Training trauma and trauma-informed approaches; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (7) procedures to follow in the event of emergencies; Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (8) routine security measures, including facility Training perimeter and grounds; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (9) crisis intervention and mental health referrals to Training mental health services; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (10) documentation; and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- (11) fire/life safety training Training ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Prior to assuming sole supervision of youth, each Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- youth supervision staff member shall successfully Training complete the requirements of the Juvenile Corrections ☒ ☐ ☐ Officer Core Course pursuant to Penal Code Section 6035. (d) Prior to exercising the powers of a peace officer youth Policy: Section 4102 - Staff Orientation- supervision staff shall successfully complete training Training ☒ ☐ ☐ pursuant to Section 830 et seq. of the Penal Code. 1323 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety Whenever there is a youth in a juvenile facility, there shall We reviewed the agency’s policy and be at least one wide awake person on duty at all times procedures and staff training records to assist who meets the training standards established by the ☒ ☐ ☐ with determining compliance with Title 15 Board for general fire and life safety which relate Regulation. specifically to the facility. 1324 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Structure and Organization All facility administrators shall develop, publish, and implement a manual of written policies and procedures A memorandum written by Probation that address, at a minimum, all regulations that are Manager Tiffany Phillips, dated August 24, applicable to the facility. Such a manual shall be made 2025, confirmed that the facility’s policy and available to all employees, reviewed by all employees, ☐ procedure manual is administratively and shall be administratively reviewed at a minimum ☒ ☐ reviewed every two years. every two years, and updated, as necessary. Those records relating to the standards and requirements set A review of the facility’s policy and procedure forth in these regulations shall be accessible to the Board manual indicates all elements of Title 15 on request. Regulations are covered in the policy manual. The manual shall include: (a) table of organization, including channels of Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center communications and a description of job classifications; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) responsibility of the probation department, purpose of Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center programs, relationship to the juvenile court, the Juvenile Structure and Organization Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission or Probation Committee, probation staff, school personnel ☒ ☐ ☐ and other agencies that are involved in juvenile facility programs; 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (c) responsibilities of all employees; Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) initial orientation and training program for employees; Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) initial orientation, including safety and security issues Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center and anti-discrimination policies, for support staff, contract Structure and Organization employees, school, mental/behavioral health and medical ☒ ☐ ☐ staff, program providers and volunteers; (f) maintenance of record-keeping, statistics and Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center communication system to ensure: Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) efficient operation of the juvenile facility; Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (2) legal and proper care of youth; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (3) maintenance of individual youth's records; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (4) supply of information to the juvenile court and Structure and Organization those authorized by the court or by the law; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (5) release of information regarding youth. Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (g) ethical responsibilities; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (h) trauma-informed approaches; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (i) culturally responsive approaches; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center (j) gender responsive approaches; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) a non-discrimination provision that provides that all Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center youth within the facility shall have fair and equal access to Structure and Organization all available services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits, and provides that no person shall be subject to discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, ☒ ☐ ☐ national origin, immigration status, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, or HIV status, including restrictive housing or classification decisions based solely on any of the above mentioned categories; (l) storage and maintenance requirements for any Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center chemical agents related security devices, and weapons Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ and ammunition, where applicable; (m) establishment of procedures for collection of Medi- Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center Cal eligibility information and enrollment of eligible youth; Structure and Organization ☒ ☐ ☐ and, 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (n) establishment of a policy that prohibits all forms of Policy: Section 4100 - Juvenile Justice Center sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual harassment. Structure and Organization The policy shall include an approach to preventing, detecting and responding to such conduct and any ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation for reporting such conduct, as well as a provision for reporting such conduct by youth, staff or a third party. 1325 FIRE SAFETY PLAN Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety The facility administrator shall consult with the local fire BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and department having jurisdiction over the facility, or with the procedures and fire drill documentation. Fire State Fire Marshal, in developing a plan for fire safety ☒ ☐ ☐ and earthquake drills are conducted monthly. which shall include, but not be limited to: Facility staff also perform monthly fire and life (a) a fire prevention plan to be included as part of the safety inspections. manual of policy and procedures; (b) monthly fire and life safety inspections by facility staff Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety with two-year retention of the inspection record; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b); ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) an evacuation plan; Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) documented fire drills not less than quarterly; Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a written plan for the emergency housing of youth in Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety the case of fire; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) development of a fire suppression pre-plan in Policy: Section 4120 - Fire and Life Safety cooperation with the local fire department. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1326 SECURITY REVIEW Policy: Section 4101 - Program Inspections/Facility Maintenance Each facility administrator shall develop policies and procedures to annually review, evaluate, and document We reviewed the agency’s policies and security of the facility. The review and evaluation shall procedures and interviewed Probation include internal and external security, including, but not Manager Tiffany Phillips to confirm compliance limited to, key control, equipment, and staff training. with Title 15 Regulation. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1327 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures 0B The facility administrator shall develop facility-specific A memorandum written by Probation policies and procedures for emergencies that shall Manager Tiffany Phillips, dated August 28, include, but not be limited to: 2025, confirmed all actively working facility (a) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; ☒ ☐ ☐ staff have completed their annual review of the Emergency Procedures and Suicide Prevention Training. Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (b) civil disturbance, active shooter and terrorist attack; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (c) fire and natural disasters; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (d) periodic testing of emergency equipment; ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (e) emergency evacuation of the facility; and ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a program to provide all youth supervision staff with Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures an annual review of emergency procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1328 SAFETY CHECKS Policy: Section 4112 - Supervision of Youth 1B The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency documents safety checks using policy and procedures that provide for direct visual handwritten logs that were provided to BSCC observation of youth at a minimum of every 15 minutes, staff for review. A sampling of safety checks at random or varied intervals during hours when youth from the months January, February and are asleep or when youth are in their rooms, confined in March 2025, revealed compliance with Title holding cells or confined to their bed in a dormitory. ☒ ☐ ☐ 15 Regulation. The safety checks reviewed Supervision is not replaced, but may be supplemented were random and varied and were conducted by, an audio/visual electronic surveillance system at a minimum of every 15 minutes. designed to detect overt, aggressive or assaultive behavior and to summon aid in emergencies. All safety checks shall be documented with the actual time the check is completed. 1329 SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention 2B Program The facility administrator, in collaboration with the healthcare and behavioral/mental health administrators, BSCC reviewed the agency’s policies and shall plan and implement written policies and procedures and suicide prevention plan. Staff procedures which delineate a Suicide Prevention Plan. receive initial and annual suicide prevention The plan shall consider the needs of youth experiencing training as required in Title 15 Section 1322. past or current trauma. Suicide prevention responses ☒ ☐ ☐ SYTF youth are screened at their initial intake shall be respectful and in the least invasive manner for risk of suicide and placed on the consistent with the level of suicide risk. The plan shall appropriate safety classification. Mental include the following elements: Health staff were interviewed to ensure coordination with facility staff when creating suicide plans for youth. (a) Suicide prevention training as required in Section Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention 1322, Youth Supervision Staff Orientation, and Training Program ☒ ☐ ☐ and the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course. (b) Screening, Identification Assessment and Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention Precautionary Protocols Program (1) All youth shall be screened for risk of suicide at ☒ ☐ ☐ intake and as needed during detention. (2) All youth supervision staff who perform intake Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention processes shall be trained in screening youth for risk Program ☒ ☐ ☐ of suicide. (3) All youth who have been identified during the Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention intake screening process to be at risk of suicide shall Program be referred to behavioral/mental health staff for a ☒ ☐ ☐ suicide risk assessment. (4) Precautionary protocols shall be developed to Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention ensure the youth’s safety pending the Program ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral/mental health assessment. (c) Referral process to behavioral/mental health staff for Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention assessment and/or services. Program BSCC staff interviewed facility staff and youth ☒ ☐ ☐ housed at the facility to confirm compliance with this element of Title 15 Regulation. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 10 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) Procedures for monitoring of youth identified at risk Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention for suicide. Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Safety Interventions Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (1) Procedures to address intervention protocols for Program youth identified at risk for suicide which may ☒ ☐ ☐ include, but are not limited to: (A) Housing consideration (B) Treatment strategies including trauma- Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention informed approaches Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Procedures to instruct youth supervision staff how Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention to respond to youth who exhibit suicidal behaviors. Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) Communication Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (1) The intake process shall include communication Program with the arresting officer and family guardians ☒ ☐ ☐ regarding the youth’s past or present suicidal ideations, behaviors or attempts. (2) Procedures for clear and current information Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention sharing about youth at risk for suicide with youth Program supervision, healthcare, and behavioral/mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health staff. (g) Debriefing of Critical Incidents Related to Suicides or Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention Attempts Program (1) Process for administrative review of the ☒ ☐ ☐ circumstances and responses proceeding, during and after the critical incident. Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (2) Process for a debriefing event with affected staff. Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Process for a debriefing event with affected youth. Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Documentation Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention (1) Documentation processes shall be developed to Program ☒ ☐ ☐ ensure compliance with this regulation Youth identified at risk for suicide shall not be denied the Policy: Section 4109 - Suicide Prevention opportunity to participate in facility programs, services Program and activities which are available to other non-suicidal youth, unless deemed necessary for the safety of the youth or security of the facility. Any deprivation of ☒ ☐ ☐ programs, services or activities for youth at risk of suicide shall be documented and approved by the facility manager. 1340 REPORTING OF LEGAL ACTIONS Policy: Section 4104 – Communications Each facility shall submit to the Board a letter of No legal actions were taken against the notification on each legal action, pertaining to conditions ☒ ☐ ☐ agency during this inspection cycle. of confinement, filed against persons or legal entities responsible for juvenile facility operation. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 11 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1341 DEATH AND SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures OF A YOUTH WHILE DETAINED The agency did not have any serious illness or (1) Death of a Youth. injury to youth in the facility during this (a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the inspection cycle. health administrator and the behavioral/mental health director, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures in the event of the death of a youth while detained, which include notifications to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth’s attorney of record. (b) The health administrator, in cooperation with the Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures facility administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures to assure there is a medical and operational review of every in-custody death of a youth. The review team shall include the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator and/or facility manager, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. (c) The administrator of the facility shall provide to Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section ☒ ☐ ☐ 12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the Board within 10 calendar days after the death. (d) Upon receipt of a report of the death of a youth Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the juvenile facility, jail, lockup or court holding facility pursuant to ☒ ☐ ☐ the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. (2) Serious Illness or Injury of Youth. Policy: Section 4119 - Emergency Procedures (a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures for the notification to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the ☒ ☐ ☐ parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth’s attorney of record in the case of a serious illness or injury of a youth. 1342 POPULATION ACCOUNTING Policy: Section Policy 4104 – 8B Communications Each juvenile facility shall submit required population and profile survey reports to the Board within 10 working ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency submits required population and days after the end of each reporting period, in a format profile surveys to BSCC each month. to be provided by the Board. 1343 JUVENILE FACILITY CAPACITY (EXCERPT) Policy: Section Policy 4104 -Communications When the number of youth detained in a living unit of a The facility has not experienced juvenile facility exceeds its rated capacity for more than ☒ ☐ ☐ overcrowding during this inspection cycle. fifteen (15) calendar days in a month, the facility administrator shall provide a crowding report to the Board in a format provided by the Board. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 12 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1350 ADMITTANCE PROCEDURES Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Release Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for admittance of youth We reviewed the agency’s policies and that emphasize respectful and humane engagement procedures and ten youth intake custody files with youth, and reflect that the admission process may to assist with determining compliance with be traumatic to youth who may have already Title 15 Regulation. experienced trauma. Policies shall be trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and responsive to the language and ☒ ☐ ☐ The Juvenile Court commits youth to the literacy needs of youth. In addition to the requirements Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment of Sections 1324 and 1430 of these regulations: Facility (SYTF) in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code § 875. The Probation Department is responsible for creating an Individualized Rehabilitation Plan (IRP) for each youth ordered to the SYTF. (a) the admittance process shall include: Policy: Section 4108 Intake Detention and (1) Access to two free phone calls within one hour of Release Procedures admittance in accordance with the provisions of Welfare and Institution Code Section 627; BSCC staff interviewed youth housed at the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (2) Offer of a shower; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (3) Documented secure storage of personal Release Procedures belongings; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (4) Offer of food upon arrival; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) Screening for physical and behavioral health and Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and safety issues, intellectual or developmental Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ disabilities; (6) Screening for physical and developmental Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and disabilities in accordance with Sections 1329, 1413, Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ and 1430 of these regulations; (7) Contact with Regional Center for the Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Developmentally Disabled for youth that are Release Procedures suspected of or identified as having a ☒ ☐ ☐ developmental disability, pursuant to Section 1413; and, Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (8) Procedures consistent with Section 1352.5. Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) juvenile hall administrators shall establish written Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and criteria for detention that considers the least restrictive Release Procedures environment. ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) juvenile camps and post-dispositional programs in Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and juvenile halls shall develop policies and procedures that Release Procedures advise the youth of the estimated length of stay, inform them of program guidelines and provide written ☒ ☐ ☐ screening criteria for inclusion and exclusion from the program. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 13 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) juvenile halls shall develop policies and procedures Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and that advise any committed youth of the estimated length Release Procedures of his/her stay. The IRP identifies the youth’s needs in ☒ ☐ ☐ relation to treatment, education, and development. The IRP also determines the youth’s term of commitment. 1350.5 SCREENING FOR THE RISK OF SEXUAL Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and ABUSE Release Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency policies and procedures indicate written policies and procedures to reduce the risk of that staff screen youth for risk of sexual abuse sexual abuse by or upon youth. The policy shall require through conversation with the youth during facility staff to assess each youth within 72 hours of ☒ ☐ ☐ the initial intake process. The facility also admission based on the following information: adheres to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (a) Prior sexual victimization or abusiveness; (PREA). This was confirmed through interviews with intake staff. (b) Gender nonconforming appearance or manner; or Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and identification as lesbian, gay or bisexual, transgender, Release Procedures queer or intersex, and whether the youth may, therefore, ☒ ☐ ☐ be vulnerable to sexual abuse; Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (c) Current charges and offense history; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (d) Age; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (e) Level of emotional and cognitive development; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (f) Physical size and stature; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (g) Mental illness or mental disabilities; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (h) Intellectual or developmental disabilities; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (i) Physical disabilities; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (j) The youth’s perception of vulnerability; and, Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) Any other specific information about the individual Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and youth that may indicate heightened needs for Release Procedures supervision, additional safety precautions, or separation ☒ ☐ ☐ from certain other youth. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 14 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Staff shall ascertain this information through Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and conversations with the youth during the admittance Release Procedures process, medical and behavioral health screenings; during classification assessments; and by reviewing ☒ ☐ ☐ court records, case files, facility behavioral records, and other relevant documentation from the youth’s files. The facility administrator shall implement appropriate Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and controls on the dissemination of information within the Release Procedures facility relative to responses received pursuant to this assessment in order to ensure that sensitive information ☒ ☐ ☐ is not exploited to the youth’s detriment by staff or other youth. 1351 RELEASE PROCEDURES Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Release Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for release of youth from The agency provided the facility’s policies and custody which provide for: procedures and ten youth custody files documenting the release process. The policy states, “The primary responsibility for releasing youth from custody is that of the Sr. DPO. In the absence of a Sr. DPO, the responsibility for release decisions is with the ☒ ☐ ☐ intake Sr. JIO.” The agency notifies Behavioral Wellness and Medical staff when youth are being released to coordinate any follow-up services with the parent or legal guardian. Youth receive all their personal property and sign the PRO-JH-1 Personal Property List confirming receipt. Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (a) verification of identity/release papers; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (b) return of personal clothing and valuables; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (c) notification to the youth's parents or guardian; Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) notification to the facility health care provider in Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and accordance with Sections 1408 and 1437 of these Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, for coordination with outside agencies; and, Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and Release Procedures (e) notification of school staff; Santa Barbara Office of Education staff assist ☒ ☐ ☐ with coordinating school placement when youth are released from custody. Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and (f) notification of facility mental health personnel. Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 15 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 The facility administrator shall develop and implement Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and policies and procedures for post-disposition youth to Release Procedures coordinate the provision of transitional and reentry services including, but not limited to, medical and ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral health, education, probation supervision and community-based services. The facility administrator shall develop and implement Policy: Section 4108 - Intake Detention and written policies and procedures for the furlough of youth Release Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ from custody. 1352 CLASSIFICATION Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Confinement Status The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures on classification of youth Youth in the SYTF are classified when they for the purpose of determining housing placement in the ☒ ☐ ☐ initially enter the facility. Staff may update the facility. youth’s classification upon being ordered to Such procedures shall: the SYTF. (a) provide for the safety of the youth, other youth, facility Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room staff, and the public by placing youth in the appropriate, Confinement Status least restrictive housing and program settings. Housing ☒ ☐ ☐ assignments shall consider the need for single, double or dormitory assignment or location within the dormitory; (b) consider facility populations and physical design of Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room the facility; Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) provide that a youth shall be classified upon Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room admittance to the facility; classification factors shall Confinement Status include, but not be limited to: age, maturity, sophistication, emotional stability, program needs, legal BSCC staff interviewed staff and youth status, public safety considerations, medical/mental ☒ ☐ ☐ housed at the facility to assist with health considerations, gender and gender identity of the determining compliance with Title 15 youth; Regulation. (d) provide for periodic classification reviews, including Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room provisions that consider the level of supervision and the Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ youth's behavior while in custody; and, (e) provide that facility staff shall not separate youth from Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room the general population or assign youth to a single Confinement Status occupancy room based solely on the youth's actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical ☒ ☐ ☐ disability, or HIV status. This section does not prohibit staff from placing youth in a single occupancy room at the youth's specific request or in accordance with Title 15 regulations regarding separation. (f) facility staff shall not consider lesbian, gay, bisexual, Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room transgender, questioning or intersex identification or Confinement Status status as an indicator of likelihood of being sexually ☒ ☐ ☐ abusive. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 16 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1352.5 TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX YOUTH. Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room 3B Confinement Status The facility administrator shall develop written policies and procedures ensuring respectful and equitable We reviewed the agency’s policies and treatment of transgender and intersex youth. ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed management to The policies shall provide that: confirm compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (a) Facility staff shall respect every youth’s gender Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room identity and shall refer to the youth by the youth’s Confinement Status preferred name and gender pronoun, regardless of the youth’s legal name. Facilities may prohibit the use of gang or slang names or names that otherwise ☒ ☐ ☐ compromise facility operations as determined by the facility manager or designee, and shall document any decision made on this basis. (b) Facility staff shall permit youth to dress and present Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room themselves in a manner consistent with their gender Confinement Status identity and shall provide youth with the institution’s ☒ ☐ ☐ clothing and undergarments consistent with their gender identity. (c) Facility staff shall house youth in the unit or room that Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room best meets their individual needs and promotes their Confinement Status safety and well-being. Staff may not automatically house youth according to their external anatomy and shall document the reasons for any decision to house youth ☒ ☐ ☐ in a unit that does not match their gender identity. In making a housing decision, staff shall consider the youth’s preferences, as well as any recommendations from the youth’s health or behavioral health provider. (d) Facility administrators shall ensure that transgender Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room and intersex youth have access to medical and Confinement Status behavioral health providers qualified to provide care and ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment to transgender and intersex youth. (e) Consistent with the facility’s reasonable and Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room necessary security considerations and physical plant, Confinement Status facility staff shall make every effort to ensure the safety and privacy of transgender and intersex youth when the ☒ ☐ ☐ youth are using the bathroom or shower, or dressing or undressing. Facility staff shall not conduct physical searches of any Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room youth for the purpose of determining the youth’s Confinement Status anatomical sex. Whenever feasible, the facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ respect the youth’s preference regarding the gender of the staff member who conducts any search of the youth. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 17 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1353 ORIENTATION Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to orient a youth prior to The agency provided the facility’s policies placement in a living area. Both written and verbal and procedures, the Tools for Success information shall be provided and supplemented with Packet, and the Youth Handbook for review. video orientation if feasible. Provision shall be made to All youth are provided with orientation when provide accessible orientation information to all detained they are initially admitted into the facility. youth including those with disabilities, limited literacy, or They are given the Youth Orientation Booklet, English language learners. ☒ ☐ ☐ and the staff goes over the Tools for Success Orientation shall include information that addresses: Packet before both staff and youth sign the form. The youth we interviewed stated that staff informed them of the facility rules and services both verbally and in writing during the intake process. (a) facility rules including contraband and searches and Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, disciplinary procedures; ☒ Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☐ ☐ (b) facility’s system of positive behavior interventions Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, and supports, including behavior expectations, Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules incentives that youth will receive for complying with ☒ ☐ ☐ facility rules, and consequences that may result when youth violate the rules of the facility; (c) age appropriate information that explains the facility’s Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, policy prohibiting sexual abuse and sexual harassment Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules and how to report incidents or suspicions of sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ abuse or sexual harassment; (d) identification of key staff and their roles; Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) the existence of the grievance procedure, the steps Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, that must be taken to use it, the youth’s right to be free Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules of retaliation for reporting a grievance, and the name of ☒ ☐ ☐ the person or position designated to resolve the issue; Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (f) access to legal services and information on the court Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules process; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (g) access to routine and emergency health and mental Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules health care; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (h) access to education, religious services, and Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules recreational activities; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (i) housing assignments; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (j) opportunity for personal hygiene and daily showers Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, including the availability of personal care items Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 18 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (k) rules and access to correspondence, visits and Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, telephone use; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (l) availability of reading materials, programming, and Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, other activities; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (m) facility policies on the use of force, use of restraints, Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, chemical agents and room confinement; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (n) immigration legal services; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, (o) emergencies including evacuation procedures; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (p) non-discrimination policy and the right to be free from Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, physical, verbal or sexual abuse and harassment by Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ other youth and staff; (q) availability of services and programs in a language Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, other than English if appropriate; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (r) the process for requesting different housing, Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, education, programming and work assignments; Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ (s) a process for which parents/guardians receive Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, information regarding the youth’s stay in the facility that Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules at a minimum includes answers to frequently asked ☒ ☐ ☐ questions and provides contact information for the facility, medical, school and mental health; and, (t) a process by which youth may request access to Title Policy: Section 4108 – Youth Orientation, 15 Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities. Rights and Juvenile Hall Rules ☒ ☐ ☐ 1354 SEPARATION Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Confinement Status; 4124 - Health and The facility administrator shall develop and implement Medical Services written policies and procedures that address: According to the agency’s policies and procedures, when a youth chooses not to participate in unit programming, staff have the youth sign the Daily Youth Request to Not ☒ ☐ ☐ Participate in Unit Activity Form. The form makes clear that the youth are choosing to separate during the activity. The form tracks when the youth are offered programming and if they attend or refuse. (a) separation of youth for reasons that include, but are Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room not be limited to, medical and mental health conditions, Confinement Status; 4124 - Health and assaultive behavior, disciplinary consequences and ☒ ☐ ☐ Medical Services protective custody. (b) consideration of positive youth development and Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room trauma-informed care. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 19 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (c) separated youth shall not be denied normal privileges Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room available at the facility, except when necessary to Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ accomplish the objective of separation. (d) when the objective of the separation is discipline, Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Title 15 Section 1390 shall apply. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) when separation results in room confinement, the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room separation shall occur in accordance with Welfare and Confinement Status Institutions Code Section 208.3 and Section 1354.5 of ☒ ☐ ☐ these regulations. (f) policies and procedures shall ensure a daily review of Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room separated youth to determine if separation remains Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ necessary. 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room 4B Confinement Status (a) The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures addressing BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent procedures and additional documentation to with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The assist with determining compliance with Title placement of a youth in room confinement shall be 15 Regulation. The facility staff utilizes the accomplished in accordance with the following ☒ ☐ ☐ RCS/MS Review Sheet to track how long guidelines: youth spend in room confinement. Room Confinement is not used often in SYTF. There was a total of three incidents of room confinement since the last BSCC inspection. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room less restrictive, options have been attempted and Confinement Status exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a ☒ ☐ ☐ threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. (2) Room confinement shall not be used for the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room that it compromises the mental and physical health of Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room confinement. After the youth has been held in room Confinement Status confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one or more of the following: The facility staff attempt to release youth from ☒ ☐ ☐ room confinement as soon as possible when the safety and security of the facility has been restored. Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room (1) Return the youth to general population. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 20 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room Confinement Status The agency’s policies and procedures state, (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. “Upon placing a youth on RCS, immediately ☒ ☐ ☐ notify medical and BWell staff and complete a Separation of Youth/Room Confinement Notification.” (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room four hours, staff shall do each of the following: Confinement Status (A) Document the reasons for room confinement and the basis for the extension, the date and time ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth was first placed in room confinement, and when he or she is eventually released from room confinement. (B) Develop an individualized plan that includes Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room the goals and objectives to be met in order to Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room facility superintendent or his or her designee Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth Confinement Status in juvenile facilities and does not apply to normal ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards in Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room court holding facilities or adult facilities. Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room conflict with any law providing greater or additional Confinement Status ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires Confinement Status a significant departure from normal institutional operations, including a natural disaster or facility- wide threat that poses an imminent and substantial ☒ ☐ ☐ risk of harm to multiple staff or youth. This exception shall apply for the shortest amount of time needed to address this imminent and substantial risk of harm. (9) This section does not apply when a youth is Policy: Section 4110 - Classification/Room placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and Confinement Status protect against the spread of a communicable disease for the shortest amount of time required to reduce the risk of infection, with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, when the youth is not required to be in an infirmary for an ☒ ☐ ☐ illness. Additionally, this section does not apply when a youth is placed in a locked cell or sleeping room for required extended care after medical treatment with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, when the youth is not required to be in an infirmary for illness. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 21 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1355 INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment and Plan The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for assessment and The agency provided the facility’s policies and case planning. procedures for review. Youth ordered to the ☒ ☐ ☐ SYTF have an Individualized Rehabilitation Plan created, which meets the elements of Title 15 Regulations. (a) Assessment: Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment The assessment is based on information collected and Plan during the admission process with periodic review, which includes the youth's risk factors, needs and strengths including, but not limited to, identification of substance ☒ ☐ ☐ abuse history, educational, vocational, counseling, behavioral health, consideration of known history of trauma, and family strengths and needs. (b) Institutional Case Plan: Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment (1) A case plan shall be developed for each youth and Plan held for at least 30 days or more and created within 40 days of admission. The IRP is developed in consultation with a multidisciplinary team of youth services, mental and behavioral health, education, and ☒ ☐ ☐ other treatment providers who are convened to advise the court for this purpose. The plan may be modified by the court based on all of the information provided. (2) The institutional plan shall include, but not be Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment limited to, written documentation that provides: and Plan (A) objectives and time frame for the resolution of ☒ ☐ ☐ problems identified in the assessment; (B) a plan for meeting the objectives that includes Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment a description of program resources needed and and Plan individuals responsible for assuring that the plan ☒ ☐ ☐ is implemented; (3) periodic evaluation of progress towards meeting Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment the objectives, including periodic review and and Plan discussion of the plan with the youth; BSCC staff interviewed youth housed at the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (4) a transition plan, the contents of which shall be Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment subject to existing resources, shall be developed for and Plan post dispositional youth in accordance with Section ☒ ☐ ☐ 1351; and, (5) in as much as possible and if appropriate, the Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment plan, including the transition plan, shall be developed and Plan with input from the family, supportive adults, youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ and Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 22 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1356 COUNSELING AND CASEWORK SERVICES Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional Assessment and Plan The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures ensuring the availability Youth reported that facility staff are helpful and of appropriate counseling and casework services for all ☒ ☐ ☐ assist them with any issues they have while in youth. Policies and procedures shall ensure: custody. The Behavioral Wellness team also (a) youth will receive assistance with needs or concerns meets with youth and provides counseling as that may arise; needed. (b) youth will receive assistance in requesting contact Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional with parents, other supportive adults, attorney, clergy, Assessment and Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ probation officer, or other public official; and, (c) youth will be provided access to available resources Policy: Section 4115 - Institutional to meet the youth’s needs. Assessment and Plan ☒ ☐ ☐ 1357 USE OF FORCE Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force The facility administrator, in cooperation with the BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s Use of responsible physician, shall develop and implement Force (UOF) policies and procedures and written policies and procedures for the use of force, found them to be consistent with Title 15 which may include chemical agents. Force shall never Regulation. The SYTF had 17 UOF incidents be applied as punishment, discipline, retaliation or since the last BSCC inspection. We reviewed treatment. ten UOF incident reports from February and (a) At a minimum, each facility shall develop policies and August 2024 to assist with determining procedures which: compliance with Title 15 Regulation. ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency’s policy defines Force “as the use of hands, other parts of the body, objects, instruments, chemical devices, or other physical methods by an objective, trained and competent Juvenile Institutions Officer (JIO) / Deputy Probation Officer to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody or gain compliance with a lawful order.” (1) restricts the use of force to that which is deemed Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force reasonable and necessary, as defined in Section 1302 to ensure the safety and security of youth, staff, others ☒ ☐ ☐ and the facility. (2) outline the force options available to staff including Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force both physical and non-physical options and define ☒ ☐ ☐ when those force options are appropriate. (3) describe force options or techniques that are Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force expressly prohibited by the facility. The agency’s policies and procedures prohibit ☒ ☐ ☐ the use of carotid restraints and chokeholds. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 23 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) describe the requirements of staff to report any Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force inappropriate use of force, and to take affirmative action to immediately stop it. The agency’s policies and procedures state, “The use of force and/or OC/PDUs shall be reported in writing through a Worker’s Special Report (WSR). The individual applying the force or restraint shall be responsible for ☒ ☐ ☐ completing the incident report before the end of his/her shift during which the use occurred and before leaving the premises, unless directed otherwise by the Sr. DPO or Administration.” (5) define a standardized reporting format that Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force includes time period and procedure for documenting and reporting the use of force, including reporting requirements of management and line staff and procedures for reviewing and tracking use of force incidents by supervisory and or management staff, ☒ ☐ ☐ which include procedures for debriefing a particular incident with staff and/or youth for the purposes of training as well as mitigating the effects of trauma that may have been experienced by staff and /or the youth involved. (6) Include an administrative review and a system for Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force investigating unreasonable use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) define the role, notification, and follow-up Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force procedures required after use of force incidents for medical, mental health staff and parents or legal ☒ ☐ ☐ guardians. (8) describe the limitations of use of force on pregnant Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force youth in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) ☒ ☐ ☐ and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. (b) Facilities that authorize chemical agents as a force Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force option shall include policies and procedures that: (1) identify who is approved to carry and/or utilize BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and chemical agents in the facility and the type, size and procedures and use of force logs. The SYTF ☒ ☐ ☐ the approved method of deployment for those had 31 chemical agent deployments since the chemical agents. last BSCC inspection. (2) mandate that chemical agents only be used when Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force there is an imminent threat to the youth’s safety or the safety of others and only when de-escalation efforts ☒ ☐ ☐ have been unsuccessful or are not reasonably possible. (3) outline the facility’s approved methods and Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force timelines for decontamination from chemical agents. This shall include that youth who have been exposed We reviewed the agency’s decontamination to chemical agents shall not be left unattended until process to ensure that youth are allowed to ☒ ☐ ☐ that youth is fully decontaminated or is no longer fully decontaminate and/or are no longer suffering the effects of the chemical agent. suffering the effects of the chemical agent. (4) define the role, notification, and follow-up Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force procedures required after use of force incidents involving chemical agents for medical, mental health ☒ ☐ ☐ staff and parents or legal guardians. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 24 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (5) provide for the documentation of each incident of Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force use of chemical agents, including the reasons for which it was used, efforts to de-escalate prior to use, youth and staff involved, the date, time and location ☒ ☐ ☐ of use, decontamination procedures applied and identification of any injuries sustained as a result of such use. (c) Facilities shall develop policies and procedure which Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force require that agencies provide initial and regular training in use of force and chemical agents when appropriate The agency’s policies and procedures require that address: staff to review the UOF, OC, and Restraint (1) known medical and behavioral health conditions Policy annually. The policy also states, “On an that would contraindicate certain types of force; annual basis, staff shall participate in training that includes use of force and chemical agents when appropriate that address: ☒ ☐ ☐ Known medical and mental health conditions that would contraindicate certain types of force.” Compliance was confirmed through review of training schedules and interviews with facility staff. (2) acceptable chemical agents and the methods of Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force application. ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) signs or symptoms that should result in immediate Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force referral to medical or behavioral health. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) instruction on the Constitutional Limitations of Use Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force of Force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) physical training force options that may require Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force the use of perishable skills. ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) timelines the facility uses to define regular Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force training. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1358 USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints The facility administrator, in cooperation with the responsible physician and mental health director, shall The agency’s policies and procedures state, develop and implement written policies and procedures “Physical restraints include any device which for the use of restraint devices. Restraint devices include immobilizes a youth’s extremities and/or any devices which immobilize a youth's extremities prevent the youth from being ambulatory.” The and/or prevent the youth from being ambulatory. following types of restraint equipment are available at the SYTF: Handcuffs, waist chain, ☒ ☐ ☐ leg restraints and soft restraints. We reviewed ten incident reports involving the use of force to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. Physical restraints may be used only for those youth who Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical present an immediate danger to themselves or others, Restraints who exhibit behavior which results in the destruction of property, or reveals the intent to cause self-inflicted ☒ ☐ ☐ physical harm. Physical restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the youth’s behavior. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 25 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 In no case shall restraints be used as punishment or Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical discipline, or as a substitute for treatment. The use of Restraints restraint devices that attach a youth to a wall, floor or other fixture, including a restraint chair, or through affixing of hands and feet together behind the back (hogtying) is ☒ ☐ ☐ prohibited. The use of restraints on pregnant youth is limited in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical handcuffs, shackles or other restraint devices when used Restraints to restrain youth for movement or transportation within the facility. Movement within the facility shall be governed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 1358.5, Use of Restraint Devices for Movement Within the Facility. Youth shall be placed in restraints only with the approval Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical of the facility manager or designee. The facility manager Restraints may delegate authority to place a youth in restraints to a physician. Reasons for continued retention in restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be reviewed and documented at a minimum of every hour. A medical opinion on the safety of placement and Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical retention shall be secured as soon as possible, but no Restraints later than two hours from the time of placement. The ☒ ☐ ☐ youth shall be medically cleared for continued retention at least every three hours thereafter. A mental health consultation shall be secured as soon as Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical possible, but in no case longer than four hours from the Restraints time of placement, to assess the need for mental health ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment. Continuous direct visual supervision shall be conducted Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and Restraints to ensure the safety and well-being of the youth. Observations of the youth's behavior and any staff The agency’s policies and procedures state, interventions shall be documented at least every 15 ☒ ☐ ☐ “While in restraints, the youth is to be attended minutes, with actual time of the documentation recorded. to and under continuous direct supervision by staff at all times.” In addition to the requirements above, policies and Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical procedures shall address: Restraints (a) documentation of the circumstances leading to an ☒ ☐ ☐ application of restraints. (b) known medical conditions that would contraindicate Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical certain restraint devices and/or techniques. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) acceptable restraint devices. Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical medical/mental health referral. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical equipment. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 26 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (f) protective housing of restrained youth. While in Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical restraint devices, all youth shall be housed alone or in a Restraints specified housing area for restrained youth which makes ☒ ☐ ☐ provision to protect the youth from abuse. Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints (g) provision for hydration and sanitation needs. Staff document when the youth was given ☒ ☐ ☐ water using the Santa Barbara / Santa Maria Physical Restraint Log. Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical Restraints (h) exercising of extremities. The Restraint Log indicates staff check youth ☒ ☐ ☐ in restraints for proper circulation and tightness of handcuffs. 1358.5 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES FOR Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical 5B MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN Restraints THE FACILITY. The agency did not have any examples of The Facility Administrator, in cooperation with the restraints being used for movement and responsible physician and behavioral/mental health transportation within the facility for BSCC staff director, shall develop and implement written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ to review. and procedures for the use of restraint devices when the purpose is for movement or transportation within the facility that shall include the following: (a) identification of acceptable restraint devices, staff approved to utilize restraint devices and the required training. (b) the circumstances leading to the application of Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical restraints must be documented. Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) an individual assessment of the need to apply Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical restraints for movement or transportation that includes Restraints consideration of less restrictive alternatives, consideration of a youth’s known medical or mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health conditions, trauma informed approaches, and a process for documentation and supervisor review and approval. (d) consideration of safety and security of the facility, Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical with a clearly defined expectation that restraint devices Restraints shall not be used for the purposes of discipline or ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation. (e) the use of restraints on pregnant youth is limited in Policy: Section 4122 - Use of Physical accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and Restraints ☒ ☐ ☐ Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 27 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1359 SAFETY ROOM PROCEDURES The facility does not have a safety room. (a) The facility administrator, and where applicable, in cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures governing the use of safety rooms, as described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1230.1.13. The room shall be used to hold only those youth who present an immediate ☐ ☐ ☒ danger to themselves or others, who exhibit behavior which results in the destruction of property, or reveals the intent to cause self-inflicted physical harm. A safety room shall not be used for punishment or discipline, or as a substitute for treatment. Policies and procedures shall: (1) include provisions for administration of necessary nutrition and fluids, access to a toilet, and suitable ☐ ☐ ☒ clothing to provide for privacy; (2) provide for approval of the facility manager, or designee, before a youth is placed into a safety room; ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) provide for continuous direct visual supervision and documentation of the youth's behavior and any staff interventions every 15 minutes, with actual time ☐ ☐ ☒ recorded; (4) provide that the youth shall be evaluated by the facility manager, or designee, every four hours; ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) provide for immediate medical assessment, where appropriate, or an assessment at the next ☐ ☐ ☒ daily sick call; and, (6) provide a process for documenting the reason for placement, including attempts to use less restrictive means of control, and decisions to continue and end ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (b) The placement of a youth in the safety room shall be accomplished in accordance with the following: (1) safety room shall not be used before other less restrictive options have been attempted and ☐ ☐ ☒ exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. (2) safety room shall not be used for the purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or retaliation by ☐ ☐ ☒ staff. (3) safety room shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of the ☐ ☐ ☒ youth. (c) A youth may be held up to four hours in the safety room. After the youth has been held in the safety room for a period of four hours, staff shall do one or more of ☐ ☐ ☒ the following: (1) return the youth to general population. ☐ ☐ ☒ (2) consult with mental health or medical staff, ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate ☐ ☐ ☒ the youth to general population. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 28 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) If confinement in the safety room must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall develop an individualized plan that includes the requirements of Section 1354.5 ☐ ☐ ☒ and the goals and objectives to be met in order to integrate the youth to general population. 1360 SEARCHES Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, Definitions, Procedures The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures governing the search of The agency’s policies and procedures state, youth, the facility, and visitors. “Searches shall be conducted for the purpose Policies and procedures shall provide that: of establishing and maintaining a safe and secure facility, and to prevent the introduction ☒ ☐ ☐ of contraband into the facility.” We interviewed youth housed at the facility regarding their experience when being searched by staff to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (a) Searches shall be conducted to ensure the safety Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, and security of the facility, public, visitors, youth, and Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. (b) Searches shall be conducted in a manner that Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, preserves the privacy and dignity of the person being Definitions, Procedures searched and shall not be conducted for harassment or ☒ ☐ ☐ as a form of discipline or punishment. (c) Strip searches and visual or physical body cavity Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, searches shall comply with Penal Code Section 4030. Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Physical body cavity searches shall only be Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, conducted by a medical professional. Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Any youth held after a detention hearing shall only be Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, strip searched with prior approval of a supervisor when Definitions, Procedures there is reasonable suspicion based on specific and articulable facts to believe that youth is concealing The agency’s policies and procedures state, contraband. The reasonable suspicion shall be “During the time a youth is at the JJC, a documented. ☒ ☐ ☐ higher level of search may be conducted based on information or circumstances that justify a visual body search and upon prior approval from the facility SPO.” (f) Searches of transgender and intersex youth shall Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, comply with Section 1352.5. Definitions, Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Cross-gender pat-down searches and strip searches Policy: Section 4111 - Searches: Policy, are prohibited except in exigent circumstances or when Definitions, Procedures conducted by a medical professional. Such searches ☒ ☐ ☐ must be justified and documented in writing. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 29 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1361 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, The facility administrator shall develop and implement Due Process, Grievances and written policies and procedures whereby any youth may Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures appeal and have resolved grievances relating to any condition of confinement, including but not limited to There were 69 grievances filed by youths health care services, classification decisions, program since the last BSCC inspection. We reviewed participation, telephone, mail or visiting procedures, samples of grievance logs from the months food, clothing, bedding, mistreatment, harassment or ☒ ☐ ☐ January, February, and March 2025. The violations of the nondiscrimination policy. There shall be grievances we reviewed were generally no time limit on filing grievances. Policies and resolved within two to three days. Youth procedures shall include provisions whereby the facility seem to understand the facilities grievance manager ensures: process and are willing to use it to resolve issues. (a) a grievance form and instructions for registering a Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, grievance, which includes provisions for the youth to Policies and Procedures, Consequences, have free access to the form; Due Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ During the tour of the facility, we observed grievance forms inside each living unit and locked grievance boxes for confidentially submitting grievances. (b) the youth shall have the option to confidentially file Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, the grievance or to deliver the form to any youth Policies and Procedures, Consequences, supervision staff working in the facility; Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (c) resolution of the grievance at the lowest appropriate Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, staff level; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (d) provision for a prompt review and initial response to Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, grievances within three (3) business days, grievances Policies and Procedures, Consequences, that relate to health and safety issues must be Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ addressed immediately; Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (1) The youth may elect to be present to explain Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, his/her version of the grievance to a person not Policies and Procedures, Consequences, directly involved in the circumstances which led to the Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ grievance. Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (2) Provision for a staff representative approved by Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, the facility administrator to assist the youth. Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (e) provision for a written response to the grievance Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, which includes the reasons for the decisions; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 30 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (f) a system which provides that any appeal of a Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, grievance shall be heard by a person not directly Policies and Procedures, Consequences, involved in the circumstances which led to the grievance; Due Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth can appeal their grievance up to the Probation Manager if they are unsatisfied with the lower-level resolution attempts. (g) resolution of the grievance must occur within ten (10) Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, business days unless circumstances dictate a longer Policies and Procedures, Consequences, time frame. The youth shall be notified of any delay; and, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (h) the policy shall provide multiple internal and external Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, methods to report sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Whether or not associated with a grievance, concerns of Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, parents, guardians, staff or other parties shall be Policies and Procedures, Consequences, addressed and documented in accordance with written Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ policies and procedures within a specified timeframe. Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 1362 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS Policy: Section 4104 – Communications A written report of all incidents which result in physical The agency submitted Worker’s Special harm, use of force, serious threat of physical harm, or Reports as proof of practice for this element death of an employee, youth or other person(s) shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ of Title 15 Regulation. maintained. Such written record shall be prepared by the staff and submitted to the facility manager by the end of the shift, unless additional time is necessary and authorized by the facility manager or designee. 1363 USE OF REASONABLE FORCE TO COLLECT Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force; 4130 - DNA SPECIMENS, SAMPLES, IMPRESSIONS Legal Services/Law Enforcement Access (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1 authorized The agency policies and procedures indicate law enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel the facility does not use force to collect DNA including peace officers, may employ reasonable force specimens, samples, or impressions. to collect blood specimens, saliva samples, and thumb or palm print impressions from individuals who are required to provide such samples, specimens or ☒ ☐ ☐ impressions pursuant to Penal Code Section 296 and who refuse following written or oral request. (1) For the purpose of this section, the “use of reasonable force” shall be defined as the force that an objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to gain compliance with this section. (2) The use of reasonable force shall be preceded by Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force efforts to secure voluntary compliance. Efforts to secure voluntary compliance shall be documented and include an advisement of the legal obligation to ☐ ☐ ☒ provide the requisite specimen, sample or impression and the consequences of refusal. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 31 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) The force shall not be used without the prior written Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force authorization of the supervising officer on duty. The authorization shall include information that reflects the ☐ ☐ ☒ fact that the offender was asked to provide the requisite specimen, sample, or impression and refused. (1) If the use of reasonable force includes a cell Policy: Section 4121 - Use of Force extraction, the extraction shall be videotaped. Video shall be directed at the cell extraction event. The videotape shall be retained by the agency for the length of time required by statute. Notwithstanding ☐ ☐ ☒ the use of the video as evidence in a court proceeding, the tape shall be retained administratively. 1370 EDUCATION PROGRAM Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (a) School Programs The agency provided an Education Program The County Board of Education shall provide for the Review and Evaluation for the Santa Maria administration and operation of juvenile court schools in Dos Puertas Court School. The evaluation conjunction with the Chief Probation Officer, or designee was conducted by the Director of Student pursuant to applicable State laws. The school and facility Services, Mark Palmerston, from the Santa administrators shall develop and implement written policy Maria-Bonita School District. The report and procedures to ensure communication and indicates Dos Puertas Court School complies coordination between educators and probation staff. with the State Education Code and County Culturally responsive and trauma-informed approaches Board of Education policies and all applicable should be applied when providing instruction. Education federal education statutes and regulations. staff should collaborate with the facility administrator to There were no deficiencies noted in the use technology to facilitate learning and ensure safe evaluation. technology practices. The facility administrator shall ☒ ☐ ☐ request an annual review of each required element of the Dos Puertas Court School Day runs from 8:30 program by the Superintendent of Schools, and a report am to 2:45 pm Monday through Friday. We or review checklist on compliance, deficiencies, and interviewed school staff to confirm that all corrective action needed to achieve compliance with this youth in K-12 grades, regardless of section. Such a review, when conducted, cannot be classification status, are allowed to attend delegated to the principal or any other staff of any juvenile class. Graduates who would like to explore court school site. The Superintendent of Schools shall post-secondary education opportunities are conduct this review in conjunction with a qualified outside enrolled at Allan Hancock College and offered agency or individual. Upon receipt of the review, the online courses while in custody. facility administrator or designee shall review each item with the Superintendent of Schools and shall take whatever corrective action is necessary to address each deficiency and to fully protect the educational interests of all youth in the facility. (b) Required Elements Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program The facility school program shall comply with the State Education Code and County Board of Education policies, The report indicates Dos Puertas Court School all applicable federal education statutes and regulations complies with the State Education Code and and provide for an annual evaluation of the educational County Board of Education policies and all program offerings. As stated in the 2009 California applicable federal education statutes and Standards for the Teaching Profession, teachers shall regulations. ☒ ☐ ☐ establish and maintain learning environments that are physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe. Youth shall be provided a rigorous, quality educational program that responds to the different learning styles and abilities of students and prepares them for high school graduation, career entry, and post-secondary education. All youth shall be treated equally, and the education Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program program shall be free from discriminatory action. Staff shall refer to transgender, intersex and gender- ☒ ☐ ☐ nonconforming youth by their preferred name and gender. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 32 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (1) The course of study shall comply with the State Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Education Code and include, but not be limited to, ☒ ☐ ☐ courses required for high school graduation. (2) Information and preparation for the High School Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Equivalency Test as approved by the California Department of Education shall be made available to ☒ ☐ ☐ eligible youth. (3) Youth shall be informed of post-secondary Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program education and vocational opportunities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) Administration of the High School Equivalency Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Tests as approved by the California Department of ☒ ☐ ☐ Education, shall be made available when possible. (5) Supplemental instruction shall be afforded to youth Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program who do not demonstrate sufficient progress towards ☒ ☐ ☐ grade level standards. (6) The minimum school day shall be consistent with Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program State Education Code Requirements for juvenile court schools. The facility administrator, in conjunction with education staff, must ensure that operational procedures do not interfere with the time afforded for ☒ ☐ ☐ the minimum instructional day. Absences, time out of class or educational instruction, both excused and unexcused, shall be documented. (7) Education shall be provided to all youth regardless Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program of classification, housing, security status, disciplinary or separation status, including room confinement, except when providing education poses an immediate threat to the safety of self or others. Education ☒ ☐ ☐ includes, but is not limited to, related services as provided in a youth’s Section 504 Plan or Individualized Education Program (IEP). (c) School Discipline Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) Positive behavior management will be implemented to reduce the need for disciplinary action Dos Puertas Court School cooperates with the in the school setting and be integrated into the facility's ☒ ☐ ☐ facility’s behavior modification and incentive overall behavioral management plan and security programs. system. (2) School staff shall be advised of administrative Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program decisions made by probation staff that may affect the ☒ ☐ ☐ educational programming of students. (3) Except as otherwise provided by the State Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Education Code, expulsion/suspension from school shall be imposed only when other means of correction fails to bring about proper conduct. School staff shall follow the appropriate due process safeguards as set forth in the State Education Code including the rights ☒ ☐ ☐ of students with special needs. School staff shall document the other means of correction used prior to imposing expulsion/ suspension if an expulsion/suspension is ultimately imposed. (4) The facility administrator, in conjunction with Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program education staff will develop policies and procedures that address the rights of any student who has ☒ ☐ ☐ continuing difficulty completing a school day. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 33 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) Provisions for Special Populations Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) State and federal laws and regulations shall be observed for all individuals with disabilities or The school offers special education services to suspected disabilities. This includes but is not limited youth who qualify. to child find, assessment, continuum of alternative ☒ ☐ ☐ placements, manifestation determination reviews, and implementation of Section 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs. (2) Youth identified as English Learners (EL) shall be Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program afforded an educational program that addresses their language needs pursuant to all applicable state and ☒ ☐ ☐ federal laws and regulations governing programs for EL students. (e) Educational Screening and Admission Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) Youth shall be interviewed after admittance and a record maintained that documents a youth's Education screening and admission are ☒ ☐ ☐ educational history, including but not limited to: conducted by Dos Puertas Court School staff. (A) School progress/school history; Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (B) Home Language Survey and the results of the Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program State Test used for English language proficiency; ☒ ☐ ☐ (C) Needs and services of special populations as Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program defined by the State Education Code, including but ☒ ☐ ☐ not limited to, students with special needs. (D) Discipline problems. Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Youth will be immediately enrolled in school. Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program Educational staff shall conduct an assessment to determine the youth's general academic functioning ☒ ☐ ☐ levels to enable placement in core curriculum courses. (3) After admission to the facility, a preliminary Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program education plan shall be developed for each youth ☒ ☐ ☐ within five school days. (4) Upon enrollment, education staff shall comply with Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program the State Education Code and request the youth's records from his/her prior school(s), including, but not limited to, transcripts, Individual Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan, state language assessment scores, immunization records, exit grades, and partial credits. ☒ ☐ ☐ Upon receipt of the transcripts, the youth's educational plan shall be reviewed with the youth and modified as needed. Youth should be informed of the credits they need to graduate. (f) Educational Reporting Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) The complete facility educational record of the youth shall be forwarded to the next educational ☒ ☐ ☐ placement in accordance with the State Education Code. (2) The County Superintendent of Schools shall Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program provide appropriate credit (full or partial) for course work completed while in juvenile court school in ☒ ☐ ☐ accordance with the State Education Code. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 34 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (g) Transition and Re-Entry Planning Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) The Superintendent of Schools and the Chief Probation Officer or designee, shall develop policies We reviewed ten sample re-entry forms staff and procedures to meet the transition needs of youth, completed for youth released from the facility including the development of an education transition ☒ ☐ ☐ to assist with determining compliance with this plan, in accordance with the State Education Code element of Regulation. and in alignment with Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Section 1355. (h) Post-Secondary Education Opportunities Policy: Section 4116 - Education Program (1) The school and facility administrator should, whenever possible, collaborate with local post- secondary education providers to facilitate access to ☒ ☐ ☐ educational and vocational opportunities for youth that considers the use of technology to implement these programs. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, 6B and Exercise for Youth The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the The agency provided a memorandum written amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. by Probation Manager Tiffany Phillips, dated ☒ ☐ ☐ July 17, 2025, confirming the agency conducted an annual review of the programs, recreation, and exercise programs at the Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment Facility. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three and Exercise for Youth hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency provided ten Daily Activities logs one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. for BSCC staff to review. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding and Exercise for Youth 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: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, be posted in the living units. and Exercise for Youth ☒ ☐ ☐ There will be a written annual review of the programs, Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to and Exercise for Youth ensure content offered is current, consistent, and ☒ ☐ ☐ relevant to the population. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 35 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to and Exercise for Youth include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- The agency offers the following programs: social interventions and activities designed to reduce recidivism. These programs should be based on the • ARISE Gang Intervention Program youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 • Seeking Safety and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the • Joven Noble direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County • Thinking for A Change Office of Education and can be administered by county • Interactive Journaling partners such as mental health agencies, community • MRT based organizations, faith-based organizations or • Substance Abuse Counseling Probation staff. • Prison Yoga Programs may include but are not limited to: • Prison Education Project. (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Anger Management; The IRP identifies any program needs for (4) Conflict Resolution; youth in the SYTF. We interviewed youth (5) Juvenile Justice System; housed at the facility who stated they are (6) Trauma-related interventions; offered at least one hour of programming, (7) Victim Awareness; recreation, and exercise every day. (8) Self-Improvement; (9) Parenting Skills and support; (10) Tolerance and Diversity; (11) Healing Informed Approaches; (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; (13) Gender Specific Programming; (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; (15) CPR and First Aid training; (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled and Exercise for Youth activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and ☒ ☐ ☐ entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include orientation and may include coaching of youth. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity and Exercise for Youth ☒ ☐ ☐ each day. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not Policy: Section 4113 - Programs, Recreation, to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. and Exercise for Youth The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 1372 RELIGIOUS PROGRAM Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services The facility administrator shall provide access to religious BSCC staff interviewed youth housed at the services and/or religious counseling at least once each facility to determine compliance with Title 15 week. Attendance shall be voluntary. A youth shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. allowed to participate in an activity outside of their room if he/she elects not to participate in religious programs. Religious programs shall provide for: Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services (a) opportunity for religious services and practices; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services (b) availability of clergy; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 36 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4127 – Religious Services (c) availability of religious diets. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1373 WORK PROGRAM Policy: Section 4114 – Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop policies and procedures regarding the fair and consistent assignment Youth reported they are offered work of youth to work programs. Work assigned to a youth shall ☒ ☐ ☐ assignments in the living units, folding laundry be meaningful, constructive and related to vocational and cleaning. training or increasing a youth's sense of responsibility. Work programs shall not be imposed as a disciplinary measure 1374 VISITING Policy: Section 4126 – Visitation The facility administrator shall develop and implement We reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for visiting, that include procedures and the facility’s visiting provisions for special visits. Youth shall be allowed to schedule. We also interviewed youth to receive visits by parents, guardians or persons standing confirm compliance with Title 15 Regulation. in loco parentis, and children of youth. Other family ☒ ☐ ☐ members, such as grandparents and siblings, and supportive adults, may be allowed to visit with the approval of the facility administrator or designee, and in conjunction with the youth’s case plan or in the best interest of the youth. All visits shall occur at reasonable times, subject only to Policy: Section 4126 – Visitation the limitations necessary to maintain order and security. Visitation shall not be denied solely based on the visitor’s Visitation occurs on Tuesday and Sunday for criminal history. The staff shall determine in each case, Unit 6; Wednesday and Saturday OR Sunday whether the visitor’s criminal history represents a risk to for Unit 4; and Thursday and Saturday for Unit the safety of youth or staff in the facility. Any denial of 5. Visiting generally occurs for each unit ☒ ☐ ☐ visitation or limitation on visitations shall be between 9 am and 8 pm. The facility’s policies communicated to the youth, person denied and facility and procedures indicate that youth are administrator. provided with two hours of visitation each week. Opportunity for visitation shall be a minimum of two hours Policy: Section 4126 – Visitation per week. Visits may be supervised, but conversations shall not be monitored unless there is a security or safety ☒ ☐ ☐ need. Provisions for special visits, in addition to the two-hour Policy: Section 4126 - Visitation minimum and/or outside of the regular visiting hours, shall be accommodated as necessary and within the discretion of the facility administrator or designee. Family therapy and professional visits shall be accommodated outside ☒ ☐ ☐ the provisions of this regulation. Facilities may provide visitation opportunities outside of normal visiting hours to accommodate special visits. The facility may provide access to technology as an Policy: Section 4126 - Visitation alternative, but not as a replacement, to in-person visiting. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1375 CORRESPONDENCE Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency’s policies and procedures state, written policies and procedures for correspondence which “Youth at the Juvenile Justice Center are provide that: encouraged to maintain regular (a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that youth ☒ ☐ ☐ correspondence with their family members. may send or receive; There is no limit on the volume of mail send or received.” 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 37 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) youth may send two letters per week postage free; Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail We interviewed youth housed at the facility to ☒ ☐ ☐ assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (c) youth may correspond confidentially with state and Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail federal courts, any member of the State Bar or holder of public office, and the Board; however, authorized facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff may open and inspect such mail only to search for contraband and in the presence of the youth; and, (d) incoming and outgoing mail, other than that described Policy: Section 4128 - Correspondence/Mail in (c), may be read by staff only when there is reasonable cause to believe facility safety and security, public safety, ☒ ☐ ☐ or youth safety is jeopardized. 1376 TELEPHONE ACCESS Policy: Section 4129 – Telephone Access 7B The administrator of each juvenile facility shall develop During the tour of the facility, we tested the and implement written policies and procedures to provide ☒ ☐ ☐ phones available in each living unit to ensure youth with access to telephone communications. they were operational. 1377 ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES Policy: Section 4130 - Legal Services/Law Enforcement Access The facility administrator shall develop written procedures to ensure the right of youth to have access to the courts We reviewed the agency’s policies and and legal services. Such access shall include: ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth to assist (a) access, upon request by the youth, to licensed with determining compliance with Title 15 attorneys and their authorized representatives; Regulation. (b) provision for confidential consultation with attorneys; Policy: Section 4130 - Legal Services/Law and, Enforcement Access ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) unlimited postage free, legal correspondence and Policy: Section 4130 - Legal Services/Law cost-free telephone access as appropriate. ☐ Enforcement Access ☒ ☐ 1390 DISCIPLINE Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due The facility administrator shall develop and implement Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson written policies and procedures for the discipline of youth Complaint Procedures that shall promote acceptable behavior; including the use of positive behavior interventions and supports. Discipline The agency’s policies and procedures state, “It shall be imposed at the least restrictive level which is the policy of the Santa Maria Juvenile promotes the desired behavior and shall not include Justice Center to provide youth with a behavior corporal punishment, group punishment, physical or management system that is designed to psychological degradation. ☒ ☐ ☐ promote positive behavior by encouraging Deprivation of the following is not permitted: adherence to facility rules…” We reviewed the facility’s behavior management system and interviewed youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (a) bed and bedding; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 38 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (b) daily shower, access to drinking fountain, toilet and Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson personal hygiene items, and clean clothing; ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (c) full nutrition; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (d) contact with parent or attorney; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (e) exercise; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (f) medical services and counseling; Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (g) religious services; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due (h) clean and sanitary living conditions; Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson ☒ ☐ ☐ Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (i) the right to send and receive mail; Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (j) education; and, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (k) rehabilitative programming. Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 39 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 The facility administrator shall establish rules of conduct Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, and disciplinary penalties to guide the conduct of youth. Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Such rules and penalties shall include both major Due Process, Grievances and violations and minor violations, be stated simply and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures affirmatively, and be made available to all youth. Provision ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be made to provide accessible information to youth with disabilities, limited English proficiency, or limited literacy. 1391 DISCIPLINE PROCESS Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, The facility administrator shall develop and implement Due Process, Grievances and written policies and procedures for the administration of Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures discipline which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) designation of personnel authorized to impose The agency’s policies and procedures state, discipline for violation of rules; “For the purpose of Due Process, a “major misconduct” is defined as any behavior and ☒ ☐ ☐ subsequent consequence that results in RCS, an extension beyond four hours of RCS, or loss of Early Release credit. The agency provided two examples of the facility’s Due Process for BSCC staff to review. (b) prohibiting discipline to be delegated to any youth; Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (c) definition of major and minor rule violations and their Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, consequences, and due process requirements; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (d) trauma-informed approaches and positive behavior Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, interventions; Policies and Procedures, Consequences, Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (e) minor rule violations may be handled informally by Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, counseling, advising the youth of expected conduct Policies and Procedures, Consequences, imposing a minor consequence. Discipline shall be Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ accompanied by written documentation and a policy of Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures review and appeal to a supervisor; and, (f) major rule violations and the discipline process shall Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, be documented and require the following: Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (1) written notice of violation prior to a hearing; Due Process, Grievances and Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth receive written notice of all major rule violations. The agency provided a copy of the Juvenile Justice Center’s Due Process Hearing Form. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 40 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, (2) accommodations provided to youth with Policies and Procedures, Consequences, disabilities, limited literacy, and English language Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ learners; Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (3) hearing by a person who is not a party to the Due Process, Grievances and incident; ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (4) opportunity for the youth to be heard, present Due Process, Grievances and evidence and testimony; ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (5) provision for youth to be assisted by staff in the Due Process, Grievances and hearing process; ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, Policies and Procedures, Consequences, (6) provision for administrative review. Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures (g) violations that result in a removal from camp or Policy: Section 4123 - Behavior Management, commitment program, but not a return to court, will follow Policies and Procedures, Consequences, the due process provisions in subsection (e) above. Due Process, Grievances and ☒ ☐ ☐ Ombudsperson Complaint Procedures 1410 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable DISEASES. Disease Notification The health administrator/responsible physician, in cooperation with the facility administrator and the local BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and health officer, shall develop written policies and procedures and intake forms. Youth are procedures to address the identification, treatment, screened during the intake process for control and follow-up management of communicable ☒ ☐ ☐ communicable diseases. The agency’s diseases. The policies and procedures shall address, policies and procedures require the facility but not be limited to: manager to disclose a person’s communicable disease to those who may have contact with the infected person. Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (a) Intake health screening procedures; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (b) Identification of relevant symptoms; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (c) Referral for medical evaluation; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (d) Treatment responsibilities during detention; Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 41 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (e) Coordination with public and private community- Disease Notification based resources for follow-up treatment; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (f) Applicable reporting requirements; and, Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable (g) Strategies for handling disease outbreaks. Disease Notification ☒ ☐ ☐ The policies and procedures shall be updated as Policy: Section 4134 – Communicable necessary to reflect communicable disease priorities Disease Notification identified by the local health officer and currently recommended public health interventions. BSCC staff interviewed medical staff to assist ☒ ☐ ☐ with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. 1433 REQUESTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES Policy: Section 4125 - Behavioral Wellness Procedures The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility administrator, shall develop policy and procedures to The agency has a sick call procedure for youth establish a daily routine for youth to convey requests for to request health care services. Youth can fill emergency and non-emergency medical, dental and ☒ ☐ ☐ out a sick call slip and place it in the locked behavioral/mental health care services. medical box or ask a staff member to notify medical of their request for services. 1480 STANDARD FACILTY CLOTHING ISSUE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The youth’s personal clothing, undergarments and footwear may be substituted for the institutional clothing and footwear specified in this regulation. The facility has The agency’s policy states, “Each youth will be the primary responsibility to provide clothing and issued clean clothing for his/her/their stay in footwear. Clothing provisions shall ensure that: the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC). Undergarments issued to youth will be free of stains. All clothing issued will be reasonably ☒ ☐ ☐ fitted and in good repair, free of holes and tears. The clothing items will be climatically suitable…” During the tour of the facility, we observed the youth’s clothing, and it was clean, appropriately fitting, and free of holes and tears. (a) Clothing is clean, reasonably fitted, durable, easily Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, laundered, in good repair, and free of holes and tears. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, for youth shall consist of but not be limited to: Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Socks and serviceable footwear; Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (2) Outer garments; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) New non-disposable underwear which shall Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, remain with the youth throughout their stay, and; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 42 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) Undergarments, that are freshly laundered and Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, free of stains, including tee shirts and bras. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Clothing is laundered at the temperature required by Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, local ordinances for the commercial laundries and dried Laundry, and Personal Hygiene completely in a mechanical dryer or other laundry ☒ ☐ ☐ method approved by the local health officer. (d) Suitable clothing is issued to pregnant youth. Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 1482 CLOTHING EXCHANGE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and site-specific procedures for the We reviewed the agency’s laundry schedule cleaning and scheduled exchange of clothing. Unless and interviewed youth at the facility to assist work, climatic conditions, or illness necessitates more ☒ ☐ ☐ with determining compliance with Title 15 frequent exchange, outer garments, except for footwear, Regulation. shall be exchanged at least once each week. Tee shirts, bras, and underwear shall be exchanged daily; youth shall receive their own underwear back at exchange. 1484 CONTROL OF VERMIN IN YOUTH’S Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, PERSONAL CLOTHING Laundry, and Personal Hygiene There shall be written policies and site-specific We reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures developed and implemented by the facility procedures to assist with determining administrator to control the contamination and/or spread ☒ ☐ ☐ compliance with Title 15 Regulation. of vermin and ecto-parasites in all youth’s personal clothing. Infested clothing shall be cleaned or stored in a closed container so as to eradicate or stop the spread of the vermin. 1485 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene There shall be written policies and site-specific procedures developed and implemented by the facility We reviewed the agency’s policies and administrator for the availability of personal hygiene procedures and interviewed youth to assist items. Each female youth shall be provided with sanitary with determining compliance with Title 15 napkins, panty liners and tampons as requested. ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. Each youth to be held over 24 hours shall be provided with the following personal care items; Youth are issued a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and a comb. Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (a) Toothbrush; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (b) Toothpaste; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (c) Soap; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (d) Comb; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (e) Shaving implements; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 43 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (f) Deodorant; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (g) Lotion; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (h) Shampoo; and, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (i) Post-shower conditioning hair products. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth shall not be required to share any personal care Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, items listed in items (a) through (d). Liquid soap provided Laundry, and Personal Hygiene through a common dispenser is permitted. Youth shall not share disposable razors. Double edged safety razors, electric razors, and other shaving instruments capable of breaking the skin, when shared among youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be disinfected between individual uses by the method prescribed by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in Sections 979 and 980, Chapter 9, Title 16, California Code of Regulations. 1486 PERSONAL HYGIENE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene There shall be written policies and site specific procedures developed and implemented by the facility We reviewed the agency’s policies and administrator for showering/bathing and brushing of procedures and interviewed youth to assist teeth. Youth shall be permitted to shower/bathe up on with determining compliance with Title 15 assignment to a housing unit and on a daily basis ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. thereafter and given an opportunity to brush their teeth Youth are afforded an opportunity to shower after each meal. each night and brush their teeth after each meal. 1487 SHAVING Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene Youth shall have access to a razor daily, unless their appearance must be maintained for reasons of We reviewed the agency’s policies and identification in Court. All youth shall have equal procedures and interviewed youth to assist opportunity to shave face and body hair. The facility with determining compliance with Title 15 administrator may suspend this requirement in relation Regulation. to youth who are considered to be a danger to ☒ ☐ ☐ themselves or others. The policies and procedure states, Youth electing to shave will inform staff prior to entering the shower area, at which time they will be issued a disposable razor and shaving cream. 1488 HAIR CARE SERVICES Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene Hair care services shall be available in all juvenile We reviewed the agency’s policies and facilities. Youth shall receive hair care services monthly. ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth to assist Equipment shall be cleaned and disinfected after each with determining compliance with Title 15 haircut or procedure, by a method approved by the State Regulation. Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 44 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1500 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene Clean laundered, suitable bedding and linens, in good repair, shall be provided for each youth entering a living We reviewed the agency’s policies and area who is expected to remain overnight, shall include, ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth to assist but not be limited to: with determining compliance with Title 15 Regulation. (a) One mattress or mattress-pillow combination which Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, meets the requirements of Section 1502 of these Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations; (b) One pillow and a pillow case unless provided for in Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (a) above; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (c) One mattress cover and a sheet or two sheets; Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (d) One towel; and, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, (e) One blanket or more, up on request Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 1501 BEDDING LINEN EXCHANGE Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop and implement site specific written policies and procedures for the We reviewed the agency’s policies and scheduled exchange of laundered bedding and linen procedures and interviewed youth to assist issued to each youth housed. Washable items such as with determining compliance with Title 15 sheets, mattress covers, pillow cases and towels shall ☒ ☐ ☐ Regulation. be exchanged for clean replacement at least once each week. According to the agency's policies and procedure youth can exchange their sheets and pillowcases weekly, and blankets monthly. The covering blanket shall be cleaned or laundered once Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, a month. Laundry, and Personal Hygiene ☒ ☐ ☐ 1510 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY AND Policy: Section 4114 - Clothing, Bedding, MAINTENANCE Laundry, and Personal Hygiene The facility administrator shall develop and implement We reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and site-specific procedures for the procedures and interviewed staff to assist with maintenance of an acceptable level of cleanliness, determining compliance with Title 15 repair and safety throughout the facility. The plan shall Regulation. provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks, ☒ ☐ ☐ equipment, including restraint devices, and physical plant maintenance and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices in a timely manner. The use of chemicals shall be done in accordance to the product label and Safety Data Sheet which may include the use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 45 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 REVIEW OF NON-REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS GRANT FUNDING OR CODE REFERENCE YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS JUVENILE PROBATION AND CAMPS FUNDING (JPCF) (Camps Only) The programs/services identified on the JPCF Camp Eligibility Form are being provided at the facility. (Refer ☐ ☐ ☒ to the JPCF Camp Eligibility Form) 7575 Santa Barbara PROB SYTF CI PRO 25-26 Page 46 of 46 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 4/98; 2001; 2003 BSCC Code: 7574, 7575 FACILITY NAME: Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) FACILITY TYPE: JH Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment Facility SYTF APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 4/98: ☒ 2001: ☒ 2003: ☐ OTHER: Units I & II Pre 1998 (Unit III) (Units IV-VI) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: September 3, 2025 Comments: TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception/Intake Admission (JH; 1.1) ☒ Contains a weapons locker as specified in ☐ ☐ these regulations Contains a secure room for the confinement ☒ of minors pending admission to JH ☐ ☐ Provides access to a shower ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides a secure vault or storage space for ☒ minor's valuables ☐ ☐ Provides telephone access to minors ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides staff access to hot and cold running water ☒ ☐ ☐ Locked Holding Room (1.2) Five holding rooms in the intake area. ☒ Contains a minimum of 15 square feet of ☐ ☐ floor area per minor Provides no less than 45 square feet of floor ☒ area ☐ ☐ Contains seating to accommodate all minors ☒ as specified in these regulations ☐ ☐ 98: Provides access to a toilet, wash basin Youth will use the toilet in the search room. and drinking fountain as specified in these regulations ☒ 03: Be equipped with a toilet, wash basin and ☐ ☐ drinking fountain unless a procedure is in effect to provide access Maximizes staff visual supervision ☒ ☐ ☐ 03: Outward swinging or lateral sliding door required ☒ ☐ ☐ Natural Light (1.3) Visual access to natural light is provided in locked sleeping rooms, single and double ☒ ☐ ☐ occupancy sleeping rooms, dormitories and dayrooms. 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 1 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Corridors (1.4) Corridors in living areas are at least eight feet wide. When doors are staggered or if rooms ☐ ☒ ☐ are located only on one side, corridors may be at least six feet wide. Living Unit (JH; 1.5) JH living units do not exceed 30 minors and contain sleeping areas and plumbing ☒ ☐ ☐ fixtures, commensurate with the number of minors housed. Locked Sleeping Rooms (1.6) 98: Have a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain unless a procedure is in effect to provide other access to these fixtures ☒ ☐ ☐ 03: Toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain required in locked sleeping rooms Single Occupancy Sleeping Rooms (1.7) 98: Minimum of 63 square feet of floor area and a clear ceiling height of eight feet ☒ ☐ ☐ 03: Minimum of 70 square feet of floor area and a clear ceiling height of eight feet 98: A door view panel is constructed of security glazing and is a maximum of 144 square inches. ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: View panel size changed to a minimum of 144 inches. 03: Outward swinging or lateral sliding door required ☒ ☐ ☐ Double Occupancy Sleeping Rooms (1.8) Minimum of 100 square feet floor area, a ☒ ☐ ☐ clear ceiling height of eight feet, and a minimum width of seven feet 98: A door view panel is constructed of security glazing and is a maximum of 144 square inches. ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: View panel size changed to a minimum of 144 inches 03: Outward swinging or lateral sliding door required ☐ ☒ ☐ Dormitories (1.9) In JHs and camps, there is a minimum of 50 square feet of floor area per minor, with a ☐ ☒ ☐ minimum dormitory size of 200 square feet and a minimum clear ceiling height of eight feet. In JHs and camps, dormitories are designed ☐ ☒ for no fewer than four minors. ☐ 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 2 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS 98: JH dormitories for detained minors are designed for no more than 15 minors (NA camps). ☐ ☒ 03: This subsection deleted, ☐ eliminating the 15 minor limitation. (See below.) 98: JH dormitories for court commitments are designed for no more than 30 minors (NA Camps). 03: No JH dormitory can be designed for ☐ ☒ more than 30 minors (regardless of ☐ whether it is for court commitments or other detained minors). Dayrooms (1.10) ☒ JH dayrooms contain 35 square feet ☐ ☐ of floor area per minor. Dayrooms in camps and SPJHs contain 30 ☐ ☒ square feet of floor area per minor. ☐ All dayrooms provide access to toilets, wash basins, drinking fountains and showers. ☒ ☐ ☐ Physical Activity and Recreation Spaces (NA SPJH; 1.11) 98: Facilities with a capacity of less than 41 minors have a minimum of 9,000 square ☐ ☒ ☐ feet dedicated indoor- outdoor space. 01: Facilities with a capacity of 40 minors or less have a minimum of 9,000 square feet dedicated indoor- outdoor space. 98: Facilities with a capacity of 41 to 100 For an RC of 104, a total of 31,500 sf is required. minors have a minimum of 9,000 Existing Yard: 13,112 sf (103’10”x131’3” minus square feet dedicated indoor- outdoor 526 sf for access ramp) space, plus a field area. The field area Units IV-VI Yards: 6256 each (68’x92’) 18,768 sf contains a minimum of one acre with a ☒ total minimum dimension of 100 feet. ☐ ☐ 01: Facilities with a capacity of 41-274 minors 13,112+18,768=31880 total sf have a minimum of 225 square feet of dedicated indoor- outdoor space per minor, up to 61,650 feet. 98: Facilities with a capacity over 100 minors have a minimum of 18,000 square feet dedicated indoor- outdoor space, plus a field area. The field area contains a minimum of one acre with a minimum dimension of 100 feet. ☐ ☒ 01: Facilities with a capacity of 275 or more ☐ minors have 61,650 square feet dedicated indoor-outdoor space, plus 145 square feet for each minor beyond 274 (up to a maximum of 87,120 square feet). 98: At least one half of the dedicated indoor- outdoor space is a paved or "like" surface. ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: Changed from one-half to one-quarter of the space 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 3 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS A portion of the dedicated physical activity and recreation space is out-of-doors, and is ☒ equipped and of a sufficient size to comply ☐ ☐ with Title 15, § 1371. 01: The required recreation area has no ☒ single dimension less than 40 feet. ☐ ☐ Outdoor recreation area lighting allows for evening activities and provides security. ☒ ☐ ☐ Academic Classrooms (NA SPJH; 1.12) ☒ Classrooms are designed for a maximum of ☐ ☐ 20 minors. There is a minimum of one classroom in each facility 2001: Dedicated classroom space is available for every juvenile in the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility. The primary purpose for the academic classroom is for education. Each classroom contains a minimum of 160 square feet of floor space for the teacher's ☒ desk and work area, and a minimum of 28 ☐ ☐ square feet floor space per minor. There is a communication system in each classroom that allows for immediate ☒ response to emergencies. ☐ ☐ Safety Room (1.13) Provides a minimum of 63 square feet of floor ☐ ☒ ☐ space and a minimum clear ceiling height of eight feet Limited to one minor ☐ ☒ ☐ Padded as specified in these regulations ☐ ☒ ☐ There are one or more vertical view panels constructed of security glazing. Panels provide a view of the entire room and are no ☐ ☒ ☐ more than four inches wide and at least 24 inches long. Audio monitoring system as specified in these ☐ ☒ regulations ☐ Access to a toilet, wash basin and drinking ☐ ☒ fountain is provided. ☐ 03: Be equipped with a variable intensity security-type lighting fixture, with controls ☐ ☒ ☐ outside the room 03: Any wall- or ceiling-mounted devices are designed to prohibit the occupant’s ☐ ☒ access. ☐ Medical Examination Room (NA SPJH; 175 sf room in intake. 1.14) There is a minimum of one suitably equipped ☒ ☐ ☐ medical examination room in every juvenile facility. The examination room provides the following: Space for routine and emergency ☒ examinations that is used for no other ☐ ☐ 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 4 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS purpose; Privacy for minors; ☒ ☐ ☐ Lockable storage for medical supplies; ☒ ☐ ☐ Not less than 144 square feet floor space with no single dimension less than ☒ ☐ ☐ seven feet; Hot and cold running water; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: Smooth, non-porous, washable surfaces. ☒ ☐ ☐ Pharmaceutical Storage (1.15) There is lockable storage space for medical supplies and pharmaceutical preparations ☒ ☐ ☐ as specified by Title 15 § 1438. Dining Areas (NA SPJH; 1.16) Youth dine in living units. There is a minimum of 15 square feet ☒ floor space and sufficient tables and ☐ ☐ seating for each person being fed (including minors, staff and visitors). Dining areas do not contain toilets or showers in the same room, unless there is ☒ an appropriate visual barrier. ☐ ☐ Visiting Space (1.17) Visiting space is provided. ☒ ☐ ☐ Institutional Storage (1.18) 3264 cu feet of linen storage in intake. There is a minimum of 80 cubic feet of storage space per minor for institutional ☒ ☐ ☐ clothing, bedding, supplies and activity equipment, in one or more storage rooms. Personal Storage (1.19) 3492 cu feet of storage in intake + 4 rooms on each unit (99sf each). Each minor has a minimum of nine cubic feet ☒ of secure storage space for personal clothing ☐ ☐ and belongings. Safety Equipment Storage (1.20) There is a secure area for storing safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, self- ☒ ☐ ☐ contained breathing apparatus, wire and bar cutters, emergency lights, etc. Janitor Closet (1.21) There is at least one securely lockable janitorial closet containing a mop sink and ☒ ☐ ☐ sufficient area for storing cleaning implements within the security area. 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 5 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Audio Monitoring System (1.22) There is an audio monitoring system capable of actuation by the minor to alert staff in: safety rooms; locked holding rooms, locked sleeping rooms; single and ☒ ☐ ☐ double occupancy sleeping rooms and dormitories of JHs and in locked sleeping rooms and single occupancy rooms of secure camps. Emergency Power (1.23) There is an emergency power source capable of providing minimal lighting in all living units, activity areas, corridors, stairs, and central control points, to maintain fire ☒ and life safety, security, communications ☐ ☐ and alarm systems. The power source conforms to the requirements specified in Title 24, Part 3, Article 700, California Electrical Code (CCR). Confidential Interview Room (1.24) 4 in intake, all over 60 sf. Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor ☒ ☐ ☐ area and provide for confidential consultation with minors There is a minimum of one suitably furnished interview room for each 30 minors ☒ ☐ ☐ in JHs. There is a minimum of one suitably furnished interview room in each camp. ☒ ☐ ☐ Court Holding Room for Minors (1.26) ☒ Contains a minimum of 10 square feet of ☐ ☐ floor area per minor Limited to no more than 16 minors ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides 40 square feet of floor area and a ☒ minimum clear ceiling height of eight feet ☐ ☐ Contains seating to accommodate all minors ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains a toilet, wash basin and drinking ☒ fountain as specified in these regulations ☐ ☐ Maximizes staffs' visual supervision of minors No audio monitoring required in court holding rooms. Juvenile Institutions Officer will be posted ☒ ☐ ☐ outside court holding rooms while youths are in rooms. Toilets/Urinals (2.1) Toilets are available on living units in a ratio of 1:6 in JH; 1:10 in camps; and, 1:8 in locked holding rooms. One toilet and one ☒ urinal may be substituted for every 15 boys. ☐ ☐ Toilet areas provide modesty for the minors without mitigating staff’s ability to supervise. 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 6 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Wash basins (2.2) Wash basins must provide hot and cold or tempered water and be available on living ☒ ☐ ☐ units in a ratio of 1:6 in JH; 1:10 in camps; and, 1:8 in locked sleeping rooms. Drinking Fountains (2.3) Drinking fountains are accessible to minors ☒ ☐ ☐ and staff in living areas and indoor-outdoor recreation areas. 01: The drinking fountain bubbler is activated by mechanical means and is at an angle that prevents waste water ☒ ☐ ☐ from flowing over the bubbler. Showers (2.4) Showers provide tempered water and are ☒ ☐ ☐ available on living units at a ratio of at least one shower or bathtub to every six minors. Shower areas provide for inmate privacy without mitigating staff's ability to ☒ supervise. ☐ ☐ Beds (2.5) Beds are at least 30 inches wide and 76 ☒ ☐ ☐ long and are of a pan-bottom type or constructed of concrete. Beds are at least 12 inches of the floor and spaced no less than 36 inches apart. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting (2.6) There is at least 20 foot-candles (216 1x) of illumination at desk level in locked sleeping ☒ rooms, single and double occupancy rooms, ☐ ☐ dormitories, dayrooms and activity areas. Night lighting in the above areas provides good visibility and is conducive to sleep. ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding (2.7) Padding in safety rooms covers the floor, ☐ ☒ door and walls to a clear height of eight ☐ feet. Benches or platforms are not placed on the floor of safety rooms. Padded rooms are equipped with a tamper- resistant fire sprinkler as approved by the ☐ ☒ ☐ State Fire Marshal (SFM). The padding is approved by the SFM and is: non-porous; at least one-half inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly ☐ ☒ bonded to all padded surfaces; and, is ☐ without exposed seams. 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 7 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Seating (2.8) Seating is designed for the level of security. ☒ When bench seating is used, 18 inches of ☐ ☐ bench seating is allowed for each person. Weapons Locker (2.9) Weapons lockers are located outside the ☒ security perimeter of the facility. (Personnel ☐ ☐ do not bring any weapon into the security area.) Lockers are equipped with individual compartments, each with their own locking ☒ device. ☐ ☐ Assess for New Construction/Remodel or Repair: Security Glazing (2.10) (Added in 2003) (Note to inspector: This will typically be assessed from specifications provided at plan review.) Security glazing complies with the minimum requirements of one of the following test ☐ ☒ standards: American Society for Testing ☐ and Materials, ASTM F 1233-98, Class III glass; California Department of Corrections, CDC 860- 94d, Class C glass; or, H. P. White Laboratory, Inc., HPW- TP- 0500.02, Forced Entry Level III. Design Requirements (201(c)6) Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 201(c)6 are met. (Note to inspector: See regulation for ☒ specific requirements. Note areas of non- ☐ ☐ compliance that are applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 7574+ Santa Barbara PROB JH SYTF CI PHY 25-26 - 8 - J456 PHY 980103.dot (8/05) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE HALLS AND CAMPS LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 7574 FACILITY: Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) TYPE: JH RC: 104 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: September 3, 2025 ROOMS EACH ROOM Each Room Total Size (L x W x H) FIXTURES* COMMENTS Unit Room Applicable # or Designation Type Standards Rooms # RC RC Square/Cubic T U W F S Beds Feet UNIT I (Vacant) 86 sf Dayroom with 3T, 3W,1F and 3 showers. 1-2 Single Pre 12 12 12 9'6"x6'9"=94 sq. 1 1 1 Wet Rooms. 98 ft. 21 Holding/ Pre 1 1 8'7"x6'2"=53 sq. Dry – grandfathered in under CYA. Sleeping 98 ft. UNIT II (Vacant) 368.83 sf Dayrooms with 2T, 2W, 1F and 2 showers. 137 sf Medical Room. 840 sf Classroom rated for 20 minors. 330.5 sf Dining Area. 74 sf Interview Room. 13-20 Single Pre 8 1 8 9'5"x6'9"=63 sq. 1 1 1 Wet Rooms 98 ft 22 Holding/ 1 1 8'1"x6'1"=49 sq. Dry – grandfathered in under CYA. Sleeping ft. UNIT III Single 4/98 10 1 1 10 11'3"x6'10"x9' 1 1 1 Five showers are available in the unit. One 76.5 sq. feet Dayroom, 1,781 sf. Double 4/98 8 2 2 16 15'x7'x9' 1 1 1 100.5 sq. feet Double 4/98 2 2 2 4 11'4"x10'16"x9' 1 1 1 100.9 sq. feet Unit IV Single 2001 10 1 1 10 8’ x 9’4” x 8’10” 1 1 1 5 showers, 1 toilet and sink on unit. 2886 sf of 70 sf dayroom space. Double 2001 10 2 2 20 8” x 13’6” x 8’10” 1 1 1 2 Classrooms on unit: 104 sf 1) 776 sf (20 minors) 2) 666 sf (18 minors) Unit V (Vacant) Single 2001 10 1 1 10 8’x9’4”x8’10”= 1 1 1 5 showers, 1 toilet and sink on unit. 2886 sf of 70 sf dayroom space. Double 2001 10 2 2 20 8”x13’6”x8’10”= 1 1 1 2 Classrooms on unit: 104 sf 1) 776 sf (20 minors) 2) 666 sf (18 minors) * T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit; If “Total RC” appears in brackets ( ), it is not a part of the facility’s rated capacity. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - Juv LAS dot; BOC 460(1/6/97) ROOMS EACH ROOM Each Room Total Size (L x W x H) FIXTURES* COMMENTS Unit Room Applicable # or Designation Type Standards Rooms # RC RC Square/Cubic T U W F S Beds Feet Unit VI (JJC detention youth) Single 2001 10 1 1 10 8’x9’4”x8’10” 1 1 1 5 showers, 1 toilet and sink on unit. 2886 sf of =70 sf dayroom space. Double 2001 10 2 2 20 8”x13’6”x8’10”= 1 1 1 2 Classrooms on unit: 104 sf 1) 776 sf (20 minors) 2) 666 sf (18 minors) Intake I1 Holding 2001 1 - (2) (2) 7’4” x 12’9”=94sf 1 1 1 I2-I4 Holding 2001 3 - (3) (9) 6’ x 7’6”=45 sf Dry Rooms-Minors have access to a toilet in the search room. One shower is located in the intake. I5 & I6 Holding 2001 2 - (3) (6) 6’4” x 8’2”=52 sf Notes: R1-R4 are used for interviews, counseling and the MAYSI. They are not used for holding. Court Holding 910 CH 2001 1 - (2) (2) 7’2” x 8’7” x9’ 1 1 1 Holding Capacity for CH rooms is based on bench (middle) 62 sf measurements. Room 910 is accessible. CH-2 Room 909 is a non-rated “quiet room.” It is a dry 911 CH 2001 1 - (4) (4) 6’2” x 8’7”x 9’ 1 1 1 room with a bench with a window which looks into CH-3 59 sf the court room. 909 CH-3 Comments: * T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit; If “Total RC” appears in brackets ( ), it is not a part of the facility’s rated capacity. 7574 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center JH CI LASE 25-26 - 2 - Juv LAS dot; BOC 460(1/6/97) BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - BIENNIAL INSPECTION JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE HALLS AND CAMPS LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION BSCC Code: 7575 FACILITY: Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SBSYTF) TYPE: SYTF RC: 16 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: September 3, 2025 ROOMS EACH ROOM COMMENTS Each Room Total Size (L x W x H) FIXTURES* Unit Room Applicable # or Designation Type Standards Rooms # RC RC Square/Cubic T U W F S Beds Feet UNIT I (Vacant) 86 sf Dayroom with 3T, 3W,1F and 3 showers. 1-2 Single Pre 12 12 12 9'6"x6'9"=94 sq. 1 1 1 Wet Rooms. 98 ft. 21 Holding/ Pre 1 1 8'7"x6'2"=53 sq. Dry – grandfathered in under CYA. Sleeping 98 ft. UNIT II (Vacant) 368.83 sf Dayrooms with 2T, 2W, 1F and 2 showers. 137 sf Medical Room. 840 sf Classroom rated for 20 minors. 330.5 sf Dining Area. 74 sf Interview Room. 13-20 Single Pre 8 1 8 9'5"x6'9"=63 sq. ft 1 1 1 Wet Rooms. 98 22 Holding/ 1 1 8'1"x6'1"=49 sq. Dry – grandfathered in under CYA. Sleeping ft. UNIT III (SYTF youth housed with detention youth) Single 4/98 10 1 1 10 11'3"x6'10"x9' 1 1 1 Five showers are available in the unit. One 76.5 sq. feet Dayroom, 1,781 sf. Double 4/98 8 2 2 16 15'x7'x9' 1 1 1 100.5 sq. feet Double 4/98 2 2 2 4 11'4"x10'16"x9' 1 1 1 100.9 sq. feet Unit IV (SYTF youth housed with detention youth) Single 2001 10 1 1 10 8’ x 9’4” x 8’10” 1 1 1 5 showers, 1 toilet and sink on unit. 2886 sf of 70 sf dayroom space. Double 2001 10 2 2 20 8” x 13’6” x 8’10” 1 1 1 2 Classrooms on unit: 104 sf 1) 776 sf (20 minors) 2) 666 sf (18 minors) Unit V (Vacant) Single 2001 10 1 1 10 8’x9’4”x8’10”= 1 1 1 5 showers, 1 toilet and sink on unit. 2886 sf of 70 sf *T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit; If “Total RC” appears in brackets ( ), it is not part of the facility’s rated capacity. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment Facility SYTF CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - Juv LAS.dot;BOC 460(1/6/97) ROOMS EACH ROOM COMMENTS Each Room Total Size (L x W x H) FIXTURES* Unit Room Applicable # or Designation Type Standards Rooms # RC RC Square/Cubic T U W F S Beds Feet Double 2001 10 2 2 20 8”x13’6”x8’10”= 1 1 1 dayroom space. 104 sf 2 Classrooms on unit: 1) 776 sf (20 minors) 2) 666 sf (18 minors) Unit VI (JJC detention youth) Single 2001 10 1 1 10 8’x9’4”x8’10” 1 1 1 5 showers, 1 toilet and sink on unit. 2886 sf of =70 sf dayroom space. Double 2001 10 2 2 20 8”x13’6”x8’10”= 1 1 1 2 Classrooms on unit: 104 sf 1) 776 sf (20 minors) 2) 666 sf (18 minors) Intake I1 Holding 2001 1 - (2) (2) 7’4” x 12’9”=94sf 1 1 1 I2-I4 Holding 2001 3 - (3) (9) 6’ x 7’6”=45 sf Dry Rooms-Minors have access to toilet in search room. One shower located in intake. I5 & I6 Holding 2001 2 - (3) (6) 6’4” x 8’2”=52 sf Notes: R1-R4 are used for interviews, counseling and the MAYSI. They are not used for holding. Court Holding 910 CH 2001 1 - (2) (2) 7’2” x 8’7” x9’ 1 1 1 Holding Capacity for CH rooms are based on (middle) 62 sf bench measurements. Room 910 is accessible. CH-2 Room 909 is a non-rated “quiet room.” It is a dry 911 CH 2001 1 - (4) (4) 6’2” x 8’7”x 9’ 1 1 1 room with a bench with a window which looks into CH-3 59 sf the court room. 909 CH-3 Comments: *T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit; If “Total RC” appears in brackets ( ), it is not part of the facility’s rated capacity. 7575 Santa Barbara PROB Santa Barbara Secure Youth Treatment Facility SYTF CI LASE 25-26 - 2 - Juv LAS.dot;BOC 460(1/6/97)