Yolo Juvenile Hall (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

May 24, 2024 Dan Fruchtenicht, Chief Probation Officer Yolo County Probation Department 2780 E. Gibson Road Woodland, CA 95776 2023-2024 TARGETED INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Fruchtenicht: The 2023-2024 Targeted Inspection of the Yolo County Probation Department has been completed. The following facility was inspected on Tuesday, May 14, 2024: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Yolo Juvenile Detention Center 7743 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 Title 15, California Code of Regulations for Section 1321 Staffing, Section 1328 Safety Checks, Section 1354.5 Room Confinement, Section 1357 Use of Force, Section 1361 Grievance Procedure, and Section 1371 Programs, Recreation and Exercise. INSPECTION RESULTS The inspection consisted of a site visit, documentation review, and interviews with facility staff and youth. We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Title 15 Procedures Checklist for detailed information. An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024; Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. * * * Please email me at shay.molennor@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 708-2062 if you have any questions. Dan Fruchtenicht, Chief Probation Officer Page 2 Sincerely, SHAY MOLENNOR Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Yolo County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Yolo County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Yolo County* County Administrator, Yolo County* Oscar Ruiz, Superintendent (electronic copy) Melissa Elliot, Supervisor (electronic copy) *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7743 Yolo County Probation JH Targeted LTR 23-24 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST1 BSCC Code: 7743 FACILITY NAME: Yolo County Juvenile Detention Facility FACILITY TYPE: JH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Oscar Ruiz, Superintendent, Melissa Elliott, Supervising Detention Officer, Z Lee, Senior Detention Officer, T. Vang, WellPath RN, male youth, ages 21, 20 and 16, female youth, age 15 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Shay Molennor DATE: May 14, 2024 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS 1321 STAFFING Section 1321: Staffing Section 1321 (A)(1) Each juvenile facility shall: (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to The facility population was 15 on the day of carry out the overall facility operation and its inspection. Fourteen male and one female programming, to provide for safety and security of youth were housed in Pod C. The average youth and staff, and meet established standards and daily population is 11. This is a significant regulations; increase since the last inspection. The staffing plan is based on PREA minimum staffing ratios and addressing the needs of youth. The agency indicated all positions are filled and staffing patterns are monitored to address operational concerns. • 1 Superintendent • 1 PREA Coordinator • 4 Supervising Detention Officers ☒ ☐ ☐ • 4 Senior Detention Officers • 9 Detention Officer II/Lead • 4 Juvenile Services Aides • 1 Administrative Support Staff • 7 Extra Help Detention Officers Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) staff reviewed the February 2024 staff schedule and daily staff assignment documentation. During this month the agency had a minimum of four staff on the graveyard shift, and five to six staff on the morning and afternoon shifts. The agency increases staffing on days on which additional program requirements exist such as visiting, special events, and programming. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the targeted 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. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 1 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 The agency is compliant with this regulation. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied Section 1321 (A)(2) because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent ☒ ☐ ☐ exigent circumstances; (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to Section 1321 (A)(3) ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times Section 1321 (A)(4) who is responsible for operations and activities and has completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core If no Supervising or Lead Detention Office Course and PC 832 training; is scheduled, a detention officer who has ☒ ☐ ☐ met the requirements of this regulation will be designated as responsible for operations and activities. (e) have at least one staff member present on each Section 1321 (A)(5) living unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the The facility does not have an onsite number and security of living units, including staff kitchen. qualified and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional requirements of youth; provide kitchen Food Services are provided by the Yolo supervision; direct food preparation and servings; County Sheriff’s Department’s Monroe ☒ ☐ ☐ conduct related training programs for culinary staff; and Detention Center. Youth are served one hot maintain necessary records; or, a facility may serve meal, two cold meals, and two snacks, by food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an facility staff. Youth eat in the living unit. outside source; (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, Section 1321 (A)(6) medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, transportation, control room, facility security and other WellPath provides medical services support staff for the efficient management of the facility, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be p.m. After-hours services are provided by diverted from supervising youth; and, WellPath staff who are located at the county jail adjacent to the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency provides mental health services 20 hours per week Monday through Friday. A clinical manager is available for on-call services. (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide Section 1321 (A)(7) continuous wide awake supervision of youth, subject to 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 Section 1321 (A)(7)(a) (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on The agency operates with Prison Rape duty for each 10 youth in detention; ☒ ☐ ☐ Elimination Act (PREA) staffing ratios of one youth supervision staff to eight youth during awake hours. (B) during the hours that youth are confined to Section 1321 (A)(7)(b) their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide- awake youth supervision staff member on duty The agency operates with PREA staffing ☒ ☐ ☐ for each 30 youth in detention; ratios of one youth supervision staff to 16 youth during sleeping hours. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 2 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision Section 1321 (A)(7)(c) staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in detention, unless an The agency always requires three youth arrangement has been made for backup support ☒ ☐ ☐ supervision staff members regardless of services which allow for immediate response to the number of youths in detention. emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member Section 1321 (A)(7)(d) on duty who is the same gender as youth ☒ ☐ ☐ housed in the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for Section 1321 (A)(7)(g) 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 The facility is not a Special Purpose (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- Juvenile Hall. awake youth supervision staff member on duty ☐ ☐ ☒ for each 10 youth in detention; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide- awake youth supervision staff member on duty ☐ ☐ ☒ for each 30 youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth ☐ ☐ ☒ housed in the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, ☐ ☐ ☒ clerical, kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. (3) Camps The facility is not a Camp. (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on ☐ ☐ ☒ duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide- awake youth supervision staff member on duty ☐ ☐ ☒ for each 30 youth present in the facility; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in residence, unless arrangements have been made for backup ☐ ☐ ☒ support services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth ☐ ☐ ☒ housed in the facility; (E) in addition to the minimum staff to youth ratio required in (h)(3)(A)-(B), consideration shall be given to the size, design, and location of the camp; types of youth committed to the camp; ☐ ☐ ☒ and the function of the camp in determining the level of supervision necessary to maintain the safety and welfare of youth and staff; 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 3 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (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. 1328 SAFETY CHECKS Section 1328: Safety Checks 0B The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed safety checks for policy and procedures that provide for direct visual December 2023 and February and March observation of youth at a minimum of every 15 2024. The facility utilizes Guard1 Plus to minutes, at random or varied intervals during hours record safety checks. The documentation when youth are asleep or when youth are in their affirms the safety checks are random and rooms, confined in holding cells or confined to their varied. bed in a dormitory. Supervision is not replaced, but may be supplemented by, an audio/visual electronic The shift supervisor conducts two random surveillance system designed to detect overt, audits per shift. The graveyard supervisor aggressive or assaultive behavior and to summon aid reviews shift safety checks which are in emergencies. All safety checks shall be documented on the Supervisory Room documented with the actual time the check is Check Quality Assurance Review form. The completed. audit addresses late checks, and discrepancies which indicate a deviation from policy and procedure and ensures the checks are random and varied. The agency will also utilize video review to address discrepancies as part of the quality assurance review. This information is documented and made a part of the safety check printout which is kept for inspection review. Supervisors routinely address the ☒ ☐ ☐ importance of safety checks in meetings and notifications. At the start of shift rotation, safety checks are addressed with staff by the assigned supervisor. A staff member indicated safety checks are stressed by the administration as it is imperative in keeping youth staff. The documentation reviewed indicated youth tended to remain in their room past breakfast on the weekends. Reviewed supplemental documentation consisting of self-separation logs which indicated the reason the youth were in their rooms as they requested to sleep in. The self- separation logs and safety checks indicated youth are able to come out of their room when they requested as the times for each youth were varied as not all youth slept in as late as others. Interviews with youth confirmed this was the practice. All youth indicated they came out of their room whenever they requested. The documentation reviewed affirmed the agency is compliant with this regulation. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 4 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Section 1354.5: Room Confinement 1B (a) The facility administrator shall develop and Reviewed one instance of Temporary implement written policies and procedures addressing Room Confinement. The youth started a the confinement of youth in their room that are fight with another youth continued to consistent with Welfare and Institutions Code Section threaten the other youth and remained 208.3. The placement of a youth in room confinement highly agitated after being separated by shall be accomplished in accordance with the staff. The youth was placed in his room and following guidelines: temporary confinement paperwork documented reintegration efforts. The youth was removed 49 minutes after placement. The report outlined staff attempts to assist the youth to de-escalate and provided anger management options to help them avoid future physical altercations. Interviews with the youth who was placed ☒ ☐ ☐ in room confinement indicated he thought he was only in his room for fifteen minutes. He indicated he was able to come out when he was ready. Youth will be taken to the library, outside recreation yard, gym, or other areas in the facility to help separate youth and de- escalate safety and security issues instead of using room confinement. Interviews with youth and staff indicate room confinement is rarely used. The agency is compliant with this regulation. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before Section 1354.5 (B) other, less restrictive, options have been attempted and exhausted, unless attempting those Lesser restrictive options include verbal options poses a threat to the safety or security of counseling, offering options for an ☒ ☐ ☐ any youth or staff. alternative activity, switching of staff, or contacting on-duty or on-call mental health or medical staff. (2) Room confinement shall not be used for the Section 1354.5 (C) purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, ☒ ☐ ☐ or retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the Section 1354.5 (D) extent that it compromises the mental and physical ☒ ☐ ☐ health of the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room Section 1354.5 (E) 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 1354.5 (E) ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. Section 1354.5 (E)(1) ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes Section 1354.5 (E)(2) the goals and objectives to be met in order to ☒ ☐ ☐ reintegrate the youth to general population. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 5 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond Section 1354.5 (E)(4) four hours, staff shall do each of the following: (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 Section 1354.5 (E)(2) the goals and objectives to be met in order to ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the Section 1354.5 (E)(3) facility superintendent or his or her designee ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of Section 1354.5 (A)(5) single-person rooms or cells for the housing of youth in juvenile facilities and does not apply to ☒ ☐ ☐ normal sleeping hours. (6) This section does not apply to youth or wards Section 1354.5 (A)(6) in court holding facilities or adult facilities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to Section 1354.5 (A)(7) conflict with any law providing greater or additional ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an Section 1354.5 (A)(8) extraordinary emergency circumstance that requires 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 Section 1354.5 (A)(9) placed in a locked cell or sleeping room to treat and 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. 1357 USE OF FORCE Section 1357: Use of Force The facility administrator, in cooperation with the Reviewed 11 Use of Force Reports which responsible physician, shall develop and implement involved youth engaging in fights or written policies and procedures for the use of force, assaulting staff or other youth. The agency which may include chemical agents. Force shall never clearly documents their attempts to de- be applied as punishment, discipline, retaliation or ☒ ☐ ☐ escalate prior to the use of force. treatment. (a) At a minimum, each facility shall develop policies Staff are trained in Crisis Prevention and procedures which: Intervention every two years. In addition, Behavior Management Options training focuses on de-escalation. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 6 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (1) restricts the use of force to that which is deemed Section 1357-Principals reasonable and necessary, as defined in Section 1302 to ensure the safety and security of youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ staff, others and the facility. (2) outline the force options available to staff Section 1357-Continuum of Force including both physical and non-physical options and define when those force options are ☒ ☐ ☐ appropriate. (3) describe force options or techniques that are Section 1357a Chemical Agents (13) expressly prohibited by the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) describe the requirements of staff to report any Section 1357a Chemical Agents (11) inappropriate use of force, and to take affirmative ☒ ☐ ☐ action to immediately stop it. (5) define a standardized reporting format that Section 1357-Reporting Use of Force includes time period and procedure for documenting and reporting the use of force, The agency’s use of force reports are well including reporting requirements of management documented. They include all elements and line staff and procedures for reviewing and required including de-escalation, level of tracking use of force incidents by supervisory and force used, any use of mechanical ☒ ☐ ☐ or management staff, which include procedures for restraints for transportation, and all debriefing a particular incident with staff and/or notifications and post-incident debriefings. youth for the purposes of training as well as mitigating the effects of trauma that may have been experienced by staff and /or the youth involved. (6) Include an administrative review and a system Section 1357 Unreasonable Use of Force for investigating unreasonable use of force. All Use of Force reports are reviewed by ☒ ☐ ☐ the Facility Superintendent. This information is tracked by the administration. (7) define the role, notification, and follow-up Section 1357 Principals procedures required after use of force incidents for Section 1357 Reporting of Use of Force medical, mental health staff and parents or legal guardians. The agency consistently notified medical, ☒ ☐ ☐ mental health, and parent/legal guardians and documented these notifications in the special incident report. (8) describe the limitations of use of force on Section 1357-Pregnant Youth pregnant youth in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and Welfare and Institutions Code ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 222. (b) Facilities that authorize chemical agents as a force Section 1357a: Chemical Agents option shall include policies and procedures that: (1) identify who is approved to carry and/or utilize chemical agents in the facility and the type, size and ☒ ☐ ☐ the approved method of deployment for those chemical agents. (2) mandate that chemical agents only be used Section 1357a when there is an imminent threat to the youth’s safety or the safety of others and only when de- ☒ ☐ ☐ escalation efforts have been unsuccessful or are not reasonably possible. (3) outline the facility’s approved methods and Section 1357a timelines for decontamination from chemical agents. This shall include that youth who have been exposed to chemical agents shall not be left ☒ ☐ ☐ unattended until that youth is fully decontaminated or is no longer suffering the effects of the chemical agent. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 7 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (4) define the role, notification, and follow-up Section 1357 Principals procedures required after use of force incidents Section 1357 Reporting of Use of Force involving chemical agents for medical, mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health staff and parents or legal guardians. (5) provide for the documentation of each incident Section 1357a of use of chemical agents, including the reasons for which it was used, efforts to de-escalate prior The agency had no incidents involving to use, youth and staff involved, the date, time and chemical agents during this inspection ☒ ☐ ☐ location of use, decontamination procedures cycle. A staff member indicated they are applied and identification of any injuries sustained trained to utilize other options instead of as a result of such use. deploying OC spray. (c) Facilities shall develop policies and procedure Section 1357 Training and 1357a which require that agencies provide initial and regular training in use of force and chemical agents when appropriate that address: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) known medical and behavioral health conditions that would contraindicate certain types of force; (2) acceptable chemical agents and the methods Section 1357a of application. ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) signs or symptoms that should result in Section 1357 and 1357a immediate referral to medical or behavioral health. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) instruction on the Constitutional Limitations of Section 1357a Use of Force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) physical training force options that may require Section 1357a the use of perishable skills. ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) timelines the facility uses to define regular Section 1357a training. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1361 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Section 1361: Grievances The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed twelve grievances written policies and procedures whereby any youth filed since September 2023. Grievances may appeal and have resolved grievances relating to will also be supplemented with email any condition of confinement, including but not limited communication if the issues involve a to health care services, classification decisions, collaborative partner agency. If a grievance program participation, telephone, mail or visiting involves a staff issue, video cameras will be procedures, food, clothing, bedding, mistreatment, reviewed. All were reviewed and resolved harassment or violations of the nondiscrimination within the required time frames. policy. There shall be no time limit on filing grievances. ☒ ☐ ☐ Policies and procedures shall include provisions The youth interviewed were aware of the whereby the facility manager ensures: grievance procedure, had free access to the forms, and knew they are able to file confidentially in the box provided for grievances in the housing unit. Two of the youth interviewed had filed a grievance. Both indicated they were timely addressed by staff. (a) a grievance form and instructions for registering a Section 1361 grievance, which includes provisions for the youth to have free access to the form; ☒ ☐ ☐ BSCC staff confirmed grievance forms were available in the housing unit. (b) the youth shall have the option to confidentially file Section 1361 the grievance or to deliver the form to any youth supervision staff working in the facility; ☒ ☐ ☐ A locked box is available in the housing unit for youth to file grievances confidentially. (c) resolution of the grievance at the lowest Section 1361 appropriate staff level; ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 8 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (d) provision for a prompt review and initial response Section 1361 to grievances within three (3) business days, grievances that relate to health and safety issues ☒ ☐ ☐ must be addressed immediately; (1) The youth may elect to be present to explain Section 1361 his/her version of the grievance to a person not directly involved in the circumstances which led to ☒ ☐ ☐ the grievance. (2) Provision for a staff representative approved by Section 1361 the facility administrator to assist the youth. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) provision for a written response to the grievance Section 1361 which includes the reasons for the decisions; ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a system which provides that any appeal of a Section 1361 grievance shall be heard by a person not directly involved in the circumstances which led to the ☒ ☐ ☐ grievance; (g) resolution of the grievance must occur within ten Section 1361 (10) business days unless circumstances dictate a longer time frame. The youth shall be notified of any ☒ ☐ ☐ delay; and, (h) the policy shall provide multiple internal and Section 1361 external methods to report sexual abuse and sexual ☒ ☐ ☐ harassment. Whether or not associated with a grievance, concerns Section 1361 of parents, guardians, staff or other parties shall be addressed and documented in accordance with The Citizen Complaint form is located ☒ ☐ ☐ written policies and procedures within a specified online on the Yolo County Website and in timeframe. the lobby of the Juvenile Detention Facility. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND Section 1371: Programs, Recreation and 2B EXERCISE. Exercise The facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for programs, ☒ ☐ ☐ recreation, and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Section 1371(A) programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three hours a day during the week and five hours a day each 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 Section 1371(J) exercise may be suspended only upon a written finding by the administrator/manager or designee that ☒ ☐ ☐ a youth represents a threat to the safety and security of the facility. Such program, recreation, and exercise schedule Section 1371(G)(7) shall be posted in the living units. BSCC staff reviewed the facility’s program ☒ ☐ ☐ schedule and this information is posted in the living unit. There will be a written annual review of the programs, Section 1371(K) recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to ensure content offered is current, consistent, and A memorandum dated April 30, 2024, by relevant to the population. ☒ ☐ ☐ Facility Superintendent Oscar Ruiz, addressed the requirements of this regulation. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 9 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Section 1371(L) opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, A Juvenile Detention Officer II has been cognitive, evidence-based, best practice interventions tasked with the responsibilities of Program that are culturally relevant and linguistically Coordinator. The agency has partnered appropriate, or pro-social interventions and activities with several community-based designed to reduce recidivism. These programs organizations to provide services which should be based on the youth’s individual needs as include local AA and NA Chapters, Yolo required by Sections 1355 and 1356. Such programs County Arts Council, Victory Outreach, may be provided under the direction of the Chief MILPA, Pet Partners, Empower Yolo, The Probation Officer or the County Office of Education and Beat Within, Communicare, and YCOE can be administered by county partners such as mental tutoring. Volunteers from Holy Rosary health agencies, community based organizations, provide youth with arts and crafts faith-based organizations or Probation staff. programming. Programs may include but are not limited to: (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; The Yolo County Human Health and (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; Services agency has recently begun (3) Anger Management; providing additional services pertaining to (4) Conflict Resolution; career readiness, and cognitive behavior ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) Juvenile Justice System; therapy. (6) Trauma-related interventions; (7) Victim Awareness; Facility staff provide programming which (8) Self-Improvement; includes an arts and crafts group, Yolo (9) Parenting Skills and support; Munches, Commit-To-Fit, The Council for (10) Tolerance and Diversity; Boys and Young Men, Girls Circle, Mrs. (11) Healing Informed Approaches; Watley’s Hip Hop Dance Class, Mr. (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; Zamora’s Power of Words Group, JDF (13) Gender Specific Programming; Grow it Gardening, and Knights Chess (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; Club. The agency has implemented a Bike (15) CPR and First Aid training; Lab which is housed in a classroom in a (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; vacant unit. (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. All the youth interviewed can name specific programs they participate in, and those they enjoy. In addition, the youth interviewed indicated they receive one hour of programming each day. (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the Section 1371(M) opportunity for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled activities such as leisure reading, letter Interviews with youth indicated they can writing, and entertainment. Activities shall be choose their recreational activity and supervised and include orientation and may include articulated the options to choose from coaching of youth. during their leisure time. Recreational ☒ ☐ ☐ activities may include television/movie watching, letter writing, phone calls, gaming systems, foosball, cross-training equipment, library, air hockey, and access to the gym. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Section 1371(N) opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity each day. Interviews with youth indicate they always receive at least one hour of large muscle ☒ ☐ ☐ activity each day, sometimes twice a day. The facility has a large outdoor recreation yard and an indoor gym. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 10 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024 The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period Section 1371(I) not to exceed 24 hours, access to recreation and programs. The administrator/manager shall document the reasons why suspension of recreation and ☒ ☐ ☐ programs occurs. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall JH PRO 23-24 Page 11 of 11 A453 JUV Targeted PRO eff. 1/2024