Tehama PROB (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

July 3, 2025 Pamela Gonzalez, Chief Probation Officer Tehama County Probation Department 1840 Walnut Street Red Bluff, CA 96080 2025-2026 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTION S CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, TEHAMA COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Gonzalez: An Unannounced Inspection of the Tehama County Probation Department was completed for the following facility on Friday, May 9, 2025. FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Tehama County Juvenile Detention Facility 7689 JH This inspection was 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. INSPECTION RESULTS The focus of the Unannounced Inspection was to evaluate the exchange of clothing and bedding, and the issuance of personal care items to youth. We also focused on telephone access and maintenance. The following Title 15 Regulations were inspected: • 1376 – Telephone Access • 1482 – Clothing Exchange • 1485 – Issue of Personal Care Items • 1501 – Bedding and Linen Exchange The inspection revealed that youth have access to working telephones and are afforded ample opportunity to call parents, guardians, children, and other supportive people approved by the youths’ probation officer. The telephone vendor the agency contracts with repairs the telephones when needed to ensure they are functional. The facility also provides clean clothing and bedding to youth and has a process in place to launder and exchange bedding and clothing in line with Title 15 regulations. We observed the clothing and bedding to be in good repair and free of holes and stains. A Pamela Gonzalez Chief Probation Officer Page 2 tour of the storage and laundry rooms confirmed the agency has a sufficient back supply of these items. All youth receive a hygiene kit with personal care items for their use while housed in the facility. Youth do not share personal care items and are allowed to use them in their rooms. The facility was well-stocked with new, unopened personal care items for issuance to youth housed in the facility, as well as new admits. I want to thank the facility administration for their flexibility during the unannounced inspection. I was provided with access to current policies and procedures and to the youth in the facility to confirm compliance with the aforementioned Title 15 regulations. We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Title 15 Modified Procedures Checklist for detailed information. * * * 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, Tehama County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Tehama County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Tehama County* County Administrator, Tehama County* Todd Hansen, Superintendent, Tehama County *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7689 Tehama JH UI LTR 25-26 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST1,2 BSCC Code: 7689 FACILITY NAME: Tehama County Juvenile Detention Facility FACILITY TYPE: JH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Todd Hansen, Superintendent; 1 male youth age 14; 1 male youth age 13; 1 female youth age 16; 1 female youth age 17 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: June 6, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS3 1376 TELEPHONE ACCESS Policy: Section 522; 522.2.1 0B The administrator of each juvenile facility shall develop The Tehama County Juvenile Detention and implement written policies and procedures to provide Center provides free phone calls for youth youth with access to telephone communications. detained in the facility. Youth are allowed to call parents, guardians, and any other supportive persons approved by the youth’s probation officer. There are two phones in the living unit, and both were in good working order during the inspection. Youth who earn enough points by displaying good behavior can request to use the phone. A Juvenile Counselor dials the phone number, ensuring the youth is calling the ☒ ☐ ☐ identified person. Youth are typically allowed 15 minutes on the phone, but this can be extended. The facility offers youth up to three legal phone calls at intake. These phone calls are generally made from the staff station. Any delay of more than one hour in making legal phone calls must be documented in the logbook and transfer sheet. It is the policy of the facility to allow youth to call their legal counsel on a non-recorded line when requested. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 This is a modified version of the Procedures Checklist and is only intended for the 2025 Unannounced Inspection of the Tehama County Juvenile Detention Facility. 3 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7689 Tehama JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 4 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 After reviewing the facility’s policies and procedures, interviewing youth housed in the facility, and physically testing each phone to ensure they were operating correctly, we determined the facility was in compliance with this regulation. 1482 CLOTHING EXCHANGE Policy: Section 519; 519.4 The facility administrator shall develop and implement When youth are booked into the facility, they written policies and site-specific procedures for the are issued two sets of clothing that stay with cleaning and scheduled exchange of clothing. Unless them during the entirety of their stay. work, climatic conditions, or illness necessitates more frequent exchange, outer garments, except for footwear, T-shirts, undergarments, and socks are shall be exchanged at least once each week. Tee shirts, laundered nightly, and youth are provided bras, and underwear shall be exchanged daily; youth with their alternate set. shall receive their own underwear back at exchange. Pants and sweatshirts are washed every Wednesday, but if youth need to change their pants or sweatshirts more frequently for good reasons, staff will accommodate their request. ☒ ☐ ☐ On-duty supervisors are tasks with ensuing the clothing exchange procedure is always followed. We reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures, along with interviewing youth housed in the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. 1485 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS Policy: Section 518; 518.3 There shall be written policies and site-specific The Supervising Detention Counselor is procedures developed and implemented by the facility responsible for ensuring that the appropriate administrator for the availability of personal hygiene issuance of personal care items is always items. Each female youth shall be provided with sanitary followed. Personal care items are put napkins, panty liners and tampons as requested. together in hygiene kits that youth are Each youth to be held over 24 hours shall be provided allowed to have in their rooms after meals with the following personal care items; and at bedtime. The hygiene kits are given back to the staff after the youth have had a chance to use the items. ☒ ☐ ☐ During the tour of the facility, we observed the storage area where the stock of personal care items is stored. The supply was well stocked, and all the items were new and unopened. We reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures, and interviewed youth housed in the facility and found the facility to be compliant with this regulation. 7689 Tehama JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 4 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 (a) Toothbrush; Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) Toothpaste; Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Soap; Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Comb; Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Shaving implements; Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 518.3 The agency does not have deodorant listed in their policy but based on a pattern and practice of staff issuing youth deodorant (f) Deodorant; whenever they request it, we determined the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility is in compliance with this regulation. Youth in the facility are not issued deodorant in their hygiene kit; they request it from staff who then retrieve it for them. (g) Lotion; Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Shampoo; and, Policy: Section 518.3 ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 518.3 We spoke with youth housed in the facility to (i) Post-shower conditioning hair products. assist with determining compliance with this ☒ ☐ ☐ element of the regulation. Youth shall not be required to share any personal care Policy: Section 518.3 items listed in items (a) through (d). Liquid soap provided through a common dispenser is permitted. Youth shall Youth are issued their own personal care not share disposable razors. Double edged safety items and do not share them with other youth. razors, electric razors, and other shaving instruments We interviewed the youth and found the capable of breaking the skin, when shared among youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to be compliant with this regulation. 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. 7689 Tehama JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 4 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 1501 BEDDING LINEN EXCHANGE Policy: Section 519.4.2 The facility administrator shall develop and implement During the intake process, youth are issued site specific written policies and procedures for the facility bedding to include: scheduled exchange of laundered bedding and linen issued to each youth housed. Washable items such as • 1 mattress sheets, mattress covers, pillowcases and towels shall be • 2 blankets exchanged for clean replacement at least once each • 1 set of sheets week. • 1 mattress cover The mattresses have pillows built into them; however, youth can purchase an additional pillow through the commissary program. The facility washes sheets and blankets every Saturday during room cleaning. Blankets are also exchanged every thirty days. ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency’s policy requires consideration to be given to the type of mattress issued to pregnant youth or youth with other medically related needs. Youth who are placed on suicide watch receive 1 mattress and 2 blankets. We reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures, and interviewed youth housed in the facility. We also toured the facility and observed the youths’ rooms and the laundry room. The facility has a large supply of sheets and blankets to ensure all youth have the required amount of bedding in accordance with the agency’s policy and procedures. The covering blanket shall be cleaned or laundered once Policy: Section 519.4.2 a month. Sheets and blankets are washed every ☒ ☐ ☐ Saturday. Youth also have the option of exchanging their blankets every thirty days. 7689 Tehama JH UI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 4 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25