Tulare Probation (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

December 20, 2024 Kelly Vernon, Chief of Probation Tulare County Probation Department 3241 West Noble Avenue Visalia, CA 93277 2023-2024 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, TULARE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITIES Dear Chief Vernon: The 2023-2024 Unannounced Inspection of the Tulare County Probation Department has been completed. The following facilities were inspected on Wednesday, December 4, 2024: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility (JDF) 7703 JH Tulare Youth Detention Facility (YDF) 7704 CAMP Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility 7707 SYTF Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp (YDFC) 7708 CAMP 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 We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Title 15 Procedures Checklist for detailed information. The purpose of the Unannounced Inspection was to review Staffing and Room Confinement regulations after BSCC received a copy of a letter from OYCR noting youth were held in Room Confinement due to a lack of staffing. When notified, our premise was to ensure the agency had sufficient staffing to supervise all youth and not place youth in rooms due to an inability to meet the required staffing ratios. A descriptive review is included in the procedure’s checklist; in summary, we looked at intermittent schedules for all seven operational units for November 2024. We focused on the schedule for the last week of November to include the Thanksgiving Holiday. We found all mandatory minimum staffing ratios were met due to the agency’s requirement for mandatory holdovers when staff call off or by Deputy Probation Officers (DPO’s) filling Kelly Vernon, Chief Probation Officer Page 2 vacant shifts in lieu of field office days. In reviewing this compared to staffing we reviewed during the Targeted Inspection on July 15, 2024, we found the agency has hired seven (7) more Probation Correction Officers (PCO’s) that have completed Core Training and are now doing their Facility Training. Seven (7) additional PCO’s begin Core Training in January 2025. The addition of 14 new line staff will allow the agency to reduce DPO’s working two mandatory shifts a pay period (down from three in July 2024) to one shift, as well as reduce the mandatory holdovers for facility PCO’s. Regarding Room Confinement, we reviewed all 11 incidents involving 28 youth for the month of November 2024. The agency documents required elements to provide proof of practice required by Title 15. There were two (2) incidents that involved seven (7) youth in each incident. The circumstances in both included all youth going to their rooms to de- escalate assaultive and violent behaviors of the seven youth, including decontamination and camera review. The non-involved youth were returned to regular programming shortly thereafter, falling well within what is considered post-incident operational time. We understand that the concerns expressed by the OYCR visit(s) may have included youth time in room for operational purposes which is allowed in circumstances such as shift change, preparation for activities (meals, school, hygiene/showers), or short-term gain of control after a high-risk incident. This operational time is not clearly defined in current regulations but proposed revisions to Title 15 will include a clear definition of required institutional operations. We found no incidents involving youth being placed in their rooms due to staff shortages or for periods exceeding behaviors documented by staff for reintegration planning. While on site, we also took the opportunity to review changes in program and medical/behavior health providers. Included in the checklist is the information learned while on site as well as additional opportunities available to youth since the Targeted Inspection. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and reiterated the staffing and room confinement expectations. * * * Please email me at elizabeth.gong@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 704-2503 if you have any questions. Sincerely, ELIZABETH GONG Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division 7703 +Tulare Probation JH Camp SYTF Unannounced LTR 23-24 Kelly Vernon, Chief Probation Officer Page 3 Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Tulare County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Tulare County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Tulare County* County Administrator, Tulare County* Mike Santos, Chief Deputy, Tulare County Juvenile Facilities Greg Powers, Division Manager, Tulare County Juvenile Facilities Jose Pinheiro, Division Manager, Tulare County Juvenile Facilities *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7703 +Tulare Probation JH Camp SYTF Unannounced LTR 23-24 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7703 FACILITY NAME: Tulare County Juvenile Detention Facility FACILITY TYPE: JH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Mike Santos, Chief Deputy Probation Officer – Facilities; Greg Powers, Division Manager; Joe Pinheiro, Division Manager; Chris Cooke, Supervision Probation Officer – Programs; Megan Ellison, SPO – Kitchen, Laundry, Medical/Behavior Health; Jarrod Kerrigan – SPO Youth and Staff; Youth: Frankie, age 19 – SYTF; Jacob, age 21 – SYTF; Emily, age 18 – Long Term Program. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Elizabeth Gong DATE: December 4, 2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1321 STAFFING Section 2.1(F)(1) Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to The Juvenile Facilities (JF) have one Division carry out the overall facility operation and its Manager, four Supervising Probation Officers, programming, to provide for safety and security of youth 11 Institution Supervisors (three vacant), four and staff, and meet established standards and Probation Corrections Officer (PCO) III’s, 45 regulations; Probation Corrections Officer I/II’s, four transportation staff, six Intake officers, 13 Detention Services Officers, and ten kitchen and laundry staff. The agency continues to have vacancies; however, since the Targeted Inspection, there have been 14 newly hired PCO’s, seven that ☒ ☐ ☐ have completed Core Training and the balance to attend in January 2025. This has resulted in DPO’s only having to staff two shifts per pay period in lieu of their assigned Probation Field shift. This has reduced from three shifts per pay period. PCO staff continue to experience Mandatory holdovers but this has reduced as well. Our review found there were 205 shifts requiring coverage from September 8 to November 30, 2024. This resulted in 2.3 shifts necessitating coverage per day, down from the average of 5 holdover shifts per day. 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 Procedure Checklist and is only intended for the 2024 Unannounced Inspection of the Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Juvenile Hall. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS We reviewed facility schedules intermittently for November 2024 and for the week of November 27, a holiday week, and found no lapses in supervision for the youth on site. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent Section 2.1(F)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; Section 2.1(F)(3) There is a minimum of one Institutional ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervisor (IS) on duty at all times, however, since the IS works 12-hour shifts, there are typically two on duty each shift. (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times who is responsible for operations and activities and has Section 2.1(F)(4) completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; Section 2.1(F)(5) ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the number and security of living units, including staff qualified Section 2.1(F)(6) and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct There is a Food Services Manager, six cooks, food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ a stock clerk/Warehouse staff, and three programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary laundry technicians assigned to the facility. records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, Section 2.1(F)(7) transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, The facility is sufficiently staffed for its and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be population. There is a new Medical Provider, diverted from supervising youth; and, Integrated Wellness Solutions, which is affiliated with Precision Psychiatric Services via Kaweah Hospital, which provides Medical and Mental Health Services. Medical staff are on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mental Health is on site seven days a week as ☒ ☐ ☐ well, with on-call crisis care available 24 hours a day. GEO Program Services has integrated into the facility to provide programming via a Program Supervisor and three Program Facilitators. There is sufficient staff to ensure no services for the youth population are diverted from youth supervision staff responsibilities. (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to Section 2.1(F)(8) 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: 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) Juvenile Halls (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one Section 2.1 (B) wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 10 youth in detention; POD 5: Units A and D are occupied by Maximum Security General Population Male Youth; Unit B by Gen Pop Female Youth (Detention and Commitment); and Unit C by Gen Pop Male Youth. Each Unit in Pod 5 ☒ ☐ ☐ meets the 1:10 ratio for the Juvenile Detention Facility population. On the day of the inspection, there were 27 youth in Pods A, C, and D; and 12 female youth in Pod B (2 in detention, 3 in Long Term and 7 in Short or Mid Term Programs). (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake Section 2.1(C) 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 Section 2.1 number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support We reviewed the staff schedules and roster, services which allow for immediate response to ☒ ☐ ☐ noting there are at minimum eight staff on duty emergencies; and, during sleeping hours, well beyond the minimum required ratio. (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in Section 2.1(D) ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of Section 2.1(G) personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☒ ☐ ☐ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. (2) Special Purpose Juvenile Halls (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- The JDF is not a SPJH. 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. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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 (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one The JDF is not a Camp. 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. 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Section 6.6 (A) Room Confinement (RC) (a) The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures addressing We reviewed Room Confinement for all the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent programs during the period of November 1-30, with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The 2024. Facility-wide, there were 11 incidents placement of a youth in room confinement shall be involving 28 youth, with two of those incidents accomplished in accordance with the following involving 14 youth. Of these, eight incidents guidelines: and 23 youth were in detention. Overall, our review found the agency assesses the incident and youth response in ☒ ☐ ☐ determining their removal for RC, documenting the reasons a youth remains on longer than four hours. Twelve (12) of the 28 youth were on for more than four hours and each included follow-up by Mental Health staff. It is noted that policy requires a 2-hour review of all youth on RC to plan for reintegration. Most of the incidents included behaviors involving youth assaults or aggressive actions, fights, and self-harm behavior. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, less restrictive, options have been attempted and Section 6.6 (B)(1) 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 purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or Section 6.6 (B)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of Section 6.6 (B)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room confinement. After the youth has been held in room confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one ☒ ☐ ☐ or more of the following: (1) Return the youth to general population. Section 6.6 (F) ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. Section 6.6 (H) ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall do each of the following: Section 6.6 (G)(1) (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 the goals and objectives to be met in order to Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the facility superintendent or his or her designee Section 6.6 (G)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth Section 6.6 (I) in juvenile facilities and does not apply to normal ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards in court holding facilities or adult facilities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with any law providing greater or additional ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #1 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. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (9) This section does not apply when a youth is placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #2 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. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Section 5.4 Recreation, Exercise and The facility administrator shall develop and implement Programs written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, Section 5.8 Facility Programs and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. The agency has fully implemented GEO Services for Program facilitation, to include education-based curriculums on a wide array of youth-appropriate topics. There is a Program Supervisor and three Program Specialists, working until 7 pm to facilitate ☒ ☐ ☐ activities into the evening. Agency staff continue to facilitate Directed Activities, which offer structured curriculum- based topics, when a provider is unavailable. Integrated Wellness Solutions, specifically Precision Psychiatric Services, is contracted as the Mental Health to provide individual and crisis counseling as well as assessment services. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three Section 5.4 Recreation and Exercise hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Section 5.8 Facility Programs Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding Section 5.4 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 be posted in the living units. Section 5.4 ☒ ☐ ☐ The unit schedule is posted in each living unit. There will be a written annual review of the programs, recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to Section 5.4 ensure content offered is current, consistent, and relevant to the population. The annual evaluation was completed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervising Probation Officer Chris Cooke on July 11, 2024. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to Section 5.4.8 Facility Programs include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are The facility provides programming and culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- services to meet the various needs of its youth social interventions and activities designed to reduce population. Programs are facilitated by recidivism. These programs should be based on the probation staff, Precision Psychiatric Service youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 Clinicians (Alcohol and Drug Counseling), the and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the TCOE, and GEO Program facilitators. direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County Precision’s role is to provide individual and Office of Education and can be administered by county crisis counseling as well as initial mental partners such as mental health agencies, community health assessments. The GEO Program’s based organizations, faith-based organizations or responsibilities include monitoring and Probation staff. implementing education-/curriculum-based Programs may include but are not limited to: programs in the facility as well as evaluating (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; them for fidelity. (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; (3) Anger Management; Programs include: Coping and Support (4) Conflict Resolution; Training (CAST) through the TCOE Mental (5) Juvenile Justice System; Wellness Service Team; Aggression (6) Trauma-related interventions; Replacement Training (Precision); Alcohol and (7) Victim Awareness; Drug Education and Counseling – including (8) Self-Improvement; Living in Balance, Stages of Change, and ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) Parenting Skills and support; Seeking Safety; Adolescent Sexual (10) Tolerance and Diversity; Responsibility Program (ASRP) through TC (11) Healing Informed Approaches; Youth Services Bureau; Readiness for (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; Employment through Sustainable Education (13) Gender Specific Programming; and Training (RESET); Individual, Crisis and (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; Psychiatric Services through Precision (15) CPR and First Aid training; Psychiatric Services (Mental Health); Physical (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; Training Program; Youth Leaders Club; and (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, Vocational Ed through the TCOE. (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. New to the facility are the California Service Dog Program and Rising Scholars for assistance to graduates. The Office of Ed has increased their use of the Vocational Program, soon to include SYTF youth when the security fencing project is completed in January 2025. The landscape project will bring new recreation and gardening activities to youth, coming in early in 2025. Lastly, all youth have the use of tablets in the living units through NCIC. (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled Section 5.4 activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include Recreation Programs include reading, writing, ☒ ☐ ☐ orientation and may include coaching of youth. entertainment, television, radio, music, video, and games. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity Section 5.4 each day. The facility has a structured Physical Training ☒ ☐ ☐ program to ensure youth are exercising and participating in large muscle exercise daily. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. Section 5.4 The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7703 Tulare Juv Det Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7704 FACILITY NAME: Tulare County Youth Detention Facility (YDF) FACILITY TYPE: Camp PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Mike Santos, Chief Deputy Probation Officer – Facilities; Greg Powers, Division Manager; Joe Pinheiro, Division Manager; Chris Cooke, Supervision Probation Officer – Programs; Megan Ellison, SPO – Kitchen, Laundry, Medical/Behavior Health; Jarrod Kerrigan – SPO Youth and Staff; Youth: Frankie, age 19 – SYTF; Jacob, age 21 – SYTF; Emily, age 18 – Long Term Program. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Elizabeth Gong DATE: December 4, 2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1321 STAFFING Section 2.1(F)(1) Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to The Juvenile Facilities (JF) have one Division carry out the overall facility operation and its Manager, four Supervising Probation Officers, programming, to provide for safety and security of youth 11 Institution Supervisors (three vacant), four and staff, and meet established standards and Probation Corrections Officer (PCO) III’s, 45 regulations; Probation Corrections Officer I/II’s, four transportation staff, six Intake officers, 13 Detention Services Officers, and ten kitchen and laundry staff. The agency continues to have vacancies; however, since the Targeted Inspection, there have been 14 newly hired PCO’s, seven that ☒ ☐ ☐ have completed Core Training and the balance to attend in January 2025. This has resulted in DPO’s only having to staff two shifts per pay period in lieu of their assigned Probation Field shift. This has reduced from three shifts per pay period. PCO staff continue to experience Mandatory holdovers but this has reduced as well. Our review found there were 205 shifts requiring coverage from September 8 to November 30, 2024. This resulted in 2.3 shifts necessitating coverage per day, down from the average of 5 holdover shifts per day. 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 Procedure Checklist and is only intended for the 2024 Unannounced Inspection of the Tulare Youth Facility Camp. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS We reviewed facility schedules intermittently for November 2024 and for the week of November 27, a holiday week, and found no lapses in coverage for the youth on site. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent Section 2.1(F)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; Section 2.1(F)(3) There is a minimum of one Institutional ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervisor (IS) on duty at all times, however, since the IS works 12-hour shifts, there are typically two on duty each shift. (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times who is responsible for operations and activities and has Section 2.1(F)(4) completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; Section 2.1(F)(5) ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the number and security of living units, including staff qualified Section 2.1(F)(6) and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct There is a Food Services Manager, six cooks, food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ a stock clerk/Warehouse staff, and three programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary laundry technicians assigned to the facility. records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, Section 2.1(F)(7) transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, The facility is sufficiently staffed for its and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be population. There is a new Medical Provider, diverted from supervising youth; and, Integrated Wellness Solutions, which is affiliated with Precision Psychiatric Services via Kaweah Hospital, which provides Medical and Mental Health Services. Medical staff are on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mental Health is on site seven days a week as ☒ ☐ ☐ well, with on-call crisis care available 24 hours a day. GEO Program Services has integrated into the facility to provide programming via a Program Supervisor and three Program Facilitators. There is sufficient staff to ensure no services for the youth population are diverted from youth supervision staff responsibilities. (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to Section 2.1(F)(8) 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: 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) Juvenile Halls (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one The YDF is not a JH. wide-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. (2) Special Purpose Juvenile Halls (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- The YDF is not a SPJH. 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 (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one Section 2.1(B) wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; The Youth Detention Facility is a Camp program, housing Short and Mid-Term commitments. On the day of the inspection, ☒ ☐ ☐ there were 25 male youth in the program and seven female youth. The male youth are housed in Pod 2, Unit A and B. The female youth are housed with the Gen Pop females in Pod 5. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake Section 2.1(C) 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 Section 2.1 number of youth in residence, unless arrangements have been made for backup support We reviewed the staff schedules and roster, services which allow for immediate response to ☒ ☐ ☐ noting there are at minimum eight staff on duty emergencies; during the sleeping hours, well beyond the minimum required ratio. (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in Section 2.1(D) ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility; (E) in addition to the minimum staff to youth ratio required in (h)(3)(A)-(B), consideration shall be Section 2.1(H) 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 Section 2.1(G) personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☒ ☐ ☐ farm, forestry, kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Section 6.6 (A) Room Confinement (RC) (a) The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures addressing We reviewed Room Confinement for all the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent programs during the period of November 1-30, with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The 2024. Facility-wide, there were 11 incidents placement of a youth in room confinement shall be involving 28 youth, with two of those incidents accomplished in accordance with the following involving 14 youth. Of these, no incidents or guidelines: youth were placed in RC from the Youth Facility program. Overall, our review found the agency ☒ ☐ ☐ assesses the incident and youth response in determining their removal for RC, documenting the reasons a youth remains on longer than four hours. Twelve (12) of the 28 youth were on for more than four hours and each included follow-up by Mental Health staff. It is noted that policy requires a 2-hour review of all youth on RC to plan for reintegration. Most of the incidents included behaviors involving youth assaults or aggressive actions, fights, and self-harm behavior. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, less restrictive, options have been attempted and Section 6.6 (B)(1) exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a ☒ ☐ ☐ threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (2) Room confinement shall not be used for the purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or Section 6.6 (B)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of Section 6.6 (B)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room confinement. After the youth has been held in room confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one ☒ ☐ ☐ or more of the following: (1) Return the youth to general population. Section 6.6 (F) ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. Section 6.6 (H) ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall do each of the following: Section 6.6 (G)(1) (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 the goals and objectives to be met in order to Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the facility superintendent or his or her designee Section 6.6 (G)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth Section 6.6 (I) in juvenile facilities and does not apply to normal ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards in court holding facilities or adult facilities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with any law providing greater or additional ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #1 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. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (9) This section does not apply when a youth is placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #2 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. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Section 5.4 Recreation, Exercise and The facility administrator shall develop and implement Programs written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, Section 5.8 Facility Programs and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. The agency has fully implemented GEO Services for Program facilitation, to include education-based curriculums on a wide array of youth-appropriate topics. There is a Program Supervisor and three Program Specialists, working until 7 pm to facilitate ☒ ☐ ☐ activities into the evening. Agency staff continue to facilitate Directed Activities, which offer structured curriculum- based topics when a provider is unavailable. Integrated Wellness Solutions, specifically Precision Psychiatric Services, is contracted as the Mental Health to provide individual and crisis counseling as well as assessment services. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three Section 5.4 Recreation and Exercise hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Section 5.8 Facility Programs Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding Section 5.4 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 be posted in the living units. Section 5.4 ☒ ☐ ☐ The unit schedule is posted in each living unit. There will be a written annual review of the programs, recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to Section 5.4 ensure content offered is current, consistent, and relevant to the population. The annual evaluation was completed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervising Probation Officer Chris Cooke on July 11, 2024. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to Section 5.4.8 Facility Programs include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are The facility provides programming and culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- services to meet the various needs of its youth social interventions and activities designed to reduce population. Programs are facilitated by recidivism. These programs should be based on the probation staff, Precision Psychiatric Service youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 Clinicians (Alcohol and Drug Counseling), the and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the TCOE, and GEO Program facilitators. direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County Precision’s role is to provide individual and Office of Education and can be administered by county crisis counseling as well as initial mental partners such as mental health agencies, community health assessments. The GEO Program’s based organizations, faith-based organizations or responsibilities include monitoring and Probation staff. implementing education-/curriculum-based Programs may include but are not limited to: programs in the facility as well as evaluating (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; them for fidelity. (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; (3) Anger Management; Programs include: Coping and Support (4) Conflict Resolution; Training (CAST) through the TCOE Mental (5) Juvenile Justice System; Wellness Service Team; Aggression (6) Trauma-related interventions; Replacement Training (Precision); Alcohol and (7) Victim Awareness; Drug Education and Counseling – including (8) Self-Improvement; Living in Balance, Stages of Change, and (9) Parenting Skills and support; Seeking Safety; Adolescent Sexual (10) Tolerance and Diversity; Responsibility Program (ASRP) through TC (11) Healing Informed Approaches; Youth Services Bureau; Readiness for (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; Employment through Sustainable Education (13) Gender Specific Programming; and Training (RESET); Individual, Crisis and (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; Psychiatric Services through Precision (15) CPR and First Aid training; Psychiatric Services (Mental Health); Physical (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; ☒ ☐ ☐ Training Program; Youth Leaders Club; and (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, Vocational Ed through the TCOE. (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. New to the facility are the California Service Dog Program and Rising Scholars for assistance to graduates. The Office of Ed has increased their use of the Vocational Program, soon to include SYTF youth when the security fencing project is completed in January 2025. The landscape project will bring new recreation and gardening activities to youth, coming in early 2025. Lastly, all youth have the use of tablets in the living units through NCIC. An area worth noting in the Commitment and SYTF youth’s programming is the release to a lesser restrictive environment. Tulare, in cooperation with County agencies and education opportunities, assists youth with Independent Living apartments, transportation, and work/school responsibilities for the first year at release. Youth may then be emancipated at 12 months, with a $3600 stipend to include the youth putting a 10% deposit from their income into the account for initial living expenses while on their own. This process is monitored by an Aftercare Probation Supervision Officer to assist with successful reintegration. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled Section 5.4 activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include Recreation Programs include reading, writing, ☒ ☐ ☐ orientation and may include coaching of youth. entertainment, television, radio, music, video, and games. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity Section 5.4 each day. The facility has a structured Physical Training ☒ ☐ ☐ program to ensure youth are exercising and participating in large muscle exercise daily. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. Section 5.4 The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7704 Tulare Youth Detention Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7707 FACILITY NAME: Tulare County Secure Youth Treatment Facility FACILITY TYPE: SYTF PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Mike Santos, Chief Deputy Probation Officer – Facilities; Greg Powers, Division Manager; Joe Pinheiro, Division Manager; Chris Cooke, Supervision Probation Officer – Programs; Megan Ellison, SPO – Kitchen, Laundry, Medical/Behavior Health; Jarrod Kerrigan – SPO Youth and Staff; Youth: Frankie, age 19 – SYTF; Jacob, age 21 – SYTF; Emily, age 18 – Long Term Program. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Elizabeth Gong DATE: December 4, 2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1321 STAFFING Section 2.1(F)(1) Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to The Juvenile Facilities (JF) have one Division carry out the overall facility operation and its Manager, four Supervising Probation Officers, programming, to provide for safety and security of youth 11 Institution Supervisors (three vacant), four and staff, and meet established standards and Probation Corrections Officer (PCO) III’s, 45 regulations; Probation Corrections Officer I/II’s, four transportation staff, six Intake officers, 13 Detention Services Officers, and ten kitchen and laundry staff. The agency continues to have vacancies; however, since the Targeted Inspection, there have been 14 newly hired PCO’s, seven that ☒ ☐ ☐ have completed Core Training and the balance to attend in January 2025. This has resulted in DPO’s only having to staff two shifts per pay period in lieu of their assigned Probation Field shift. This has reduced from three shifts per pay period. PCO staff continue to experience Mandatory holdovers but this has reduced as well. Our review found there were 205 shifts requiring coverage from September 8 to November 30, 2024. This resulted in 2.3 shifts necessitating coverage per day, down from the average of 5 holdover shifts per day. 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 Procedure Checklist and is only intended for the 2024 Unannounced Inspection of the Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility. 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS We reviewed facility schedules intermittently for November 2024 and for the week of November 27, a holiday week, and found no lapses in coverage for the youth on site. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent Section 2.1(F)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; Section 2.1(F)(3) There is a minimum of one Institutional ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervisor (IS) on duty at all times, however, since the IS works 12-hour shifts, there are typically two on duty each shift. (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times who is responsible for operations and activities and has Section 2.1(F)(4) completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; Section 2.1(F)(5) ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the number and security of living units, including staff qualified Section 2.1(F)(6) and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct There is a Food Services Manager, six cooks, food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ a stock clerk/Warehouse staff, and three programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary laundry technicians assigned to the facility. records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, Section 2.1(F)(7) transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, The facility is sufficiently staffed for its and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be population. There is a new Medical Provider, diverted from supervising youth; and, Integrated Wellness Solutions, which is affiliated with Precision Psychiatric Services via Kaweah Hospital, which provides Medical and Mental Health Services. Medical staff are on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mental Health is on site seven days a week as ☒ ☐ ☐ well, with on-call crisis care available 24 hours a day. GEO Program Services has integrated into the facility to provide programming via a Program Supervisor and three Program Facilitators. There is sufficient staff to ensure no services for the youth population are diverted from youth supervision staff responsibilities. (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to Section 2.1(F)(8) 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: 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (1) Juvenile Halls (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one Section 2.1 (B) wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 10 youth in detention; POD 2: Unit D houses all SYTF youth. On the ☒ ☐ ☐ day of the inspection, there were 9 male youth in the program. The facility staffs this unit like a JH with a ratio of 1:10. (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake Section 2.1(C) 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 Section 2.1 number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support We reviewed the staff schedules and roster, services which allow for immediate response to ☒ ☐ ☐ noting there are at minimum eight staff on duty emergencies; and, during sleeping hours, well beyond the minimum required ratio. (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in Section 2.1(D) ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of Section 2.1(G) personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☒ ☐ ☐ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. (2) Special Purpose Juvenile Halls (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- The SYTF Program is not a SPJH. 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 (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one The SYTF Program is not a Camp. wide-awake youth supervision staff member on ☐ ☐ ☒ duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (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. 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Section 6.6 (A) Room Confinement (RC) (a) The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures addressing We reviewed Room Confinement for all the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent programs during the period of November 1-30, with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The 2024. Facility-wide, there were 11 incidents placement of a youth in room confinement shall be involving 28 youth, with two of those incidents accomplished in accordance with the following involving 14 youth. Of these, two incidents guidelines: involving one youth were in the SYTF program. Overall, our review found the agency ☒ ☐ ☐ assesses the incident and youth response in determining their removal for RC, documenting the reasons a youth remains on longer than four hours. Twelve (12) of the 28 youth were on for more than four hours and each included follow-up by Mental Health staff. It is noted that policy requires a 2-hour review of all youth on RC to plan for reintegration. Most of the incidents included behaviors involving youth assaults or aggressive actions, fights, and self-harm behavior. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, less restrictive, options have been attempted and Section 6.6 (B)(1) 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 purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or Section 6.6 (B)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of Section 6.6 (B)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room confinement. After the youth has been held in room confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one ☒ ☐ ☐ or more of the following: (1) Return the youth to general population. Section 6.6 (F) ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. Section 6.6 (H) ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall do each of the following: Section 6.6 (G)(1) (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 the goals and objectives to be met in order to Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the facility superintendent or his or her designee Section 6.6 (G)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth Section 6.6 (I) in juvenile facilities and does not apply to normal ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards in court holding facilities or adult facilities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with any law providing greater or additional ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #1 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. 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (9) This section does not apply when a youth is placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #2 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. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Section 5.4 Recreation, Exercise and The facility administrator shall develop and implement Programs written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, Section 5.8 Facility Programs and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. The agency has fully implemented GEO Services for Program facilitation, to include education-based curriculums on a wide array of youth-appropriate topics. There is a Program Supervisor and three Program Specialists, working until 7 pm to facilitate ☒ ☐ ☐ activities into the evening. Agency staff continue to facilitate Directed Activities, which offer structured curriculum- based topics, when a provider is unavailable. Integrated Wellness Solutions, specifically Precision Psychiatric Services, is contracted as the Mental Health to provide individual and crisis counseling as well as assessment services. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three Section 5.4 Recreation and Exercise hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Section 5.8 Facility Programs Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding Section 5.4 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 be posted in the living units. Section 5.4 ☒ ☐ ☐ The unit schedule is posted in each living unit. There will be a written annual review of the programs, recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to Section 5.4 ensure content offered is current, consistent, and relevant to the population. The annual evaluation was completed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervising Probation Officer Chris Cooke on July 11, 2024. 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to Section 5.4.8 Facility Programs include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are The facility provides programming and culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- services to meet the various needs of its youth social interventions and activities designed to reduce population. Programs are facilitated by recidivism. These programs should be based on the probation staff, Precision Psychiatric Service youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 Clinicians (Alcohol and Drug Counseling), the and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the TCOE, and GEO Program facilitators. direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County Precision’s role is to provide individual and Office of Education and can be administered by county crisis counseling as well as initial mental partners such as mental health agencies, community health assessments. The GEO Program’s based organizations, faith-based organizations or responsibilities include monitoring and Probation staff. implementing education-/curriculum-based Programs may include but are not limited to: programs in the facility as well as evaluating (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; them for fidelity. (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; (3) Anger Management; Programs include: Coping and Support (4) Conflict Resolution; Training (CAST) through the TCOE Mental (5) Juvenile Justice System; Wellness Service Team; Aggression (6) Trauma-related interventions; Replacement Training (Precision); Alcohol and (7) Victim Awareness; Drug Education and Counseling – including (8) Self-Improvement; Living in Balance, Stages of Change, and (9) Parenting Skills and support; Seeking Safety; Adolescent Sexual (10) Tolerance and Diversity; Responsibility Program (ASRP) through TC (11) Healing Informed Approaches; Youth Services Bureau; Readiness for (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; Employment through Sustainable Education (13) Gender Specific Programming; and Training (RESET); Individual, Crisis and (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; Psychiatric Services through Precision (15) CPR and First Aid training; Psychiatric Services (Mental Health); Physical (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; ☒ ☐ ☐ Training Program; Youth Leaders Club; and (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, Vocational Ed through the TCOE. (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. New to the facility are the California Service Dog Program and Rising Scholars for assistance to graduates. The Office of Ed has increased their use of the Vocational Program, soon to include SYTF youth when the security fencing project is completed in January 2025. The landscape project will bring new recreation and gardening activities to youth, coming in early 2025. Lastly, all youth have the use of tablets in the living units through NCIC. An area worth noting in the Commitment and SYTF youth’s programming is the release to a lesser restrictive environment. Tulare, in cooperation with County agencies and education opportunities, assists youth with Independent Living apartments, transportation, and work/school responsibilities for the first year at release. Youth may then be emancipated at 12 months, with a $3600 stipend to include the youth putting a 10% deposit from their income into the account for initial living expenses while on their own. This process is monitored by an Aftercare Probation Supervision Officer to assist with successful reintegration. 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled Section 5.4 activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include Recreation Programs include reading, writing, ☒ ☐ ☐ orientation and may include coaching of youth. entertainment, television, radio, music, video, and games. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity Section 5.4 each day. The facility has a structured Physical Training ☒ ☐ ☐ program to ensure youth are exercising and participating in large muscle exercise daily. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. Section 5.4 The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7707 Tulare Secure Youth Treatment Facility Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 8 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST 1, 2 BSCC Code: 7708 FACILITY NAME: Tulare County Juvenile Detention Facility Camp FACILITY TYPE: Camp PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Mike Santos, Chief Deputy Probation Officer – Facilities; Greg Powers, Division Manager; Joe Pinheiro, Division Manager; Chris Cooke, Supervision Probation Officer – Programs; Megan Ellison, SPO – Kitchen, Laundry, Medical/Behavior Health; Jarrod Kerrigan – SPO Youth and Staff; Youth: Frankie, age 19 – SYTF; Jacob, age 21 – SYTF; Emily, age 18 – Long Term Program. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Elizabeth Gong DATE: December 4, 2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1321 STAFFING Section 2.1(F)(1) Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to The Juvenile Facilities (JF) have one Division carry out the overall facility operation and its Manager, four Supervising Probation Officers, programming, to provide for safety and security of youth 11 Institution Supervisors (three vacant), four and staff, and meet established standards and Probation Corrections Officer (PCO) III’s, 45 regulations; Probation Corrections Officer I/II’s, four transportation staff, six Intake officers, 13 Detention Services Officers, and ten kitchen and laundry staff. The agency continues to have vacancies; however, since the Targeted Inspection, there have been 14 newly hired PCO’s, seven that ☒ ☐ ☐ have completed Core Training and the balance to attend in January 2025. This has resulted in DPO’s only having to staff two shifts per pay period in lieu of their assigned Probation Field shift. This has reduced from three shifts per pay period. PCO staff continue to experience Mandatory holdovers but this has reduced as well. Our review found there were 205 shifts requiring coverage from September 8 to November 30, 2024. This resulted in 2.3 shifts necessitating coverage per day, down from the average of 5 holdover shifts per day. 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 Procedure Checklist and is only intended for the 2024 Unannounced Inspection of the Tulare Youth Detention Facility Camp. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS We reviewed facility schedules intermittently during the month of November 2024 and for the week of November 27, a holiday week, and found no lapses in coverage for the youth on site. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent Section 2.1(F)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; Section 2.1(F)(3) There is a minimum of one Institutional ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervisor (IS) on duty at all times, however, since the IS works 12-hour shifts, there are typically two on duty each shift. (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times who is responsible for operations and activities and has Section 2.1(F)(4) completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; Section 2.1(F)(5) ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the number and security of living units, including staff qualified Section 2.1(F)(6) and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct There is a Food Services Manager, six cooks, food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ a stock clerk/Warehouse staff, and three programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary laundry technicians assigned to the facility. records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, Section 2.1(F)(7) transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, The facility is sufficiently staffed for its and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be population. There is a new Medical Provider, diverted from supervising youth; and, Integrated Wellness Solutions, which is affiliated with Precision Psychiatric Services via Kaweah Hospital, which provides Medical and Mental Health Services. Medical staff are on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mental Health is on site seven days a week as ☒ ☐ ☐ well, with on-call crisis care available 24 hours a day. GEO Program Services has integrated into the facility to provide programming via a Program Supervisor and three Program Facilitators. There is sufficient staff to ensure no services for the youth population are diverted from youth supervision staff responsibilities. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to Section 2.1(F)(8) 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 (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one The YDFC is not a JH. wide-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. (2) Special Purpose Juvenile Halls (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- The YDFC is not a SPJH. 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. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (3) Camps (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one Section 2.1(B) wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; The Detention Facility Camp program houses Long Term commitments. On the day of the inspection, there were 12 male youth in the ☒ ☐ ☐ program and three female youth. The male youth are housed in Pod 2, Unit A and B. The female youth is housed with the Gen Pop females in Pod 5. (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake Section 2.1(C) 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 Section 2.1 number of youth in residence, unless arrangements have been made for backup support We reviewed the staff schedules and roster, services which allow for immediate response to ☒ ☐ ☐ noting there are at minimum eight staff on duty emergencies; during the sleeping hours, well beyond the minimum required ratio. (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in Section 2.1(D) ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility; (E) in addition to the minimum staff to youth ratio required in (h)(3)(A)-(B), consideration shall be Section 2.1(H) 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 Section 2.1(G) personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☒ ☐ ☐ farm, forestry, kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Section 6.6 (A) Room Confinement (RC) (a) The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures addressing We reviewed Room Confinement for all the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent programs during the period of November 1-30, with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The 2024. Facility-wide, there were 11 incidents placement of a youth in room confinement shall be involving 28 youth, with two of those incidents accomplished in accordance with the following involving 14 youth. Of these, one incident guidelines: involving one female youth was in the JDF Camp Long-Term Program. Overall, our review found the agency ☒ ☐ ☐ assesses the incident and youth response in determining their removal for RC, documenting the reasons a youth remains on longer than four hours. Twelve (12) of the 28 youth were on for more than four hours and each included follow-up by Mental Health staff. It is noted that policy requires a 2-hour review of all youth on RC to plan for reintegration. Most of the incidents included behaviors involving youth assaults or aggressive actions, fights, and self-harm behavior. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, less restrictive, options have been attempted and Section 6.6 (B)(1) 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 purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or Section 6.6 (B)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of Section 6.6 (B)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room confinement. After the youth has been held in room confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one ☒ ☐ ☐ or more of the following: (1) Return the youth to general population. Section 6.6 (F) ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. Section 6.6 (H) ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall do each of the following: Section 6.6 (G)(1) (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. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (B) Develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to Section 6.6 (G)(2) ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the facility superintendent or his or her designee Section 6.6 (G)(3) ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth Section 6.6 (I) in juvenile facilities and does not apply to normal ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards in court holding facilities or adult facilities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with any law providing greater or additional ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #1 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 placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and Section 6.6 (I) Paragraph #2 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. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Section 5.4 Recreation, Exercise and The facility administrator shall develop and implement Programs written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, Section 5.8 Facility Programs and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. The agency has fully implemented GEO Services for Program facilitation, to include education-based curriculums on a wide array of youth-appropriate topics. There is a Program Supervisor and three Program Specialists, working until 7 pm to facilitate ☒ ☐ ☐ activities into the evening. Agency staff continue to facilitate Directed Activities, which offer structured curriculum- based topics, when a provider is unavailable. Integrated Wellness Solutions, specifically Precision Psychiatric Services, is contracted as the Mental Health to provide individual and crisis counseling as well as assessment services. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three Section 5.4 Recreation and Exercise hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Section 5.8 Facility Programs Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding Section 5.4 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 be posted in the living units. Section 5.4 ☒ ☐ ☐ The unit schedule is posted in each living unit. There will be a written annual review of the programs, recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to Section 5.4 ensure content offered is current, consistent, and relevant to the population. The annual evaluation was completed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Supervising Probation Officer Chris Cooke on July 11, 2024. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to Section 5.4.8 Facility Programs include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are The facility provides programming and culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- services to meet the various needs of its youth social interventions and activities designed to reduce population. Programs are facilitated by recidivism. These programs should be based on the probation staff, Precision Psychiatric Service youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 Clinicians (Alcohol and Drug Counseling), the and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the TCOE, and GEO Program facilitators. direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County Precision’s role is to provide individual and Office of Education and can be administered by county crisis counseling as well as initial mental partners such as mental health agencies, community health assessments. The GEO Program’s based organizations, faith-based organizations or responsibilities include monitoring and Probation staff. implementing education-/curriculum-based Programs may include but are not limited to: programs in the facility as well as evaluating (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; them for fidelity. (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; (3) Anger Management; Programs include: Coping and Support (4) Conflict Resolution; Training (CAST) through the TCOE Mental (5) Juvenile Justice System; Wellness Service Team; Aggression (6) Trauma-related interventions; Replacement Training (Precision); Alcohol and (7) Victim Awareness; Drug Education and Counseling – including (8) Self-Improvement; Living in Balance, Stages of Change, and (9) Parenting Skills and support; Seeking Safety; Adolescent Sexual (10) Tolerance and Diversity; Responsibility Program (ASRP) through TC (11) Healing Informed Approaches; Youth Services Bureau; Readiness for (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; Employment through Sustainable Education (13) Gender Specific Programming; and Training (RESET); Individual, Crisis and (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; Psychiatric Services through Precision (15) CPR and First Aid training; Psychiatric Services (Mental Health); Physical (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; ☒ ☐ ☐ Training Program; Youth Leaders Club; and (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, Vocational Ed through the TCOE. (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. New to the facility are the California Service Dog Program and Rising Scholars for assistance to graduates. The Office of Ed has increased their use of the Vocational Program, soon to include SYTF youth when the security fencing project is completed in January 2025. The landscape project will bring new recreation and gardening activities to youth, coming in early 2025. Lastly, all youth have the use of tablets in the living units through NCIC. An area worth noting in the Commitment and SYTF youth’s programming is the release to a lesser restrictive environment. Tulare, in cooperation with County agencies and education opportunities, assists youth with Independent Living apartments, transportation, and work/school responsibilities for the first year at release. Youth may then be emancipated at 12 months, with a $3600 stipend to include the youth putting a 10% deposit from their income into the account for initial living expenses while on their own. This process is monitored by an Aftercare Probation Supervision Officer to assist with successful reintegration. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled Section 5.4 activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include Recreation Programs include reading, writing, ☒ ☐ ☐ orientation and may include coaching of youth. entertainment, television, radio, music, video, and games. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity Section 5.4 each day. The facility has a structured Physical Training ☒ ☐ ☐ program to ensure youth are exercising and participating in large muscle exercise daily. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. Section 5.4 The administrator/manager shall document the reasons ☒ ☐ ☐ why suspension of recreation and programs occurs. 7708 Tulare Juvenile Detention Facility Camp Unannounced PRO 23-24 Page 9 of 9 A453 JUV PRO eff. 07.01.24