Yolo PRB (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

August 11, 2025 Rachelle Gayton, Chief Probation Officer Yolo County Probation Department 2880 East Gibson Road Woodland, CA 95776 2025-2026 COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION, WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 209 & 885, YOLO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT DETENTION FACILITY Dear Chief Gayton: The 2025-2026 Comprehensive Inspection of the Yolo County Probation Department has been completed. A pre-inspection briefing was held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, and the following facility was inspected between Monday, May 19, 2025, and Wednesday, May 21, 2025: FACILITY NAME BSCC # FACILITY TYPE Yolo County Juvenile Hall 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 Titles 15 and 24, California Code of Regulations. In addition to the inspection(s) by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), Title 15, Section 1313, and its authorizing statute require annual inspections conducted by a local Health Officer, fire authority having jurisdiction, county building inspection by an agency designated by the County Board of Supervisors, County Superintendent of Schools, Juvenile Court, and Juvenile Justice Commission. The results of those inspections are considered a part of this report. The Yolo County Juvenile Hall administration has not received the building and fire inspection reports that were completed on May 29, 2025. As discussed during the exit briefing, please forward each inspection report to the BSCC office once received so they can be included as part of this report. INSPECTION RESULTS We identified no items of noncompliance with Title 15 Minimum Standards. Refer to the attached Title 15 Procedures Checklist for detailed information. No items of noncompliance were identified with Title 24 Minimum Standards. Refer to the Physical Plant Evaluation and Living Area Space Evaluation attachments for information related to Rated Capacity. Rachelle Gayton Chief Probation Officer Page 2 An Exit Briefing with your staff was held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025; BSCC staff presented an inspection overview and discussed technical assistance and best practice recommendations. I would like to thank the administration and staff at the Yolo County Juvenile Hall for their assistance providing me with the necessary documentation to complete the 25-26 comprehensive inspection. Your team’s dedication to working collaboratively was evident and highlights the positive culture of your department. * * * Please email me at ray.watson@bscc.ca.gov or call (916) 846-5986 if you have any questions. Sincerely, RAY WATSON Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures Cc: Presiding Judge, Yolo County Juvenile Court* Chair, Juvenile Justice Commission, Yolo County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Yolo County* County Administrator, Yolo County* Oscar Ruiz, Superintendent, Yolo County Probation Department *Copies of the inspection are available upon request or online at www.bscc.ca.gov. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI LTR 25-26 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES CHECKLIST1 BSCC Code: 7743 FACILITY NAME: Yolo County Juvenile Hall FACILITY TYPE: JH PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Rachelle Gayton, Chief Probation Officer; Oscar Ruiz, Juvenile Hall Superintendent; Melissa Elliot, Administrative Supervisor; Rodrigo Garcia, Senior DPO; Able Vasquez, Extra Help DPO; Jamal Conwell, Supervising DPO; Amanda & Mary, Clinical staff / Yolo County Behavioral Health; Katelyn Rocha, Assistant Manager / Wellpath; 1 male youth age 22; 1 male youth age 21; 1 male youth age 17. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: May 19th, 20th, 21st, 2025 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1313 COUNTY INSPECTION AND EVALUATION OF Policy: Section 1313 BUILDING AND GROUNDS A building and structure inspection was On an annual basis, or as otherwise required by law, each completed on May 29, 2025. The building and juvenile facility administrator shall obtain a documented structure report was not available before the inspection and evaluation from the following: completion of the comprehensive inspection (a) county building inspector or person designated by the ☒ ☐ ☐ report. However, BSCC staff were verbally Board of Supervisors to approve building safety; informed that no issues were found during the inspection. We requested the agency forward the building and structure report to the BSCC office once received. (b) fire authority having jurisdiction, including a fire Policy: Section 1313 clearance as required by Health and Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b); A fire inspection was completed on May 29, 2025. The fire inspection report was not ☒ ☐ ☐ available before the completion of this report. We requested the agency forward the fire inspection report to the BSCC office once received. (c) local health officer, inspection in accordance with Policy: Section 1313 Health and Safety Code Section 101045; Medical/Mental Health Evaluation: Completed on: September 11, 2024 ☒ ☐ ☐ Nutritional Health Evaluation: Completed on: September 11, 2024 Environmental Health Evaluation: Completed on: September 9, 2024 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5 for the complete list and text of regulations. 2 Excerpts from facility policies, procedures, or other reference documents are indicated in italicized text. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 1 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) county superintendent of schools on the adequacy of Policy: Section 1313 educational services and facilities as required in Section 1370; BSCC staff received a memo from Yolo County Superintendent of Schools, Greg ☒ ☐ ☐ Lewis, dated November 4, 2024, confirming the adequacy of educational services and facilities at Dan Jacobs School located within the Yolo County Juvenile Detention Center. (e) juvenile court as required by Section 209 of the Policy: Section 1313 Welfare and Institutions Code; and, The Honorable Daniel P. Maguire, Presiding Judge for the Yolo County Superior Court, conducted an inspection of the Yolo County Juvenile Detention Center on September 26, ☒ ☐ ☐ 2024. The independent judicial review found the facility to be suitable for the confinement of minors. (f) the Juvenile Justice Commission as required by Policy: Section 1313 Section 229 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or Probation Commission as required by Section 240 of the ☒ ☐ ☐ JJC Inspection: Completed on: June 20, 2024 Welfare and Institutions Code. 1320 APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS Policy: Section 1320 Note: Compliance with this section is determined by BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and receipt of the Chief Probation Officer’s certification letter procedures. We also received a letter of confirming that all elements of regulation are met. certification from Chief Probation Officer, Rachelle Gayton, dated April 21, 2025, (a) Appointment ☒ ☐ ☐ confirming that all elements of this regulation In each juvenile facility there shall be a superintendent, are met by the agency. director or facility manager in charge of its program and employees. Such superintendent, director, facility manager and other employees of the facility shall be appointed by the facility administrator pursuant to applicable provisions of law. (b) Employee Qualifications Policy: Section 1320 Each facility shall: (1) recruit and hire employees who possess knowledge, skills and abilities appropriate to their job ☒ ☐ ☐ classification and duties in accordance with applicable civil service or merit system rules; (2) require a medical evaluation and physical Policy: Section 1320 examination including tuberculosis screening test and evaluation for immunity to contagious illnesses of ☒ ☐ ☐ childhood (i.e., diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, and mumps); (3) adhere to the minimum standards for the selection Policy: Section 1320 and training requirements adopted by the Board ☒ ☐ ☐ pursuant to Section 6035 of the Penal Code; and (4) conduct a criminal records review, on each new Policy: Section 1320 employee, and psychological examination in accordance with Section 1031 of the Government ☒ ☐ ☐ Code. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 2 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (c) Contract personnel, volunteers, and other non- Policy: Section 1320 employees of the facility, who may be present at the facility, shall have such clearance and qualifications as may be required by law, and their presence at the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be subject to the approval and control of the facility manager. 1321 STAFFING Policy: Section 1321 Each juvenile facility shall: BSCC staff reviewed the facility’s staffing plan (a) have an adequate number of personnel sufficient to and daily shift rosters to verify compliance with carry out the overall facility operation and its this regulation. programming, to provide for safety and security of youth and staff, and meet established standards and The agency assigns the following staff to the regulations; juvenile facility: 1 – Superintendent 1 - PREA Coordinator 4 – Supervising Detention ☒ ☐ ☐ Officers 4 – Senior Detention Officers 13 – Detention Officers 4 – Juvenile Services Aides 1 – Administrative Support Staff 9 – Extra Help Detention Officers The agency utilizes extra help detention officers to cover staff vacation and training needs. On the day of inspection, there were 13 youths in custody and the facility was operating two pods. (b) ensure that no required services shall be denied Policy: Section 1321 because of insufficient numbers of staff on duty absent exigent circumstances; We reviewed the facility’s daily logs and ☒ ☐ ☐ interviewed youth housed in the facility to confirm no services are denied due to low staffing. (c) have a sufficient number of supervisory level staff to Policy: Section 1321 ensure adequate supervision of all staff members; ☒ ☐ ☐ There is a supervisor on each shift to ensure adequate supervision of all staff members. (d) have a clearly identified person on duty at all times Policy: Section 1321 who is responsible for operations and activities and has completed the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course ☒ ☐ ☐ and PC 832 training; (e) have at least one staff member present on each living Policy: Section 1321 unit whenever there are youth in the living unit; ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) have sufficient food service personnel relative to the Policy: Section 1321 number and security of living units, including staff qualified and available to: plan menus meeting nutritional The local Jail delivers meals to the facility twice requirements of youth; provide kitchen supervision; direct a day. The menus provide nutritious options for food preparation and servings; conduct related training ☒ ☐ ☐ young people and at least one hot meal a day programs for culinary staff; and maintain necessary is served. records; or, a facility may serve food that meets nutritional standards prepared by an outside source; 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 3 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (g) have sufficient administrative, clerical, recreational, Policy: Section 1321 medical, dental, mental health, building maintenance, transportation, control room, facility security and other support staff for the efficient management of the facility, ☒ ☐ ☐ and to ensure that youth supervision staff shall not be diverted from supervising youth; and, (h) assign sufficient youth supervision staff to provide Policy: Section 1321 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 Policy: Section 1321 (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency adheres to PREA staffing ratios. duty for each 10 youth in detention; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their Policy: Section 1321 room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency adheres to PREA staffing ratios. youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff Policy: Section 1321 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 Policy: Section 1321 duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☒ ☐ ☐ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other Policy: Section 1321 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 This facility is not a Special Purpose Juvenile (A) during hours that youth are awake, one wide- Hall. awake youth supervision staff member on duty for ☐ ☐ ☒ each 10 youth in detention; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☐ ☐ ☒ youth in detention; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in detention, unless an arrangement has been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; and, (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☐ ☐ ☒ the facility. (E) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☐ ☐ ☒ kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 4 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (3) Camps This facility is not a Camp. (A) during the hours that youth are awake, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on ☐ ☐ ☒ duty for each 15 youth in the camp population; (B) during the hours that youth are confined to their room for the purpose of sleeping, one wide-awake youth supervision staff member on duty for each 30 ☐ ☐ ☒ youth present in the facility; (C) at least two wide-awake youth supervision staff members on duty at all times, regardless of the number of youth in residence, unless arrangements have been made for backup support ☐ ☐ ☒ services which allow for immediate response to emergencies; (D) at least one youth supervision staff member on duty who is the same gender as youth housed in ☐ ☐ ☒ the facility; (E) in addition to the minimum staff to youth ratio required in (h)(3)(A)-(B), consideration shall be given to the size, design, and location of the camp; types of youth committed to the camp; and the ☐ ☐ ☒ function of the camp in determining the level of supervision necessary to maintain the safety and welfare of youth and staff; (F) personnel with primary responsibility for other duties such as administration, supervision of personnel, academic or trade instruction, clerical, ☐ ☐ ☒ farm, forestry, kitchen or maintenance shall not be classified as youth supervision staff positions. 1322 YOUTH SUPERVISION STAFF ORIENTATION Policy: Section 1322 AND TRAINING BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and (a) Prior to assuming any responsibilities each youth procedures and staff training packets. There is supervision staff member shall be properly oriented to ☒ ☐ ☐ an FTO that reviews the packet with the their duties, including: trainee after all topics are covered. The FTO (1) youth supervision duties; then signs the packet once it is completed. Policy: Section 1322 (2) scope of decisions they shall make; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1322 (3) the identity of their supervisor; ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) the identity of persons who are responsible to Policy: Section 1322 them; ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) persons to contact for decisions that are beyond Policy: Section 1322 their responsibility; and ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) ethical responsibilities. Policy: Section 1322 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) Prior to assuming any responsibility for the supervision Policy: Section 1322 of youth, each youth supervision staff member shall receive a minimum of 40 hours of facility-specific The agency requires all staff to complete 120 orientation, including: ☒ ☐ ☐ hours of facility-specific orientation prior to (1) individual and group supervision techniques; assuming responsibility for the supervision of youth. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 5 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) regulations and policies relating to discipline and Policy: Section 1322 rights of youth pursuant to law and the provisions of ☒ ☐ ☐ this chapter; (3) basic health, sanitation and safety measures; Policy: Section 1322 ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) suicide prevention and response to suicide Policy: Section 1322 attempts ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) policies regarding use of force, de-escalation Policy: Section 1322 techniques, chemical agents, mechanical and ☒ ☐ ☐ physical restraints; (6) review of policies and procedures referencing Policy: Section 1322 trauma and trauma-informed approaches; ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) procedures to follow in the event of emergencies; Policy: Section 1322 ☒ ☐ ☐ (8) routine security measures, including facility Policy: Section 1322 perimeter and grounds; ☒ ☐ ☐ (9) crisis intervention and mental health referrals to Policy: Section 1322 mental health services; ☒ ☐ ☐ (10) documentation; and Policy: Section 1322 ☒ ☐ ☐ (11) fire/life safety training Policy: Section 1322 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Prior to assuming sole supervision of youth, each Policy: Section 1322 youth supervision staff member shall successfully complete the requirements of the Juvenile Corrections BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and Officer Core Course pursuant to Penal Code Section ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and other supporting 6035. documentation to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (d) Prior to exercising the powers of a peace officer youth Policy: Section 1322 supervision staff shall successfully complete training ☒ ☐ ☐ pursuant to Section 830 et seq. of the Penal Code. 1323 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY Policy: Section 1323 Whenever there is a youth in a juvenile facility, there shall We reviewed staff training records to be at least one wide awake person on duty at all times ☒ ☐ ☐ determine compliance with this regulation. who meets the training standards established by the Staff are provided fire and life safety training Board for general fire and life safety which relate during their initial 120-hour orientation training. specifically to the facility. 1324 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL Policy: Section 1324 All facility administrators shall develop, publish, and The agency provided their policies and implement a manual of written policies and procedures procedures manual for review. The manual is that address, at a minimum, all regulations that are administratively reviewed by Superintendent applicable to the facility. Such a manual shall be made Oscar Ruiz. The agency was in the process of available to all employees, reviewed by all employees, ☒ ☐ ☐ reviewing the policy manual at the time of and shall be administratively reviewed at a minimum inspection. The manual includes all every two years, and updated, as necessary. Those regulations that are applicable to the facility. records relating to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations shall be accessible to the Board on request. The manual shall include: (a) table of organization, including channels of Policy: Section 1324 communications and a description of job classifications; ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 6 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) responsibility of the probation department, purpose of Policy: Section 1324 programs, relationship to the juvenile court, the Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention Commission or Probation Committee, probation staff, school personnel ☒ ☐ ☐ and other agencies that are involved in juvenile facility programs; (c) responsibilities of all employees; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) initial orientation and training program for employees; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ We reviewed new hire training packets to ensure compliance with this regulation. (e) initial orientation, including safety and security issues Policy: Section 1324 and anti-discrimination policies, for support staff, contract employees, school, mental/behavioral health and medical ☒ ☐ ☐ staff, program providers and volunteers; (f) maintenance of record-keeping, statistics and Policy: Section 1324 communication system to ensure: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) efficient operation of the juvenile facility; (2) legal and proper care of youth; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) maintenance of individual youth's records; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) supply of information to the juvenile court and Policy: Section 1324 those authorized by the court or by the law; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) release of information regarding youth. Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) ethical responsibilities; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) trauma-informed approaches; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (i) culturally responsive approaches; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (j) gender responsive approaches; Policy: Section 1324 ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) a non-discrimination provision that provides that all Policy: Section 1353 youth within the facility shall have fair and equal access to all available services, placement, care, treatment, and benefits, and provides that no person shall be subject to discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, ☒ ☐ ☐ national origin, immigration status, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, or HIV status, including restrictive housing or classification decisions based solely on any of the above mentioned categories; (l) storage and maintenance requirements for any Policy: Section 1357 (a) chemical agents related security devices, and weapons ☒ ☐ ☐ and ammunition, where applicable; (m) establishment of procedures for collection of Medi- Policy: Section 1351 Cal eligibility information and enrollment of eligible youth; ☒ ☐ ☐ and, (n) establishment of a policy that prohibits all forms of Policy: Section 1331 sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual harassment. The policy shall include an approach to preventing, We reviewed the agency’s policy and detecting and responding to such conduct and any procedures and interviewed youth housed in ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation for reporting such conduct, as well as a the facility to assist with determining provision for reporting such conduct by youth, staff or a compliance with this regulation. third party. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 7 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1325 FIRE SAFETY PLAN Policy: Section 1325 The facility administrator shall consult with the local fire The agency provided their policies and department having jurisdiction over the facility, or with the procedures and fire safety plan for review. We State Fire Marshal, in developing a plan for fire safety ☒ ☐ ☐ also reviewed fire drills conducted by facility which shall include, but not be limited to: staff to confirm compliance with this regulation. (a) a fire prevention plan to be included as part of the manual of policy and procedures; (b) monthly fire and life safety inspections by facility staff Policy: Section 1325 with two-year retention of the inspection record; The agency uses the Fire and Life Safety Inspection form to inspect the condition of the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility monthly. Any issues found are documented in an SIR and submitted to management and a repair request is initiated. (c) fire prevention inspections as required by Health and Policy: Section 1325 Safety Code Section 13146.1(a) and (b); ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) an evacuation plan; Policy: Section 1325 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) documented fire drills not less than quarterly; Policy: Section 1325 ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a written plan for the emergency housing of youth in Policy: Section 1325 the case of fire; and, The agency’s policies and procedures indicate youth who must remain in custody will be ☒ ☐ ☐ transported to the Sacramento County Youth Detention Center in the event of an emergency where the Yolo County Detention Center can no longer be occupied. (g) development of a fire suppression pre-plan in Policy: Section 1325 cooperation with the local fire department. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1326 SECURITY REVIEW Policy: Section 1326 Each facility administrator shall develop policies and The agency provided their policies and procedures to annually review, evaluate, and document procedures and an annual security review security of the facility. The review and evaluation shall memo written by Superintendent Oscar Ruiz, include internal and external security, including, but not dated April 21, 2025. limited to, key control, equipment, and staff training. ☒ ☐ ☐ The memo confirmed Yolo County Juvenile Detention staff conduct monthly security reviews and submit the findings to Superintendent Ruiz for review and filing. 1327 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Policy: Section 1327 The facility administrator shall develop facility-specific The agency provided a memo written by policies and procedures for emergencies that shall Superintendent Oscar Ruiz, dated April 21, include, but not be limited to: 2025, confirming the Yolo County Juvenile (a) escape, disturbances, and the taking of hostages; Detention Facility requires all staff to annually ☒ ☐ ☐ review emergency procedures for the facility. A review of the agency’s policies and procedures and training records confirms the agency is compliant with this regulation. (b) civil disturbance, active shooter and terrorist attack; Policy: Section 1327 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) fire and natural disasters; Policy: Section 1327 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) periodic testing of emergency equipment; Policy: Section 1327 ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 8 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (e) emergency evacuation of the facility; and Policy: Section 1327 ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1327 The Administrative Supervising Detention (f) a program to provide all youth supervision staff with Officer sends out a department e-mail an annual review of emergency procedures. ☒ ☐ ☐ containing the emergency procedures for review by staff. An acknowledgment form is also included for the staff to sign. 1328 SAFETY CHECKS Policy: Section 1328 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed a sampling of safety policy and procedures that provide for direct visual checks from the months January, February, observation of youth at a minimum of every 15 minutes, and March 2025. Safety checks were at random or varied intervals during hours when youth completed within the required 15-minute are asleep or when youth are in their rooms, confined in timeframe and at random and varied intervals. holding cells or confined to their bed in a dormitory. Supervision is not replaced, but may be supplemented The agency has an audit procedure in place to by, an audio/visual electronic surveillance system ensure safety checks are reviewed by designed to detect overt, aggressive or assaultive ☒ ☐ ☐ supervisors and any deficiencies are behavior and to summon aid in emergencies. All safety communicated to line staff for quality checks shall be documented with the actual time the assurance. The agency utilizes video review check is completed. as part of the audit process to ensure compliance. After reviewing the agency’s policies and procedures and other supporting documentation, we found the agency to be compliant with this regulation. 1329 SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN Policy: Section 1329 The facility administrator, in collaboration with the BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and healthcare and behavioral/mental health administrators, procedures as well as blank intake forms used shall plan and implement written policies and to assess youth for suicidal ideations. The procedures which delineate a Suicide Prevention Plan. agency has not had an actual suicide attempt The plan shall consider the needs of youth experiencing since prior to their last comprehensive past or current trauma. Suicide prevention responses inspection. shall be respectful and in the least invasive manner ☒ ☐ ☐ consistent with the level of suicide risk. The plan shall The agency works closely with behavior health include the following elements: and medical staff to implement suicide prevention plans for youth experiencing suicidal ideation. It is the policy of the agency for suicide prevention plans to be respectful and in the least invasive manner consistent with the level of suicide risk. (a) Suicide prevention training as required in Section Policy: Section 1329 1322, Youth Supervision Staff Orientation, and Training ☒ ☐ ☐ and the Juvenile Corrections Officer Core Course. (b) Screening, Identification Assessment and Policy: Section 1329 Precautionary Protocols (1) All youth shall be screened for risk of suicide at The agency requires youth to take the MAYSI intake and as needed during detention. ☒ ☐ ☐ II risk assessment tool at intake. Youth supervision staff are also trained to screen for risk of suicide at intake. (2) All youth supervision staff who perform intake Policy: Section 1329 processes shall be trained in screening youth for risk ☒ ☐ ☐ of suicide. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 9 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (3) All youth who have been identified during the Policy: Section 1329 intake screening process to be at risk of suicide shall be referred to behavioral/mental health staff for a ☒ ☐ ☐ suicide risk assessment. (4) Precautionary protocols shall be developed to Policy: Section 1329 ensure the youth’s safety pending the ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral/mental health assessment. (c) Referral process to behavioral/mental health staff for Policy: Section 1329 assessment and/or services. We reviewed mental health referral slips and ☒ ☐ ☐ interviewed detention and behavioral health staff to confirm compliance with this regulation. (d) Procedures for monitoring of youth identified at risk Policy: Section 1329 for suicide. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Safety Interventions Policy: Section 1329 (1) Procedures to address intervention protocols for youth identified at risk for suicide which may ☒ ☐ ☐ include, but are not limited to: (A) Housing consideration (B) Treatment strategies including trauma- Policy: Section 1329 informed approaches ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Procedures to instruct youth supervision staff how Policy: Section 1329 to respond to youth who exhibit suicidal behaviors. ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) Communication Policy: Section 1329 (1) The intake process shall include communication with the arresting officer and family guardians We reviewed the agency’s intake forms and ☒ ☐ ☐ regarding the youth’s past or present suicidal other supporting documentation to confirm ideations, behaviors or attempts. compliance with this regulation. (2) Procedures for clear and current information Policy: Section 1329 sharing about youth at risk for suicide with youth supervision, healthcare, and behavioral/mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health staff. (g) Debriefing of Critical Incidents Related to Suicides or Policy: Section 1329 Attempts (1) Process for administrative review of the ☒ ☐ ☐ circumstances and responses proceeding, during and after the critical incident. (2) Process for a debriefing event with affected staff. Policy: Section 1329 ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Process for a debriefing event with affected youth. Policy: Section 1329 ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Documentation Policy: Section 1329 (1) Documentation processes shall be developed to ☒ ☐ ☐ ensure compliance with this regulation Youth identified at risk for suicide shall not be denied the Policy: Section 1329 opportunity to participate in facility programs, services and activities which are available to other non-suicidal youth, unless deemed necessary for the safety of the youth or security of the facility. Any deprivation of ☒ ☐ ☐ programs, services or activities for youth at risk of suicide shall be documented and approved by the facility manager. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 10 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1340 REPORTING OF LEGAL ACTIONS Policy: Section 1340 Each facility shall submit to the Board a letter of notification on each legal action, pertaining to conditions ☒ ☐ ☐ of confinement, filed against persons or legal entities responsible for juvenile facility operation. 1341 DEATH AND SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY Policy: Section 1341 OF A YOUTH WHILE DETAINED Based on a review of the agency’s policies and (1) Death of a Youth. procedures, we found the agency compliant (a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the with this regulation. health administrator and the behavioral/mental health director, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures in the event of the death of a youth while detained, which include notifications to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth’s attorney of record. (b) The health administrator, in cooperation with the Policy: Section 1341 facility administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures to assure there is a medical and operational review of every in-custody death of a youth. The review team shall include the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ administrator and/or facility manager, the health administrator, the responsible physician and other health care and supervision staff who are relevant to the incident. (c) The administrator of the facility shall provide to Policy: Section 1341 the Board a copy of the report submitted to the Attorney General under Government Code Section ☒ ☐ ☐ 12525. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the Board within 10 calendar days after the death. (d) Upon receipt of a report of the death of a youth Policy: Section 1341 from the administrator, the Board may within 30 calendar days inspect and evaluate the juvenile facility, jail, lockup or court holding facility pursuant to ☒ ☐ ☐ the provisions of this subchapter. Any inquiry made by the Board shall be limited to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations. (2) Serious Illness or Injury of Youth. Policy: Section 1341 (a) The facility administrator, in cooperation with the health administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures for the notification to necessary parties, which may include the Juvenile Court, the ☒ ☐ ☐ parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis and the youth’s attorney of record in the case of a serious illness or injury of a youth. 1342 POPULATION ACCOUNTING Policy: Section 1342 Each juvenile facility shall submit required population A review of BSCC’s Juvenile Detention Profile and profile survey reports to the Board within 10 working ☒ ☐ ☐ Survey database found the agency is days after the end of each reporting period, in a format compliant with this regulation. to be provided by the Board. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 11 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1343 JUVENILE FACILITY CAPACITY (EXCERPT) Policy: Section 1343 When the number of youth detained in a living unit of a juvenile facility exceeds its rated capacity for more than ☒ ☐ ☐ fifteen (15) calendar days in a month, the facility administrator shall provide a crowding report to the Board in a format provided by the Board. 1350 ADMITTANCE PROCEDURES Policy: Section 1350 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for admittance of youth procedures. We also reviewed a sample size that emphasize respectful and humane engagement of youth custody files to assist with with youth and reflect that the admission process may ☒ ☐ ☐ determining compliance with all elements of be traumatic to youth who may have already this regulation. experienced trauma. Policies shall be trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and responsive to the language and literacy needs of youth. In addition to the requirements of Sections 1324 and 1430 of these regulations: (a) the admittance process shall include: Policy: Section 1350 (1) Access to two free phone calls within one hour of admittance in accordance with the provisions of The agency’s policies and procedures require Welfare and Institution Code Section 627; staff to offer youth three free booking phone ☒ ☐ ☐ calls within one hour of being admitted into the facility. BSCC staff interviewed youth housed in the facility to ensure compliance with this regulation. Policy: Section 1350 (2) Offer of a shower; ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Documented secure storage of personal Policy: Section 1350 belongings; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1350 (4) Offer of food upon arrival; ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1350 (5) Screening for physical and behavioral health and We reviewed the agency’s policies and safety issues, intellectual or developmental ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviewed youth housed in disabilities; the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (6) Screening for physical and developmental Policy: Section 1350 disabilities in accordance with Sections 1329, 1413, ☒ ☐ ☐ and 1430 of these regulations; (7) Contact with Regional Center for the Policy: Section 1350 Developmentally Disabled for youth that are suspected of or identified as having a ☒ ☐ ☐ developmental disability, pursuant to Section 1413; and, (8) Procedures consistent with Section 1352.5. Policy: Section 1352.5 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) juvenile hall administrators shall establish written Policy: Section 1350 criteria for detention that considers the least restrictive ☒ ☐ ☐ environment. (c) juvenile camps and post-dispositional programs in N/A juvenile halls shall develop policies and procedures that advise the youth of the estimated length of stay, inform them of program guidelines and provide written ☐ ☐ ☒ screening criteria for inclusion and exclusion from the program. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 12 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (d) juvenile halls shall develop policies and procedures Policy: Section 1350 that advise any committed youth of the estimated length of his/her stay. The agency’s policies and procedures require ☒ ☐ ☐ a Supervising Detention Officer to notify the youth of his/her length of stay after the commitment is ordered by the court. 1350.5 SCREENING FOR THE RISK OF SEXUAL Policy: Section 1350.5 (a) ABUSE BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and The facility administrator shall develop and implement procedures as well as supporting written policies and procedures to reduce the risk of documentation from a sampling of youth sexual abuse by or upon youth. The policy shall require custody files. The facility uses the MAYSI II, facility staff to assess each youth within 72 hours of ☒ ☐ ☐ LGBTIQ youth victimization questionnaire, admission based on the following information: SOGIE, and the Vulnerability Assessment (a) Prior sexual victimization or abusiveness; Instrument (VAI) to assess youth during the intake process. Youth are reassessed every 30 days during the reclassification process using the VAI tool. (b) Gender nonconforming appearance or manner; or Policy: Section 1350.5 (b) identification as lesbian, gay or bisexual, transgender, queer or intersex, and whether the youth may, therefore, ☒ ☐ ☐ be vulnerable to sexual abuse; (c) Current charges and offense history; Policy: Section 1350.5 (c) ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Age; Policy: Section 1350.5 (d) ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Level of emotional and cognitive development; Policy: Section 1350.5 (e) ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) Physical size and stature; Policy: Section 1350.5 (f) ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Mental illness or mental disabilities; Policy: Section 1350.5 (g) ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Intellectual or developmental disabilities; Policy: Section 1350.5 (h) ☒ ☐ ☐ (i) Physical disabilities; Policy: Section 1350.5 (i) ☒ ☐ ☐ (j) The youth’s perception of vulnerability; and, Policy: Section 1350.5 (j) ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) Any other specific information about the individual Policy: Section 1350.5 (k) youth that may indicate heightened needs for supervision, additional safety precautions, or separation ☒ ☐ ☐ from certain other youth. Staff shall ascertain this information through Policy: Section 1350.5 (1) conversations with the youth during the admittance process, medical and behavioral health screenings; We interviewed staff and youth housed in the during classification assessments; and by reviewing ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to determine compliance with this court records, case files, facility behavioral records, and regulation. other relevant documentation from the youth’s files. The facility administrator shall implement appropriate Policy: Section 1350.5 (2) controls on the dissemination of information within the facility relative to responses received pursuant to this assessment in order to ensure that sensitive information ☒ ☐ ☐ is not exploited to the youth’s detriment by staff or other youth. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 13 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1351 RELEASE PROCEDURES Policy: Section 1351 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for release of youth from procedures and supporting documentation. custody which provide for: Detention staff are required to verify the identity of the person the youth is being released to by checking their valid state identification card. Youth who are prescribed medications while in custody are flagged, and medical is notified to ☒ ☐ ☐ provide youth with medication information and, often, a limited supply of their prescription medications upon release. The youth’s personal clothing is released, and the “Release of Personal Property” section of the Personal Property Inventory Form is signed by the youth and staff. We interviewed staff and youth housed in the facility to assist with confirming compliance with this regulation. (a) verification of identity/release papers; Policy: Section 1351 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) return of personal clothing and valuables; Policy: Section 1351 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) notification to the youth's parents or guardian; Policy: Section 1351 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) notification to the facility health care provider in Policy: Section 1351 accordance with Sections 1408 and 1437 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations, for coordination with outside agencies; and, Policy: Section 1351 The school staff are notified prior to the youth’s (e) notification of school staff; ☒ ☐ ☐ release, and a transition plan is put into place to coordinate the youth’s transfer to their school placement. (f) notification of facility mental health personnel. Policy: Section 1351 ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall develop and implement policies and procedures for post-disposition youth to coordinate the provision of transitional and reentry services including, but not limited to, medical and ☒ ☐ ☐ behavioral health, education, probation supervision and community-based services. The facility administrator shall develop and implement Policy: Section 1351 written policies and procedures for the furlough of youth ☒ ☐ ☐ from custody. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 14 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1352 CLASSIFICATION Policy: Section 1352 The facility administrator shall develop and implement The classification process is completed at written policies and procedures on classification of youth intake. Youth are assessed by staff and placed for the purpose of determining housing placement in the in one of two currently utilized units. The facility. population was low on the date of inspection, Such procedures shall: so youth had ample space and programming opportunities available to them. The agency provided intake forms for new ☒ ☐ ☐ admits which described the classification factors assessed for each youth. Youth who were interviewed expressed feeling safe while in the facility. After reviewing proof of practice documentation and interviewing youth housed in the facility, we determined the facility to be compliant with regulation 1352 – Classification. (a) provide for the safety of the youth, other youth, facility Policy: Section 1352 staff, and the public by placing youth in the appropriate, least restrictive housing and program settings. Housing ☒ ☐ ☐ assignments shall consider the need for single, double or dormitory assignment or location within the dormitory; (b) consider facility populations and physical design of Policy: Section 1352 the facility; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) provide that a youth shall be classified upon Policy: Section 1352 admittance to the facility; classification factors shall include, but not be limited to: age, maturity, sophistication, emotional stability, program needs, legal ☒ ☐ ☐ status, public safety considerations, medical/mental health considerations, gender and gender identity of the youth; (d) provide for periodic classification reviews, including Policy: Section 1352 provisions that consider the level of supervision and the youth's behavior while in custody; and, Detention staff can modify a youth’s ☒ ☐ ☐ classification based on behavior or other security measures at any time during the youth’s stay in the facility. (e) provide that facility staff shall not separate youth from Policy: Section 1352 the general population or assign youth to a single occupancy room based solely on the youth's actual or perceived race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical ☒ ☐ ☐ disability, or HIV status. This section does not prohibit staff from placing youth in a single occupancy room at the youth's specific request or in accordance with Title 15 regulations regarding separation. (f) facility staff shall not consider lesbian, gay, bisexual, Policy: Section 1352 transgender, questioning or intersex identification or status as an indicator of likelihood of being sexually ☒ ☐ ☐ abusive. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 15 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1352.5 TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX YOUTH. Policy: Section 1352.5 The facility administrator shall develop written policies The agency’s policy and procedures require and procedures ensuring respectful and equitable staff to provide youth with a treatment of transgender and intersex youth. Transgender/Intersex Preference form at The policies shall provide that: intake. Youth can choose what preferred name they would like to be called and what type of undergarments they prefer. The policy states youth may dress and present themselves in a manner consistent with their ☒ ☐ ☐ gender identity. All youth housed in the facility are assigned single-bed sleeping rooms. We reviewed the agency’s policy and procedures and one completed Transgender/Intersex Preference Form. We also interviewed supervisory staff and agency partners to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (a) Facility staff shall respect every youth’s gender Policy: Section 1352.5 identity and shall refer to the youth by the youth’s preferred name and gender pronoun, regardless of the youth’s legal name. Facilities may prohibit the use of gang or slang names or names that otherwise ☒ ☐ ☐ compromise facility operations as determined by the facility manager or designee and shall document any decision made on this basis. (b) Facility staff shall permit youth to dress and present Policy: Section 1352.5 themselves in a manner consistent with their gender identity and shall provide youth with the institution’s ☒ ☐ ☐ clothing and undergarments consistent with their gender identity. (c) Facility staff shall house youth in the unit or room that Policy: Section 1352.5 best meets their individual needs and promotes their safety and well-being. Staff may not automatically house youth according to their external anatomy and shall document the reasons for any decision to house youth ☒ ☐ ☐ in a unit that does not match their gender identity. In making a housing decision, staff shall consider the youth’s preferences, as well as any recommendations from the youth’s health or behavioral health provider. (d) Facility administrators shall ensure that transgender Policy: Section 1352.5 and intersex youth have access to medical and behavioral health providers qualified to provide care and ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment to transgender and intersex youth. (e) Consistent with the facility’s reasonable and Policy: Section 1352.5 necessary security considerations and physical plant, facility staff shall make every effort to ensure the safety and privacy of transgender and intersex youth when the ☒ ☐ ☐ youth are using the bathroom or shower, or dressing or undressing. Facility staff shall not conduct physical searches of any Policy: Section 1352.5 youth for the purpose of determining the youth’s anatomical sex. Whenever feasible, the facility shall ☒ ☐ ☐ respect the youth’s preference regarding the gender of the staff member who conducts any search of the youth. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 16 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1353 ORIENTATION Policy: Section 1353 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures to orient a youth prior to procedures and interviewed staff and youth placement in a living area. Both written and verbal housed in the facility to determine compliance information shall be provided and supplemented with with this regulation. Youth are provided with an video orientation if feasible. Provision shall be made to ☒ ☐ ☐ orientation handbook when they are booked provide accessible orientation information to all detained into the facility. Staff verbally go over the youth including those with disabilities, limited literacy, or manual with youth and they have the youth English language learners. sign an acknowledgment form once Orientation shall include information that addresses: completed. (a) facility rules including contraband and searches and Policy: Section 1353 disciplinary procedures; ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) facility’s system of positive behavior interventions Policy: Section 1353 and supports, including behavior expectations, incentives that youth will receive for complying with ☒ ☐ ☐ facility rules, and consequences that may result when youth violate the rules of the facility; (c) age-appropriate information that explains the Policy: Section 1353 facility’s policy prohibiting sexual abuse and sexual harassment and how to report incidents or suspicions of ☒ ☐ ☐ sexual abuse or sexual harassment; (d) identification of key staff and their roles; Policy: Section 1353 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) the existence of the grievance procedure, the steps Policy: Section 1353 that must be taken to use it, the youth’s right to be free of retaliation for reporting a grievance, and the name of ☒ ☐ ☐ The Youth Handbook contains information the person or position designated to resolve the issue; regarding the grievance process. (f) access to legal services and information on the court Policy: Section 1353 process; ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) access to routine and emergency health and mental Policy: Section 1353 health care; ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) access to education, religious services, and Policy: Section 1353 recreational activities; ☒ ☐ ☐ (i) housing assignments; Policy: Section 1353 ☒ ☐ ☐ (j) opportunity for personal hygiene and daily showers Policy: Section 1353 including the availability of personal care items ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) rules and access to correspondence, visits and Policy: Section 1353 telephone use; The facility rules are found in the Youth ☒ ☐ ☐ Handbook and posted in the living unit for youth to review. (l) availability of reading materials, programming, and Policy: Section 1353 other activities; ☒ ☐ ☐ (m) facility policies on the use of force, use of restraints, Policy: Section 1353 chemical agents and room confinement; ☒ ☐ ☐ (n) immigration legal services; Policy: Section 1353 ☒ ☐ ☐ (o) emergencies including evacuation procedures; Policy: Section 1353 ☒ ☐ ☐ (p) non-discrimination policy and the right to be free from Policy: Section 1353 physical, verbal or sexual abuse and harassment by ☒ ☐ ☐ other youth and staff; (q) availability of services and programs in a language Policy: Section 1353 other than English if appropriate; ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 17 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (r) the process for requesting different housing, Policy: Section 1353 education, programming and work assignments; ☒ ☐ ☐ (s) a process for which parents/guardians receive Policy: Section 1353 information regarding the youth’s stay in the facility that at a minimum includes answers to frequently asked ☒ ☐ ☐ questions and provides contact information for the facility, medical, school and mental health; and, (t) a process by which youth may request access to Title Policy: Section 1353 15 Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities. We interviewed youth housed at the facility to ☒ ☐ ☐ determine compliance with this element of Title 15 regulation. 1354 SEPARATION Policy: Section 1354 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures that address: ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for separation. We also spoke with staff and youth housed in the facility to determine compliance with this regulation. (a) separation of youth for reasons that include, but are Policy: Section 1354 not be limited to, medical and mental health conditions, assaultive behavior, disciplinary consequences and There were 15 incidents of separation protective custody. reviewed by BSCC staff and all were for youth who requested to self-separate from the group. A self-separation log is completed by ☒ ☐ ☐ staff and the youth is required to acknowledge their desire to limit their participation in regular programming. The documentation submitted to BSCC was from the months of December 2024 and May 2025. (b) consideration of positive youth development and Policy: Section 1354 trauma-informed care. ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) separated youth shall not be denied normal privileges Policy: Section 1354 available at the facility, except when necessary to accomplish the objective of separation. BSCC staff interviewed youth housed in the ☒ ☐ ☐ facility to determine compliance with this element of Title 15 regulation. (d) when the objective of the separation is discipline, Policy: Section 1354 Title 15 Section 1390 shall apply. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) when separation results in room confinement, the Policy: Section 1354 (4) separation shall occur in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3 and Section 1354.5 of ☒ ☐ ☐ these regulations. (f) policies and procedures shall ensure a daily review of Policy: Section 1354 separated youth to determine if separation remains ☒ ☐ ☐ necessary. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 18 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1354.5 ROOM CONFINEMENT Policy: Section 1354.5 (a) The facility administrator shall develop and BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and implement written policies and procedures addressing procedures and supporting room confinement the confinement of youth in their room that are consistent documentation. The policies and procedures with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 208.3. The are consistent with Title 15 regulation. placement of a youth in room confinement shall be accomplished in accordance with the following During the inspection, we reviewed 10 incident guidelines: reports involving the use of room confinement. The agency does not utilize room confinement often and, when youth are placed in room ☒ ☐ ☐ confinement, they are released back into the general population as soon as they self- regulate. The agency focuses on getting youth out of room confinement as soon as possible. Their efforts have resulted in short stints of room confinement that last less than two hours. We interviewed staff and youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (1) Room confinement shall not be used before other, Policy: Section 1354.5 less restrictive, options have been attempted and exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a ☒ ☐ ☐ threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. (2) Room confinement shall not be used for the Policy: Section 1354.5 purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation by staff. (3) Room confinement shall not be used to the extent Policy: Section 1354.5 that it compromises the mental and physical health of ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth. (b) A youth may be held up to four hours in room Policy: Section 1354.5 confinement. After the youth has been held in room confinement for a period of four hours, staff shall do one Youth are typically released from room or more of the following: confinement in less than two hours. We ☒ ☐ ☐ observed during the inspection that staff do a good job building rapport with youth, which seems to create positive interactions between them. (1) Return the youth to general population. Policy: Section 1354.5 ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1354.5 The agency’s policies and procedures require (2) Consult with mental health or medical staff. ☒ ☐ ☐ staff to consult with mental health and medical staff if youth are held in room confinement for more than four hours. (3) Develop an individualized plan that includes the Policy: Section 1354.5 goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate ☒ ☐ ☐ the youth to general population. (4) If room confinement must be extended beyond Policy: Section 1354.5 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. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 19 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (B) Develop an individualized plan that includes Policy: Section 1354.5 the goals and objectives to be met in order to ☒ ☐ ☐ integrate the youth to general population. (C) Obtain documented authorization by the Policy: Section 1354.5 facility superintendent or his or her designee ☒ ☐ ☐ every four hours thereafter. (5) This section is not intended to limit the use of Policy: Section 1354.5 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 in Policy: Section 1354.5 court holding facilities or adult facilities. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to Policy: Section 1354.5 conflict with any law providing greater or additional ☒ ☐ ☐ protections to youth. (8) This section does not apply during an Policy: Section 1354.5 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 Policy: Section 1354.5 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. 1355 INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN Policy: Section 1355 The facility administrator shall develop and implement A review of the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for assessment and ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures, 10 youth case files, and other case planning. supporting documentation concluded that the agency is compliant with this regulation. (a) Assessment: Policy: Section 1355 The assessment is based on information collected during the admission process with periodic review, which The agency uses the Yolo County Juvenile includes the youth's risk factors, needs and strengths Detention Facility Intake Assessment form including, but not limited to, identification of substance when youth are admitted into the facility. abuse history, educational, vocational, counseling, Within ten days of being detained, the policy behavioral health, consideration of known history of requires each youth to also have a History trauma, and family strengths and needs. ☒ ☐ ☐ Assessment Report form completed. The form captures the youth’s risk factors, needs, and strengths. We interviewed staff and youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 20 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) Institutional Case Plan: Policy: Section 1355 (1) A case plan shall be developed for each youth held for at least 30 days or more and created within A treatment plan is developed for youth who 40 days of admission. are held for at least 30 days. Youth are ☒ ☐ ☐ assigned to a staff responsible for implementation and monitoring of their assessment and treatment plan. (2) The institutional plan shall include, but not be Policy: Section 1355 limited to, written documentation that provides: (A) objectives and time frame for the resolution of ☒ ☐ ☐ problems identified in the assessment; (B) a plan for meeting the objectives that includes Policy: Section 1355 a description of program resources needed and individuals responsible for assuring that the plan ☒ ☐ ☐ is implemented; (3) periodic evaluation of progress towards meeting Policy: Section 1355 the objectives, including periodic review and ☒ ☐ ☐ discussion of the plan with the youth; (4) a transition plan, the contents of which shall be Policy: Section 1355 subject to existing resources, shall be developed for post dispositional youth in accordance with Section ☒ ☐ ☐ 1351; and, (5) in as much as possible and if appropriate, the Policy: Section 1355 plan, including the transition plan, shall be developed with input from the family, supportive adults, youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ and Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled. 1356 COUNSELING AND CASEWORK SERVICES Policy: Section 1356 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policy and written policies and procedures ensuring the availability procedures and 10 youth case files. We also of appropriate counseling and casework services for all ☒ ☐ ☐ interviewed youth housed at the facility to youth. Policies and procedures shall ensure: assist with determining compliance with this (a) youth will receive assistance with needs or concerns regulation. that may arise; (b) youth will receive assistance in requesting contact Policy: Section 1356 with parents, other supportive adults, attorney, clergy, ☒ ☐ ☐ probation officer, or other public official; and, (c) youth will be provided access to available resources Policy: Section 1356 to meet the youth’s needs. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1357 USE OF FORCE Policy: Section 1357 The facility administrator, in cooperation with the The agency provided their Use of Force responsible physician, shall develop and implement policies and procedures and other supporting written policies and procedures for the use of force, documentation for our review. The policies and which may include chemical agents. Force shall never procedures are compliant with Title 15 be applied as punishment, discipline, retaliation or regulations. treatment. (a) At a minimum, each facility shall develop policies and We also reviewed 15 Use of Force incident procedures which: ☒ ☐ ☐ reports. Many of the reports involved youth- on-youth physical altercations, which required staff to physically intervene. During the inspection, we interviewed mental health staff, medical staff, and youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 21 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (1) restricts the use of force to that which is deemed Policy: Section 1357 reasonable and necessary, as defined in Section 1302 to ensure the safety and security of youth, staff, others ☒ ☐ ☐ and the facility. (2) outline the force options available to staff including Policy: Section 1357 both physical and non-physical options and define when those force options are appropriate. The agency’s policies and procedures clearly ☒ ☐ ☐ outline the continuum of force and use of force options available to Detention Officers working in the facility. (3) describe force options or techniques that are Policy: Section 1357 expressly prohibited by the facility. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) describe the requirements of staff to report any Policy: Section 1357 inappropriate use of force, and to take affirmative action to immediately stop it. The agency’s policies and procedures require staff to attempt to take affirmative action to ☒ ☐ ☐ prevent the inappropriate use of force by another staff member. Staff are required to report any inappropriate use of force to a supervisor. (5) define a standardized reporting format that Policy: Section 1357 includes time period and procedure for documenting and reporting the use of force, including reporting requirements of management and line staff and procedures for reviewing and tracking use of force incidents by supervisory and or management staff, ☒ ☐ ☐ which include procedures for debriefing a particular incident with staff and/or youth for the purposes of training as well as mitigating the effects of trauma that may have been experienced by staff and /or the youth involved. (6) Include an administrative review and a system for Policy: Section 1357 investigating unreasonable use of force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (7) define the role, notification, and follow-up Policy: Section 1357 procedures required after use of force incidents for medical, mental health staff and parents or legal ☒ ☐ ☐ guardians. (8) describe the limitations of use of force on pregnant Policy: Section 1357 youth in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) ☒ ☐ ☐ and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. (b) Facilities that authorize chemical agents as a force Policy: Section 1357 option shall include policies and procedures that: (1) identify who is approved to carry and/or utilize The agency authorizes staff to carry O.C. chemical agents in the facility and the type, size and spray, however, staff have not deployed the the approved method of deployment for those ☒ ☐ ☐ chemical agent since prior to their last chemical agents. comprehensive inspection in 2023. Staff continue to be trained in its use, but its use is regarded as a last resort in the facility. (2) mandate that chemical agents only be used when Policy: Section 1357 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. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 22 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (3) outline the facility’s approved methods and Policy: Section 1357 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. (4) define the role, notification, and follow-up Policy: Section 1357 procedures required after use of force incidents involving chemical agents for medical, mental health ☒ ☐ ☐ staff and parents or legal guardians. (5) provide for the documentation of each incident of Policy: Section 1357 use of chemical agents, including the reasons for which it was used, efforts to de-escalate prior to use, There were no incident reports of chemical youth and staff involved, the date, time and location agents being deployed in the facility for BSCC ☒ ☐ ☐ of use, decontamination procedures applied and staff to review. identification of any injuries sustained as a result of such use. (c) Facilities shall develop policies and procedure which Policy: Section 1357 require that agencies provide initial and regular training in use of force and chemical agents when appropriate The agency’s policies and procedures are that address: ☒ ☐ ☐ consistent with Title 15 regulation. (1) known medical and behavioral health conditions that would contraindicate certain types of force; (2) acceptable chemical agents and the methods of Policy: Section 1357 application. ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) signs or symptoms that should result in immediate Policy: Section 1357 referral to medical or behavioral health. ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) instruction on the Constitutional Limitations of Use Policy: Section 1357 of Force. ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) physical training force options that may require Policy: Section 1357 the use of perishable skills. ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) timelines the facility uses to define regular Policy: Section 1357 training. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1358 USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS Policy: Section 1358 The facility administrator, in cooperation with the BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and responsible physician and mental health director, shall procedures and other Use of Physical develop and implement written policies and procedures Restraints documentation. The agency’s for the use of restraint devices. Restraint devices include policies and procedures are up-to-date and any devices which immobilize a youth's extremities consistent with Title 15 regulation. The agency and/or prevent the youth from being ambulatory. also provided 12 Use of Physical Restraint ☒ ☐ ☐ incident reports for review. Staff generally try other less restrictive alternatives to avoid using physical restraints whenever possible. We interviewed facility staff and youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. Physical restraints may be used only for those youth who Policy: Section 1358 present an immediate danger to themselves or others, who exhibit behavior which results in the destruction of property, or reveals the intent to cause self-inflicted ☒ ☐ ☐ physical harm. Physical restraints should be utilized only when it appears less restrictive alternatives would be ineffective in controlling the youth’s behavior. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 23 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 In no case shall restraints be used as punishment or Policy: Section 1358 discipline, or as a substitute for treatment. The use of restraint devices that attach a youth to a wall, floor or other BSCC staff interviewed staff and youth housed fixture, including a restraint chair, or through affixing of at the facility to determine compliance with this hands and feet together behind the back (hogtying) is ☒ ☐ ☐ element of Title 15 regulation. prohibited. The use of restraints on pregnant youth is limited in accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of Policy: Section 1358 handcuffs, shackles or other restraint devices when used to restrain youth for movement or transportation within the facility. Movement within the facility shall be governed by ☒ ☐ ☐ Section 1358.5, Use of Restraint Devices for Movement Within the Facility. Youth shall be placed in restraints only with the approval Policy: Section 1358 of the facility manager or designee. The facility manager may delegate authority to place a youth in restraints to a The agency’s policies and procedures require physician. Reasons for continued retention in restraints staff to obtain Superintendent or their shall be reviewed and documented at a minimum of every designee’s approval prior to placing youth in hour. physical restraints when reasonable. ☒ ☐ ☐ According to the agency’s policies and procedures, the shift supervisor will review continued applications of physical restraints at a minimum every hour. A medical opinion on the safety of placement and Policy: Section 1358 retention shall be secured as soon as possible, but no later than two hours from the time of placement. The ☒ ☐ ☐ youth shall be medically cleared for continued retention at least every three hours thereafter. A mental health consultation shall be secured as soon as Policy: Section 1358 possible, but in no case longer than four hours from the time of placement, to assess the need for mental health ☒ ☐ ☐ treatment. Continuous direct visual supervision shall be conducted Policy: Section 1358 to ensure that the restraints are properly employed, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the youth. Observations of the youth's behavior and any staff ☒ ☐ ☐ interventions shall be documented at least every 15 minutes, with actual time of the documentation recorded. In addition to the requirements above, policies and Policy: Section 1358 procedures shall address: (a) documentation of the circumstances leading to an ☒ ☐ ☐ application of restraints. (b) known medical conditions that would contraindicate Policy: Section 1358 certain restraint devices and/or techniques. ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) acceptable restraint devices. Policy: Section 1358 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) signs or symptoms which should result in immediate Policy: Section 1358 medical/mental health referral. BSCC staff interviewed medical and mental health staff to inquire about the facility’s referral process for requesting medical and ☒ ☐ ☐ mental health services. The referral process explained by medical and mental health staff is in line with the agency’s policies and procedures. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 24 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (e) availability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation Policy: Section 1358 equipment. ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) protective housing of restrained youth. While in Policy: Section 1358 restraint devices, all youth shall be housed alone or in a specified housing area for restrained youth which makes ☒ ☐ ☐ provision to protect the youth from abuse. (g) provision for hydration and sanitation needs. Policy: Section 1358 ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) exercising of extremities. Policy: Section 1358 ☒ ☐ ☐ 1358.5 USE OF RESTRAINT DEVICES FOR Policy: Section 1358.5 MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE FACILITY. The agency’s policies and procedures for the Use of Restraint Devices for movement and The Facility Administrator, in cooperation with the transportation within the facility are consistent responsible physician and behavioral/mental health with Title 15 regulation. director, shall develop and implement written policies ☒ ☐ ☐ and procedures for the use of restraint devices when the purpose is for movement or transportation within the facility that shall include the following: (a) identification of acceptable restraint devices, staff approved to utilize restraint devices and the required training. (b) the circumstances leading to the application of Policy: Section 1358.5 restraints must be documented. ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) an individual assessment of the need to apply Policy: Section 1358.5 restraints for movement or transportation that includes consideration of less restrictive alternatives, consideration of a youth’s known medical or mental ☒ ☐ ☐ health conditions, trauma informed approaches, and a process for documentation and supervisor review and approval. (d) consideration of safety and security of the facility, Policy: Section 1358.5 with a clearly defined expectation that restraint devices shall not be used for the purposes of discipline or ☒ ☐ ☐ retaliation. (e) the use of restraints on pregnant youth is limited in Policy: Section 1358.5 accordance with Penal Code Section 6030(f) and ☒ ☐ ☐ Welfare and Institutions Code Section 222. 1359 SAFETY ROOM PROCEDURES N/A (a) The facility administrator, and where applicable, in The agency does not have a safety room. cooperation with the responsible physician, shall develop and implement written policies and procedures governing the use of safety rooms, as described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1230.1.13. The room shall be used to hold only those youth who present an immediate ☐ ☐ ☒ danger to themselves or others, who exhibit behavior which results in the destruction of property, or reveals the intent to cause self-inflicted physical harm. A safety room shall not be used for punishment or discipline, or as a substitute for treatment. Policies and procedures shall: (1) include provisions for administration of necessary nutrition and fluids, access to a toilet, and suitable ☐ ☐ ☒ clothing to provide for privacy; (2) provide for approval of the facility manager, or designee, before a youth is placed into a safety room; ☐ ☐ ☒ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 25 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (3) provide for continuous direct visual supervision and documentation of the youth's behavior and any staff interventions every 15 minutes, with actual time ☐ ☐ ☒ recorded; (4) provide that the youth shall be evaluated by the facility manager, or designee, every four hours; ☐ ☐ ☒ (5) provide for immediate medical assessment, where appropriate, or an assessment at the next ☐ ☐ ☒ daily sick call; and, (6) provide a process for documenting the reason for placement, including attempts to use less restrictive means of control, and decisions to continue and end ☐ ☐ ☒ placement. (b) The placement of a youth in the safety room shall be accomplished in accordance with the following: (1) safety room shall not be used before other less restrictive options have been attempted and ☐ ☐ ☒ exhausted, unless attempting those options poses a threat to the safety or security of any youth or staff. (2) safety room shall not be used for the purposes of punishment, coercion, convenience, or retaliation by ☐ ☐ ☒ staff. (3) safety room shall not be used to the extent that it compromises the mental and physical health of the ☐ ☐ ☒ youth. (c) A youth may be held up to four hours in the safety room. After the youth has been held in the safety room for a period of four hours, staff shall do one or more of ☐ ☐ ☒ the following: (1) return the youth to general population. ☐ ☐ ☒ (2) consult with mental health or medical staff, ☐ ☐ ☒ (3) develop an individualized plan that includes the goals and objectives to be met in order to reintegrate ☐ ☐ ☒ the youth to general population. (d) If confinement in the safety room must be extended beyond four hours, staff shall develop an individualized plan that includes the requirements of Section 1354.5 ☐ ☐ ☒ and the goals and objectives to be met in order to integrate the youth to general population. 1360 SEARCHES Policy: Section 1360 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures governing the search of procedures and supporting documentation for youth, the facility, and visitors. ☒ ☐ ☐ searches. We also interviewed facility staff to Policies and procedures shall provide that: determine their knowledge of the policies and procedures. The agency is compliant with this regulation. (a) Searches shall be conducted to ensure the safety Policy: Section 1360 and security of the facility, public, visitors, youth, and ☒ ☐ ☐ staff. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 26 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (b) Searches shall be conducted in a manner that Policy: Section 1360 preserves the privacy and dignity of the person being searched and shall not be conducted for harassment or BSCC staff interviewed facility staff and youth ☒ ☐ ☐ as a form of discipline or punishment. housed in the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (c) Strip searches and visual or physical body cavity Policy: Section 1360 searches shall comply with Penal Code Section 4030. ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Physical body cavity searches shall only be Policy: Section 1360 conducted by a medical professional. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Any youth held after a detention hearing shall only be Policy: Section 1360 strip searched with prior approval of a supervisor when there is reasonable suspicion based on specific and articulable facts to believe that youth is concealing ☒ ☐ ☐ contraband. The reasonable suspicion shall be documented. (f) Searches of transgender and intersex youth shall Policy: Section 1360 comply with Section 1352.5. ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Cross-gender pat-down searches and strip searches Policy: Section 1360 are prohibited except in exigent circumstances or when conducted by a medical professional. Such searches We interviewed youth housed in the facility to ☒ ☐ ☐ must be justified and documented in writing. determine compliance with this element of Title 15 regulation. 1361 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Policy: Section 1361 The facility administrator shall develop and implement BSCC staff reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures whereby any youth may procedures and grievance logs from January appeal and have resolved grievances relating to any 2024 up to the date of inspection. There were condition of confinement, including but not limited to 32 grievances submitted by youth housed in health care services, classification decisions, program the facility during the timeframe. We reviewed participation, telephone, mail or visiting procedures, ☒ ☐ ☐ five of those grievances. All were processed food, clothing, bedding, mistreatment, harassment or according to the agency’s policies and violations of the nondiscrimination policy. There shall be procedures and met Title 15 guidelines. no time limit on filing grievances. Policies and procedures shall include provisions whereby the facility We interviewed the facility staff and youth manager ensures: housed in the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (a) a grievance form and instructions for registering a Policy: Section 1361 grievance, which includes provisions for the youth to ☒ ☐ ☐ have free access to the form; (b) the youth shall have the option to confidentially file Policy: Section 1361 the grievance or to deliver the form to any youth supervision staff working in the facility; We interviewed youth housed in the facility to ☒ ☐ ☐ determine compliance with this element of Title 15 regulation. (c) resolution of the grievance at the lowest appropriate Policy: Section 1361 staff level; ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) provision for a prompt review and initial response to Policy: Section 1361 grievances within three (3) business days, grievances that relate to health and safety issues must be ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency is compliant with this element of addressed immediately; Title 15 regulation. (1) The youth may elect to be present to explain Policy: Section 1361 his/her version of the grievance to a person not directly involved in the circumstances which led to the ☒ ☐ ☐ grievance. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 27 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) Provision for a staff representative approved by Policy: Section 1361 the facility administrator to assist the youth. ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) provision for a written response to the grievance Policy: Section 1361 which includes the reasons for the decisions; ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) a system which provides that any appeal of a Policy: Section 1361 grievance shall be heard by a person not directly involved in the circumstances which led to the grievance; ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth can appeal a grievance and have it heard by the facility superintendent. (g) resolution of the grievance must occur within ten (10) Policy: Section 1361 business days unless circumstances dictate a longer time frame. The youth shall be notified of any delay; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ The agency is compliant with this element of Title 15 regulation. (h) the policy shall provide multiple internal and external Policy: Section 1361 methods to report sexual abuse and sexual harassment. ☒ ☐ ☐ Whether or not associated with a grievance, concerns of Policy: Section 1361 parents, guardians, staff or other parties shall be addressed and documented in accordance with written ☒ ☐ ☐ policies and procedures within a specified timeframe. 1362 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS Policy: Section 1362 A written report of all incidents which result in physical The agency’s policies and procedures require harm, use of force, serious threat of physical harm, or staff to write and submit a special incident death of an employee, youth or other person(s) shall be report when there is an incident in the facility. maintained. Such written record shall be prepared by the ☒ ☐ ☐ staff and submitted to the facility manager by the end of A copy of each incident report is maintained by the shift, unless additional time is necessary and the agency. BSCC staff were provided with authorized by the facility manager or designee. copies of incident reports to serve as proof of practice. 1363 USE OF REASONABLE FORCE TO COLLECT Policy: Section 1363 DNA SPECIMENS, SAMPLES, IMPRESSIONS A review of the agency’s policies and (a) Pursuant to Penal Code Section 298.1 authorized procedures determined the agency is law enforcement, custodial, or corrections personnel compliant with this regulation. There were no including peace officers, may employ reasonable force incidents of force being used to collect DNA to collect blood specimens, saliva samples, and thumb specimens, samples, or impressions reported or palm print impressions from individuals who are during this inspection cycle. required to provide such samples, specimens or ☒ ☐ ☐ impressions pursuant to Penal Code Section 296 and who refuse following written or oral request. (1) For the purpose of this section, the “use of reasonable force” shall be defined as the force that an objective, trained and competent correctional employee, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to gain compliance with this section. (2) The use of reasonable force shall be preceded by Policy: Section 1363 efforts to secure voluntary compliance. Efforts to secure voluntary compliance shall be documented and include an advisement of the legal obligation to ☒ ☐ ☐ provide the requisite specimen, sample or impression and the consequences of refusal. (b) The force shall not be used without the prior written Policy: Section 1363 authorization of the supervising officer on duty. The authorization shall include information that reflects the ☒ ☐ ☐ fact that the offender was asked to provide the requisite specimen, sample, or impression and refused. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 28 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (1) If the use of reasonable force includes a cell Policy: Section 1363 extraction, the extraction shall be videotaped. Video shall be directed at the cell extraction event. The videotape shall be retained by the agency for the length of time required by statute. Notwithstanding ☒ ☐ ☐ the use of the video as evidence in a court proceeding, the tape shall be retained administratively. 1370 EDUCATION PROGRAM Policy: Section 1370 (a) School Programs The agency provided a memo authored by The County Board of Education shall provide for the Yolo County Superintendent of Schools, Garth administration and operation of juvenile court schools in Lewis, confirming the curriculum and conjunction with the Chief Probation Officer, or designee instructional program rendered by Dan Jacobs pursuant to applicable State laws. The school and facility School, located inside the Yolo County administrators shall develop and implement written policy Juvenile Hall, complies with Title 15 regulation and procedures to ensure communication and and state law. Youth are afforded 240 minutes coordination between educators and probation staff. of core curriculum each school day. Culturally responsive and trauma-informed approaches should be applied when providing instruction. Education An education program review and evaluation staff should collaborate with the facility administrator to were completed on November 19, 2024, by use technology to facilitate learning and ensure safe Valerye Salazar, Coordinator for Student technology practices. The facility administrator shall Services at Placer County Office of Education. request an annual review of each required element of the The evaluator did not find any deficiencies or program by the Superintendent of Schools, and a report compliance issues at Dan Jacobs School. The or review checklist on compliance, deficiencies, and agency offers an array of career technical corrective action needed to achieve compliance with this education courses using the online education section. Such a review, when conducted, cannot be ☒ ☐ ☐ program, Edgenuity. Post-secondary options delegated to the principal or any other staff of any juvenile are also offered and provided to students court school site. The Superintendent of Schools shall through the support of Yolo County Office of conduct this review in conjunction with a qualified outside Education (YCOE) staff. agency or individual. Upon receipt of the review, the facility administrator or designee shall review each item YCOE staff reported good working with the Superintendent of Schools and shall take relationships and communication with facility whatever corrective action is necessary to address each staff. There are scheduled weekly multi- deficiency and to fully protect the educational interests of disciplinary team (MDT) meetings between all youth in the facility. YCOE and probation staff to discuss students’ social and emotional wellbeing amongst other topics. During the inspection, we reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures for compliance with Title 15 regulation. We also interviewed YCOE staff, probation staff, and youth housed in the facility to confirm compliance with this regulation. (b) Required Elements Policy: Section 1370 The facility school program shall comply with the State Education Code and County Board of Education policies, all applicable federal education statutes and regulations and provide for an annual evaluation of the educational program offerings. As stated in the 2009 California Standards for the Teaching Profession, teachers shall ☒ ☐ ☐ establish and maintain learning environments that are physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe. Youth shall be provided a rigorous, quality educational program that responds to the different learning styles and abilities of students and prepares them for high school graduation, career entry, and post-secondary education. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 29 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 All youth shall be treated equally, and the education Policy: Section 1370 program shall be free from discriminatory action. Staff shall refer to transgender, intersex and gender- ☒ ☐ ☐ nonconforming youth by their preferred name and gender. (1) The course of study shall comply with the State Policy: Section 1370 Education Code and include, but not be limited to, ☒ ☐ ☐ courses required for high school graduation. (2) Information and preparation for the High School Policy: Section 1370 Equivalency Test as approved by the California Department of Education shall be made available to ☒ ☐ ☐ eligible youth. (3) Youth shall be informed of post-secondary Policy: Section 1370 education and vocational opportunities. We interviewed youth housed at the facility who are currently enrolled in post-secondary education courses. They described feeling supported by YCOE and probation staff when they were exploring their education options. ☒ ☐ ☐ There were five graduates housed in the facility on the date of inspection. Two graduates were currently enrolled in San Diego State, and both were one week from graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Two other graduates were enrolled in Woodland Community College. (4) Administration of the High School Equivalency Policy: Section 1370 Tests as approved by the California Department of ☒ ☐ ☐ Education, shall be made available when possible. (5) Supplemental instruction shall be afforded to youth Policy: Section 1370 who do not demonstrate sufficient progress towards ☒ ☐ ☐ grade level standards. (6) The minimum school day shall be consistent with Policy: Section 1370 State Education Code Requirements for juvenile court schools. The facility administrator, in conjunction with education staff, must ensure that operational procedures do not interfere with the time afforded for ☒ ☐ ☐ the minimum instructional day. Absences, time out of class or educational instruction, both excused and unexcused, shall be documented. (7) Education shall be provided to all youth regardless Policy: Section 1370 of classification, housing, security status, disciplinary or separation status, including room confinement, All youth regardless of their classification except when providing education poses an immediate status attend school each day. threat to the safety of self or others. Education ☒ ☐ ☐ includes, but is not limited to, related services as provided in a youth’s Section 504 Plan or Individualized Education Program (IEP). (c) School Discipline Policy: Section 1370 (1) Positive behavior management will be implemented to reduce the need for disciplinary action Probation and YCOE staff work together on a in the school setting and be integrated into the facility's ☒ ☐ ☐ progressive discipline process that integrates overall behavioral management plan and security into the facility’s overall behavior management system. plan. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 30 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (2) School staff shall be advised of administrative Policy: Section 1370 decisions made by probation staff that may affect the ☒ ☐ ☐ educational programming of students. (3) Except as otherwise provided by the State Policy: Section 1370 Education Code, expulsion/suspension from school shall be imposed only when other means of correction fails to bring about proper conduct. School staff shall follow the appropriate due process safeguards as set forth in the State Education Code including the rights ☒ ☐ ☐ of students with special needs. School staff shall document the other means of correction used prior to imposing expulsion/ suspension if an expulsion/suspension is ultimately imposed. (4) The facility administrator, in conjunction with Policy: Section 1370 education staff will develop policies and procedures that address the rights of any student who has ☒ ☐ ☐ continuing difficulty completing a school day. (d) Provisions for Special Populations Policy: Section 1370 (1) State and federal laws and regulations shall be observed for all individuals with disabilities or suspected disabilities. This includes but is not limited to child find, assessment, continuum of alternative ☒ ☐ ☐ placements, manifestation determination reviews, and implementation of Section 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs. (2) Youth identified as English Learners (EL) shall be Policy: Section 1370 afforded an educational program that addresses their language needs pursuant to all applicable state and ☒ ☐ ☐ federal laws and regulations governing programs for EL students. (e) Educational Screening and Admission Policy: Section 1370 (1) Youth shall be interviewed after admittance and a record maintained that documents a youth's We interviewed YCOE staff and youth housed ☒ ☐ ☐ educational history, including but not limited to: at the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (A) School progress/school history; Policy: Section 1370 ☒ ☐ ☐ (B) Home Language Survey and the results of the Policy: Section 1370 State Test used for English language proficiency; ☒ ☐ ☐ (C) Needs and services of special populations as Policy: Section 1370 defined by the State Education Code, including but ☒ ☐ ☐ not limited to, students with special needs. (D) Discipline problems. Policy: Section 1370 ☒ ☐ ☐ (2) Youth will be immediately enrolled in school. Policy: Section 1370 Educational staff shall conduct an assessment to determine the youth's general academic functioning Students are immediately enrolled in school ☒ ☐ ☐ levels to enable placement in core curriculum courses. and educational staff conduct an assessment to identify academic needs. (3) After admission to the facility, a preliminary Policy: Section 1370 education plan shall be developed for each youth ☒ ☐ ☐ within five school days. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 31 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (4) Upon enrollment, education staff shall comply with Policy: Section 1370 the State Education Code and request the youth's records from his/her prior school(s), including, but not limited to, transcripts, Individual Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan, state language assessment scores, immunization records, exit grades, and partial credits. ☒ ☐ ☐ Upon receipt of the transcripts, the youth's educational plan shall be reviewed with the youth and modified as needed. Youth should be informed of the credits they need to graduate. (f) Educational Reporting Policy: Section 1370 (1) The complete facility educational record of the youth shall be forwarded to the next educational ☒ ☐ ☐ placement in accordance with the State Education Code. (2) The County Superintendent of Schools shall Policy: Section 1370 provide appropriate credit (full or partial) for course work completed while in juvenile court school in ☒ ☐ ☐ accordance with the State Education Code. (g) Transition and Re-Entry Planning Policy: Section 1370 (1) The Superintendent of Schools and the Chief Probation Officer or designee, shall develop policies We interviewed YCOE staff and youth housed and procedures to meet the transition needs of youth, at the facility to assist with determining including the development of an education transition ☒ ☐ ☐ compliance with this regulation. YCOE staff plan, in accordance with the State Education Code submit a records request from the student’s and in alignment with Title 15, Minimum Standards for previous school of enrollment. Juvenile Facilities, Section 1355. (h) Post-Secondary Education Opportunities Policy: Section 1370 (1) The school and facility administrator should, whenever possible, collaborate with local post- secondary education providers to facilitate access to ☒ ☐ ☐ educational and vocational opportunities for youth that considers the use of technology to implement these programs. 1371 PROGRAMS, RECREATION, AND EXERCISE. Policy: Section 1371 The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency provided their policies and written policies and procedures for programs, recreation, procedures for review. The policies and and exercise for all youth. The intent is to minimize the ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures for Programs, Recreation, and amount of time youth are in their rooms or their bed area. Exercise are compliant with Title 15 regulation, and developed to minimize the amount of time youth are in their sleeping rooms. Juvenile facilities shall provide the opportunity for Policy: Section 1371 programs, recreation, and exercise a minimum of three hours a day during the week and five hours a day each Youth spend most of their day outside of their Saturday, Sunday or other non-school days, of which sleeping rooms and engaged in activities. We ☒ ☐ ☐ one hour shall be an outdoor activity, weather permitting. interviewed youth housed at the facility to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. A youth’s participation in programs, recreation, and Policy: Section 1371 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. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 32 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Such program, recreation, and exercise schedule shall Policy: Section 1371 be posted in the living units. During the tour of the facility, BSCC staff ☒ ☐ ☐ observed the program schedules posted in each living unit. There will be a written annual review of the programs, Policy: Section 1371 recreation, and exercise by the responsible agency to ensure content offered is current, consistent, and The agency provided an annual review of their relevant to the population. ☒ ☐ ☐ programs, recreation, and exercise dated May 12, 2025, and written by Superintendent Oscar Ruiz. (a) Programs. All youth shall be provided with the Policy: Section 1371 opportunity for at least one hour of daily programming to include, but not be limited to, trauma focused, cognitive, The agency provided program schedules, evidence-based, best practice interventions that are daily program rosters, and other supporting culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate, or pro- documentation as proof of practice to support social interventions and activities designed to reduce compliance with this regulation. recidivism. These programs should be based on the youth’s individual needs as required by Sections 1355 Youth have an opportunity to participate in and 1356. Such programs may be provided under the programs facilitated by community-based direction of the Chief Probation Officer or the County organizations and probation staff. The Office of Education and can be administered by county programs include but are not limited to: AA and partners such as mental health agencies, community NA services, Arts Counsel, Pet Partners, Holy based organizations, faith-based organizations or Rosary, The Beat Within, Commit-To-Fit, Hip Probation staff. Hop Dance Class, MILPA, CommuniCare, Programs may include but are not limited to: Bike Lab, and Victory Outreach. (1) Cognitive Behavior Interventions; (2) Management of Stress and Trauma; We interviewed youth housed at the facility to ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) Anger Management; assist with determining compliance with this (4) Conflict Resolution; regulation. All the youth interviewed stated (5) Juvenile Justice System; they are offered at least one hour of (6) Trauma-related interventions; programming each day. (7) Victim Awareness; (8) Self-Improvement; (9) Parenting Skills and support; (10) Tolerance and Diversity; (11) Healing Informed Approaches; (12) Interventions by Credible Messengers; (13) Gender Specific Programming; (14) Art, creative writing, or self-expression; (15) CPR and First Aid training; (16) Restorative Justice or Civic Engagement; (17) Career and leadership opportunities; and, (18) Other topics suitable to the youth population. (b) Recreation. All youth shall be provided the opportunity Policy: Section 1371 for at least one hour of daily access to unscheduled activities such as leisure reading, letter writing, and The agency offers television, video games, ☒ ☐ ☐ entertainment. Activities shall be supervised and include cards, board games, and Netflix as orientation and may include coaching of youth. recreational activities. (c) Exercise. All youth shall be provided with the Policy: Section 1371 opportunity for at least one hour of large muscle activity each day. Youth are afforded a minimum of one hour of ☒ ☐ ☐ large muscle activity each day. They can choose to go outside or use the gymnasium. The administrator/manager may suspend, for a period not Policy: Section 1371 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 CI PRO 25-26 Page 33 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1372 RELIGIOUS PROGRAM Policy: Section 1372 The facility administrator shall provide access to religious The facility allows youth to have access to services and/or religious counseling at least once each religious services inside the facility. Youth week. Attendance shall be voluntary. A youth shall be ☒ ☐ ☐ attendance is voluntary and there are other allowed to participate in an activity outside of their room if activities for youth to participate in if they he/she elects not to participate in religious programs. choose not to attend. Religious programs shall provide for: (a) opportunity for religious services and practices; Policy: Section 1372 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) availability of clergy; and, Policy: Section 1372 ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1372 (c) availability of religious diets. ☒ ☐ ☐ Religious diets are available upon request. 1373 WORK PROGRAM Policy: Section 1373 The facility administrator shall develop policies and Youth have an opportunity to perform clean up procedures regarding the fair and consistent assignment and upkeep around the facility. of youth to work programs. Work assigned to a youth shall ☒ ☐ ☐ be meaningful, constructive and related to vocational training or increasing a youth's sense of responsibility. Work programs shall not be imposed as a disciplinary measure 1374 VISITING Policy: Section 1374 The facility administrator shall develop and implement A review of the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for visiting, that include procedure found them to be consistent with provisions for special visits. Youth shall be allowed to Title 15 regulation. Youth are offered two hours receive visits by parents, guardians or persons standing of visiting time each week. Visiting times are in loco parentis, and children of youth. Other family ☒ ☐ ☐ scheduled to offer a morning, evening, members, such as grandparents and siblings, and weekday, and weekend visiting session. supportive adults, may be allowed to visit with the approval of the facility administrator or designee, and in conjunction with the youth’s case plan or in the best interest of the youth. All visits shall occur at reasonable times, subject only to Policy: Section 1374 the limitations necessary to maintain order and security. Visitation shall not be denied solely based on the visitor’s criminal history. The staff shall determine in each case, whether the visitor’s criminal history represents a risk to ☒ ☐ ☐ the safety of youth or staff in the facility. Any denial of visitation or limitation on visitations shall be communicated to the youth, person denied and facility administrator. Opportunity for visitation shall be a minimum of two hours Policy: Section 1374 per week. Visits may be supervised, but conversations shall not be monitored unless there is a security or safety ☒ ☐ ☐ need. Provisions for special visits, in addition to the two-hour Policy: Section 1374 minimum and/or outside of the regular visiting hours, shall be accommodated as necessary and within the discretion The agency’s policies and procedures outline of the facility administrator or designee. Family therapy the process of requesting special visits. and professional visits shall be accommodated outside ☒ ☐ ☐ the provisions of this regulation. Facilities may provide visitation opportunities outside of normal visiting hours to accommodate special visits. The facility may provide access to technology as an Policy: Section 1374 alternative, but not as a replacement, to in-person visiting. ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 34 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1375 CORRESPONDENCE Policy: Section 1375 The facility administrator shall develop and implement Youth are allowed to send and receive an written policies and procedures for correspondence which ☒ ☐ ☐ unlimited amount of mail. provide that: (a) there is no limitation on the volume of mail that youth may send or receive; (b) youth may send two letters per week postage free; Policy: Section 1375 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) youth may correspond confidentially with state and Policy: Section 1375 federal courts, any member of the State Bar or holder of public office, and the Board; however, authorized facility ☒ ☐ ☐ staff may open and inspect such mail only to search for contraband and in the presence of the youth; and, (d) incoming and outgoing mail, other than that described Policy: Section 1375 in (c), may be read by staff only when there is reasonable cause to believe facility safety and security, public safety, ☒ ☐ ☐ or youth safety is jeopardized. 1376 TELEPHONE ACCESS Policy: Section 1376 The administrator of each juvenile facility shall develop Youth have access to free phone calls while and implement written policies and procedures to provide ☒ ☐ ☐ housed in the facility. We also observed the youth with access to telephone communications. phones in the living unit were working on the date of inspection. 1377 ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES Policy: Section 1377 The facility administrator shall develop written procedures A review of the agency’s policies and to ensure the right of youth to have access to the courts ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures and interviews with youth housed and legal services. Such access shall include: in the facility confirmed the agency’s (a) access, upon request by the youth, to licensed compliance with this regulation. attorneys and their authorized representatives; (b) provision for confidential consultation with attorneys; Policy: Section 1377 and, ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) unlimited postage free, legal correspondence and Policy: Section 1377 cost-free telephone access as appropriate. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1390 DISCIPLINE Policy: Section 1390 The facility administrator shall develop and implement We reviewed the agency’s policies and written policies and procedures for the discipline of youth procedures and other supporting that shall promote acceptable behavior; including the use documentation and found them to be of positive behavior interventions and supports. Discipline ☒ ☐ ☐ consistent with Title 15 regulation. We shall be imposed at the least restrictive level which observed the Rules of Conduct and promotes the desired behavior and shall not include consequences for violations of minor and corporal punishment, group punishment, physical or major rule violations posted in each living unit. psychological degradation. Deprivation of the following is not permitted: (a) bed and bedding; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) daily shower, access to drinking fountain, toilet and Policy: Section 1390 personal hygiene items, and clean clothing; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) full nutrition; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) contact with parent or attorney; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) exercise; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) medical services and counseling; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) religious services; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 35 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (h) clean and sanitary living conditions; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (i) the right to send and receive mail; Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (j) education; and, Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ (k) rehabilitative programming. Policy: Section 1390 ☒ ☐ ☐ The facility administrator shall establish rules of conduct Policy: Section 1390 and disciplinary penalties to guide the conduct of youth. Such rules and penalties shall include both major We interviewed youth housed at the facility to violations and minor violations, be stated simply and assist with determining compliance with this affirmatively, and be made available to all youth. Provision ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation. shall be made to provide accessible information to youth with disabilities, limited English proficiency, or limited literacy. 1391 DISCIPLINE PROCESS Policy: Section 1391 The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency’s policies and procedures outline written policies and procedures for the administration of the facility’s discipline process which is in line discipline which shall include, but not be limited to: ☒ ☐ ☐ with Title 15 regulation. We interviewed the (a) designation of personnel authorized to impose youth housed at the facility and they conveyed discipline for violation of rules; a good understanding of the process and associated consequences. (b) prohibiting discipline to be delegated to any youth; Policy: Section 1391 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) definition of major and minor rule violations and their Policy: Section 1391 consequences, and due process requirements; ☒ ☐ ☐ Youth interviewed understood the difference between a minor and major rule violation. (d) trauma-informed approaches and positive behavior Policy: Section 1391 interventions; ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) minor rule violations may be handled informally by Policy: Section 1391 counseling, advising the youth of expected conduct imposing a minor consequence. Discipline shall be Staff provide youth with due process when a accompanied by written documentation and a policy of violation of a major rule violation is alleged. ☒ ☐ ☐ review and appeal to a supervisor; and, Youth can appeal discipline and have their case heard by a person not involved in the incident. (f) major rule violations and the discipline process shall Policy: Section 1391 be documented and require the following: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) written notice of violation prior to a hearing; (2) accommodations provided to youth with Policy: Section 1391 disabilities, limited literacy, and English language ☒ ☐ ☐ learners; (3) hearing by a person who is not a party to the Policy: Section 1391 incident; ☒ ☐ ☐ (4) opportunity for the youth to be heard, present Policy: Section 1391 evidence and testimony; ☒ ☐ ☐ (5) provision for youth to be assisted by staff in the Policy: Section 1391 hearing process; ☒ ☐ ☐ (6) provision for administrative review. Policy: Section 1391 ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) violations that result in a removal from camp or Policy: Section 1391 commitment program, but not a return to court, will follow ☒ ☐ ☐ the due process provisions in subsection (e) above. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 36 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1410 MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICABLE Policy: Section 1410 DISEASES. The agency provided their policies and The health administrator/responsible physician, in procedures which were developed in cooperation with the facility administrator and the local cooperation with the local health officer. health officer, shall develop written policies and ☒ ☐ ☐ Wellpath policy and procedure HGD-210_Y-B- procedures to address the identification, treatment, 01 outlines staffs’ responsibilities in the control and follow-up management of communicable management of communicable diseases. diseases. The policies and procedures shall address, but not be limited to: (a) Intake health screening procedures; Policy: Section 1410 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) Identification of relevant symptoms; Policy: Section 1410 ☒ ☐ ☐ Policy: Section 1410 (c) Referral for medical evaluation; ☒ ☐ ☐ We interviewed medical staff to assist with determining compliance with this regulation. (d) Treatment responsibilities during detention; Policy: Section 1410 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Coordination with public and private community- Policy: Section 1410 based resources for follow-up treatment; ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) Applicable reporting requirements; and, Policy: Section 1410 ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Strategies for handling disease outbreaks. Policy: Section 1410 ☒ ☐ ☐ The policies and procedures shall be updated as Policy: Section 1410 necessary to reflect communicable disease priorities identified by the local health officer and currently ☒ ☐ ☐ recommended public health interventions. 1433 REQUESTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES Policy: Section 1433 The health administrator, in cooperation with the facility We reviewed the agency’s policies and administrator, shall develop policy and procedures to ☒ ☐ ☐ procedures, and interviewed youth housed at establish a daily routine for youth to convey requests for the facility to determine compliance with this emergency and non-emergency medical, dental and regulation. behavioral/mental health care services. 1480 STANDARD FACILTY CLOTHING ISSUE Policy: Section 1480 The youth’s personal clothing, undergarments and During the tour of the facility, BSCC staff footwear may be substituted for the institutional clothing observed the clothing supply and the facility and footwear specified in this regulation. The facility has ☒ ☐ ☐ was well stocked with new clothing in all sizes. the primary responsibility to provide clothing and When interviewing youth, they were dressed in footwear. Clothing provisions shall ensure that: clean clothing free of holes and stains. (a) Clothing is clean, reasonably fitted, durable, easily Policy: Section 1480 laundered, in good repair, and free of holes and tears. ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) The standard issue of climatically suitable clothing Policy: Section 1480 for youth shall consist of but not be limited to: ☒ ☐ ☐ (1) Socks and serviceable footwear; (2) Outer garments; Policy: Section 1480 ☒ ☐ ☐ (3) New non-disposable underwear which shall Policy: Section 1480 remain with the youth throughout their stay, and; We interviewed youth housed in the facility ☒ ☐ ☐ and they each stated they receive their own undergarments which they receive back each night. (4) Undergarments, that are freshly laundered and Policy: Section 1480 free of stains, including tee shirts and bras. ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 37 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 (c) Clothing is laundered at the temperature required by Policy: Section 1480 local ordinances for the commercial laundries and dried completely in a mechanical dryer or other laundry We toured the laundry room and observed the ☒ ☐ ☐ method approved by the local health officer. commercial laundry appliances which are used to launder youths’ clothing. (d) Suitable clothing is issued to pregnant youth. Policy: Section 1480 ☒ ☐ ☐ 1482 CLOTHING EXCHANGE Policy: Section 1482 The facility administrator shall develop and implement The facility has policies and procedures which written policies and site-specific procedures for the require youth to be provided with clean cleaning and scheduled exchange of clothing. Unless underwear/panties, bras, socks, and t-shirts work, climatic conditions, or illness necessitates more ☒ ☐ ☐ daily. Outer garments such as pants, shorts, frequent exchange, outer garments, except for footwear, and sweatshirts are exchanged at least once shall be exchanged at least once each week. Tee shirts, a week. Youth reported during interviews that bras, and underwear shall be exchanged daily; youth they can make a request to staff to exchange shall receive their own underwear back at exchange. any of their clothing at any time if needed. 1484 CONTROL OF VERMIN IN YOUTH’S Policy: Section 1484 PERSONAL CLOTHING A review of the agency’s policies and There shall be written policies and site-specific procedures determined compliance with this procedures developed and implemented by the facility regulation. administrator to control the contamination and/or spread ☒ ☐ ☐ of vermin and ecto-parasites in all youth’s personal clothing. Infested clothing shall be cleaned or stored in a closed container so as to eradicate or stop the spread of the vermin. 1485 ISSUE OF PERSONAL CARE ITEMS Policy: Section 1485 There shall be written policies and site-specific We reviewed the agency’s policies and procedures developed and implemented by the facility procedures and interviewed youth housed at administrator for the availability of personal hygiene the facility to determine compliance with this items. Each female youth shall be provided with sanitary ☒ ☐ ☐ regulation. Youth are issued personal hygiene napkins, panty liners and tampons as requested. items if they are held in the facility for over 24 Each youth to be held over 24 hours shall be provided hours. Female youth are provided sanitary with the following personal care items; napkins, panty liners, and/or tampons as requested. (a) Toothbrush; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (b) Toothpaste; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) Soap; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) Comb; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) Shaving implements; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (f) Deodorant; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (g) Lotion; Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (h) Shampoo; and, Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ (i) Post-shower conditioning hair products. Policy: Section 1485 ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 38 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 Youth shall not be required to share any personal care Policy: Section 1485 items listed in items (a) through (d). Liquid soap provided through a common dispenser is permitted. Youth shall We interviewed youth housed at the facility to not share disposable razors. Double edged safety assist with determining compliance with this razors, electric razors, and other shaving instruments regulation. capable of breaking the skin, when shared among youth, ☒ ☐ ☐ shall be disinfected between individual uses by the method prescribed by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in Sections 979 and 980, Chapter 9, Title 16, California Code of Regulations. 1486 PERSONAL HYGIENE Policy: Section 1486 There shall be written policies and site specific Youth are offered a shower daily and are procedures developed and implemented by the facility afforded an opportunity to brush their teeth administrator for showering/bathing and brushing of ☒ ☐ ☐ after each meal. Dental floss is also available teeth. Youth shall be permitted to shower/bathe up on for youth to use once a day. assignment to a housing unit and on a daily basis thereafter and given an opportunity to brush their teeth after each meal. 1487 SHAVING Policy: Section 1487 Youth shall have access to a razor daily, unless their The agency’s policies and procedures require appearance must be maintained for reasons of youth to have access to a razor daily for the identification in Court. All youth shall have equal ☒ ☐ ☐ purpose of shaving their facial and body hair. opportunity to shave face and body hair. The facility administrator may suspend this requirement in relation to youth who are considered to be a danger to themselves or others. 1488 HAIR CARE SERVICES Policy: Section 1488 Hair care services shall be available in all juvenile We interviewed youth and they reported they facilities. Youth shall receive hair care services monthly. receive monthly hair care services. ☒ ☐ ☐ Equipment shall be cleaned and disinfected after each haircut or procedure, by a method approved by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. 1500 STANDARD BEDDING AND LINEN ISSUE Policy: Section 1500 Clean laundered, suitable bedding and linens, in good We toured the facility and observed the repair, shall be provided for each youth entering a living sleeping rooms which contained a mattress, area who is expected to remain overnight, shall include, ☒ ☐ ☐ pillow, bedding, and other required linens. We but not be limited to: also interviewed youth housed in the facility to determine compliance with this regulation. (a) One mattress or mattress-pillow combination which Policy: Section 1500 meets the requirements of Section 1502 of these ☒ ☐ ☐ regulations; (b) One pillow and a pillow case unless provided for in Policy: Section 1500 (a) above; ☒ ☐ ☐ (c) One mattress cover and a sheet or two sheets; Policy: Section 1500 ☒ ☐ ☐ (d) One towel; and, Policy: Section 1500 ☒ ☐ ☐ (e) One blanket or more, up on request Policy: Section 1500 ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 39 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE – COMMENTS2 1501 BEDDING LINEN EXCHANGE Policy: Section 1501 The facility administrator shall develop and implement The agency’s policies and procedures outline site specific written policies and procedures for the the process for bedding and linen exchange. scheduled exchange of laundered bedding and linen ☒ ☐ ☐ Sheets are exchanged every Saturday while issued to each youth housed. Washable items such as blankets are exchanged every first and third sheets, mattress covers, pillow cases and towels shall Saturday. Clean bath and face towels are be exchanged for clean replacement at least once each provided to youth daily at shower time. week. The covering blanket shall be cleaned or laundered once Policy: Section 1501 a month. ☒ ☐ ☐ 1510 FACILITY SANITATION, SAFETY AND Policy: Section 1510 MAINTENANCE We reviewed the agency’s policies and The facility administrator shall develop and implement procedures to determine compliance with this written policies and site-specific procedures for the regulation. maintenance of an acceptable level of cleanliness, repair and safety throughout the facility. The plan shall provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks, ☒ ☐ ☐ equipment, including restraint devices, and physical plant maintenance and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices in a timely manner. The use of chemicals shall be done in accordance to the product label and Safety Data Sheet which may include the use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 40 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 REVIEW OF NON-REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS GRANT FUNDING OR CODE REFERENCE YES NO N/A P/P REFERENCE - COMMENTS JUVENILE PROBATION AND CAMPS FUNDING (JPCF) (Camps Only) The programs/services identified on the JPCF Camp Eligibility Form are being provided at the facility. (Refer ☐ ☒ ☐ to the JPCF Camp Eligibility Form) 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PRO 25-26 Page 41 of 41 J453 JUV PRO eff. 01.01.25 JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE JUVENILE HALLS AND CAMPS PHYSICAL PLANT EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections APPLICABLE TITLE 24 REGULATIONS: 4/98; 2001; 2003 BSCC Code: 7743 FACILITY NAME: Yolo County Juvenile Hall FACILITY TYPE: JH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS (Check All That Apply): 4/98: 2001: X 2003: OTHER: FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: May 19, 2025 TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Reception/Intake Admission (JH; 1.1) Located in the receiving area. ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains a weapons locker as specified in these regulations Contains a secure room for the confinement of minors pending admission to JH ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides access to a shower ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides a secure vault or storage space for minor's valuables ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides telephone access to minors ☒ ☐ ☐ Provides staff access to hot and cold running water ☒ ☐ ☐ Locked Holding Room (1.2) Three cells located in the receiving area. Each contains 100 square feet. All three are ☒ ☐ ☐ now storage rooms, not used for youth. Contains a minimum of 15 square feet of floor area per minor Provides no less than 45 square feet of floor area ☒ ☐ ☐ Contains seating to accommodate all minors as specified in these regulations ☒ ☐ ☐ 98: Provides access to a toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain as specified in these regulations 03: Be equipped with a toilet, washbasin and drinking ☒ ☐ ☐ fountain unless a procedure is in effect to provide access Maximizes staff visual supervision ☒ ☐ ☐ 03: Outward swinging or lateral sliding door required ☒ ☐ ☐ Natural Light (1.3) Visual access to natural light is provided in locked sleeping rooms, single and double occupancy ☒ ☐ ☐ sleeping rooms, dormitories and dayrooms. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 1 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Corridors (1.4) Corridors in living areas are at least eight feet wide. When doors are staggered or if rooms are located ☒ ☐ ☐ only on one side, corridors may be at least six feet wide. Living Unit (JH; 1.5) Two units (B & C) are currently used for JH living units do not exceed 30 minors and contain housing youth. There were six youth in each sleeping areas and plumbing fixtures, commensurate ☒ ☐ ☐ unit on the date of inspection. with the number of minors housed. Locked Sleeping Rooms (1.6) Each locked sleeping room contains a combination unit. 98: Have a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain unless a procedure is in effect to provide other access to these fixtures ☒ ☐ ☐ 03: Toilet, washbasin and drinking fountain required in locked sleeping rooms Single Occupancy Sleeping Rooms (1.7) Each single occupancy room contains 75 square feet. 98: Minimum of 63 square feet of floor area and a clear ceiling height of eight feet ☒ ☐ ☐ 03: Minimum of 70 square feet of floor area and a clear ceiling height of eight feet 98: A door view panel is constructed of security glazing and is a maximum of 144 square inches. 01: View panel size changed to a minimum of 144 ☒ ☐ ☐ inches. 03: Outward swinging or lateral sliding door required Doors swing out. ☒ ☐ ☐ Double Occupancy Sleeping Rooms (1.8) Each double occupancy room contains 105 square feet. Minimum of 100 square feet floor area, a clear ceiling ☒ ☐ ☐ height of eight feet, and a minimum width of seven feet 98: A door view panel is constructed of security glazing and is a maximum of 144 square inches. 01: View panel size changed to a minimum of 144 ☒ ☐ ☐ inches 03: Outward swinging or lateral sliding door required ☒ ☐ ☐ Dormitories (1.9) In JHs and camps, there is a minimum of 50 square feet of floor area per minor, with a minimum dormitory ☐ ☒ ☐ size of 200 square feet and a minimum clear ceiling height of eight feet. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 2 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS In JHs and camps, dormitories are designed for no ☐ ☒ fewer than four minors. ☐ 98: JH dormitories for detained minors are designed for no more than 15 minors (NA camps). ☐ ☒ 03: This subsection deleted, eliminating the 15 minor ☐ limitation. (See below.) 98: JH dormitories for court commitments are designed for no more than 30 minors (NA Camps). 03: No JH dormitory can be designed for more than ☐ ☒ ☐ 30 minors (regardless of whether it is for court commitments or other detained minors). Dayrooms (1.10) Dayrooms in units A, B, and C each contain 1965 square feet. ☒ ☐ ☐ JH dayrooms contain 35 square feet of floor area per minor. Dayrooms in camps and SPJHs contain 30 square feet of floor area per minor. ☒ ☐ ☐ All dayrooms provide access to toilets, wash basins, drinking fountains and showers. ☒ ☐ ☐ Physical Activity and Recreation Spaces (NA SPJH; 1.11) 98: Facilities with a capacity of less than 41 minors have a minimum of 9,000 square feet dedicated ☐ ☒ ☐ indoor-outdoor space. 01: Facilities with a capacity of 40 minors or less have a minimum of 9000 square feet dedicated indoor-outdoor space. 98: Facilities with a capacity of 41 to 100 minors Approximately 20250 square feet of outdoor have a minimum of 9,000 square feet dedicated recreation space. indoor-outdoor space, plus a field area. The field area contains a minimum of one acre with a minimum dimension of 100 feet. ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: Facilities with a capacity of 41-274 minors have a minimum of 225 square feet of dedicated indoor- outdoor space per minor, up to 61,650 feet. 98: Facilities with a capacity over 100 minors have a minimum of 18,000 square feet dedicated indoor- outdoor space, plus a field area. The field area contains a minimum of one acre with a minimum dimension of 100 feet. ☐ ☒ 01: Facilities with a capacity of 275 or more minors ☐ have 61,650 square feet dedicated indoor- outdoor space, plus 145 square feet for each minor beyond 274 (up to a maximum of 87,120 square feet). 98: At least one half of the dedicated indoor-outdoor space is a paved or "like" surface. 01: Changed from one-half to one-quarter of the ☒ ☐ ☐ space 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 3 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS A portion of the dedicated physical activity and recreation space is out-of-doors, and is equipped and ☒ ☐ ☐ of a sufficient size to comply with Title 15, § 1371. 01: The required recreation area has no single dimension less than 40 feet. ☒ ☐ ☐ Outdoor recreation area lighting allows for evening activities and provides security. ☒ ☐ ☐ Academic Classrooms (NA SPJH; 1.12) Classrooms each rated for 18 minors. ☒ ☐ ☐ Classrooms are designed for a maximum of 20 minors. There is a minimum of one classroom in each facility 2001: Dedicated classroom space is available for every juvenile in the facility. The primary purpose for ☒ ☐ ☐ the academic classroom is for education. Each classroom contains a minimum of 160 square Each classroom contains 683 square feet. feet of floor space for the teacher's desk and work area, and a minimum of 28 square feet floor space ☒ ☐ ☐ per minor. There is a communication system in each classroom that allows for immediate response to emergencies. ☒ ☐ ☐ Safety Room (1.13) ☐ ☒ ☐ Provides a minimum of 63 square feet of floor space and a minimum clear ceiling height of eight feet Limited to one minor ☐ ☒ ☐ Padded as specified in these regulations ☐ ☒ ☐ There are one or more vertical view panels constructed of security glazing. Panels provide a ☐ ☒ view of the entire room and are no more than four ☐ inches wide and at least 24 inches long. Audio monitoring system as specified in these ☐ ☒ regulations ☐ Access to a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain is ☐ ☒ provided. ☐ 03: Be equipped with a variable intensity security- type lighting fixture, with controls outside the ☐ ☒ ☐ room 03: Any wall- or ceiling-mounted devices are designed to prohibit the occupant’s access. ☐ ☒ ☐ Medical Examination Room (NA SPJH; 1.14) Two exam rooms located in the medical area. There is a minimum of one suitably equipped medical ☒ ☐ ☐ examination room in every juvenile facility. The examination room provides the following: Space for routine and emergency examinations that is used for no other purpose; ☒ ☐ ☐ Privacy for minors; ☒ ☐ ☐ Lockable storage for medical supplies; Lockable medical supply room provided. ☒ ☐ ☐ 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 4 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Not less than 144 square feet floor space with no Each exam room contains 151 square feet. single dimension less than seven feet; ☒ ☐ ☐ Hot and cold running water; and, ☒ ☐ ☐ 01: Smooth, non-porous, washable surfaces. ☒ ☐ ☐ Pharmaceutical Storage (1.15) Lockable storage room provided in the medical area. There is lockable storage space for medical supplies and pharmaceutical preparations as specified by Title ☒ ☐ ☐ 15 § 1438. Dining Areas (NA SPJH; 1.16) Provided in each dayroom. There is a minimum of 15 square feet floor space and ☒ ☐ ☐ sufficient tables and seating for each person being fed (including minors, staff and visitors). Dining areas do not contain toilets or showers in the same room, unless there is an appropriate visual barrier. ☒ ☐ ☐ Visiting Space (1.17) Non-contact visiting space and contact visiting room provided. Visiting space is provided. ☒ ☐ ☐ Institutional Storage (1.18) There is a minimum of 80 cubic feet of storage space per minor for institutional clothing, bedding, supplies ☒ ☐ ☐ and activity equipment, in one or more storage rooms. Personal Storage (1.19) Each minor has a minimum of nine cubic feet of secure storage space for personal clothing and ☒ ☐ ☐ belongings. Safety Equipment Storage (1.20) There is a secure area for storing safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, self-contained breathing ☒ ☐ ☐ apparatus, wire and bar cutters, emergency lights, etc. Janitor Closet (1.21) Provided on each unit. There is at least one securely lockable janitorial closet containing a mop sink and sufficient area for ☒ ☐ ☐ storing cleaning implements within the security area. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 5 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Audio Monitoring System (1.22) There is an audio monitoring system capable of actuation by the minor to alert staff in: safety rooms; locked holding rooms, locked sleeping rooms; single ☒ ☐ ☐ and double occupancy sleeping rooms and dormitories of JHs and in locked sleeping rooms and single occupancy rooms of secure camps. Emergency Power (1.23) There is an emergency power source capable of providing minimal lighting in all living units, activity areas, corridors, stairs, and central control points, to maintain fire and life safety, security, communications ☒ ☐ ☐ and alarm systems. The power source conforms to the requirements specified in Title 24, Part 3, Article 700, California Electrical Code (CCR). Confidential Interview Room (1.24) Provided on each unit. ☒ ☐ ☐ Contain a minimum of 60 square feet of floor area and provide for confidential consultation with minors There is a minimum of one suitably furnished interview room for each 30 minors in JHs. ☒ ☐ ☐ There is a minimum of one suitably furnished interview room in each camp. ☐ ☒ ☐ Court Holding Room for Minors (1.26) ☐ ☒ ☐ Contains a minimum of 10 square feet of floor area per minor Limited to no more than 16 minors ☐ ☒ ☐ Provides 40 square feet of floor area and a minimum ☐ ☒ clear ceiling height of eight feet ☐ Contains seating to accommodate all minors ☐ ☒ ☐ Contains a toilet, wash basin and drinking fountain as ☐ ☒ specified in these regulations ☐ Maximizes staffs' visual supervision of minors ☐ ☒ ☐ Toilets/Urinals (2.1) Each single and double occupancy sleeping room contains a combination unit. Toilets are available on living units in a ratio of 1:6 in JH; 1:10 in camps; and, 1:8 in locked holding rooms. One toilet and one urinal may be substituted for every ☒ ☐ ☐ 15 boys. Toilet areas provide modesty for the minors without mitigating staff’s ability to supervise. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 6 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS Wash basins (2.2) Each single and double occupancy sleeping room contains a combination unit. Wash basins must provide hot and cold or tempered water and be available on living units in a ratio of 1:6 ☒ ☐ ☐ in JH; 1:10 in camps; and, 1:8 in locked sleeping rooms. Drinking Fountains (2.3) Provided in each unit dayroom and in the outdoor recreation area. The recreation yard Drinking fountains are accessible to minors and staff drinking fountain was under repair on the ☒ ☐ ☐ date of inspection. in living areas and indoor-outdoor recreation areas. 01: The drinking fountain bubbler is activated by mechanical means and is at an angle that prevents waste water from flowing over the ☒ ☐ ☐ bubbler. Showers (2.4) Five showers located in the dayroom of each unit. Showers provide tempered water and are available on living units at a ratio of at least one shower or ☒ ☐ ☐ bathtub to every six minors. Shower areas provide for inmate privacy without mitigating staff's ability to supervise. ☒ ☐ ☐ Beds (2.5) Beds are at least 30 inches wide and 76 long and are ☒ ☐ ☐ of a pan-bottom type or constructed of concrete. Beds are at least 12 inches of the floor and spaced no less than 36 inches apart. ☒ ☐ ☐ Lighting (2.6) There is at least 20 foot-candles (216 1x) of illumination at desk level in locked sleeping rooms, ☒ ☐ ☐ single and double occupancy rooms, dormitories, dayrooms and activity areas. Night lighting in the above areas provides good visibility and is conducive to sleep. ☒ ☐ ☐ Padding (2.7) Padding in safety rooms covers the floor, door and ☐ ☒ walls to a clear height of eight feet. Benches or ☐ platforms are not placed on the floor of safety rooms. Padded rooms are equipped with a tamper-resistant fire sprinkler as approved by the State Fire Marshal ☐ ☒ ☐ (SFM). 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 7 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) TITLE 24 SECTION YES NO N/A COMMENTS The padding is approved by the SFM and is: non- porous; at least one-half inch thick; of a unitary or laminated construction; firmly bonded to all padded ☐ ☒ ☐ surfaces; and, is without exposed seams. Seating (2.8) Seating is designed for the level of security. When bench seating is used, 18 inches of bench seating is ☒ ☐ ☐ allowed for each person. Weapons Locker (2.9) Provided in the receiving area. Weapons lockers are located outside the security perimeter of the facility. (Personnel do not bring any ☒ ☐ ☐ weapon into the security area.) Lockers are equipped with individual compartments, each with their own locking device. ☒ ☐ ☐ Assess for New Construction/Remodel or Repair: ☒ ☐ ☐ Security Glazing (2.10) (Added in 2003) (Note to inspector: This will typically be assessed from specifications provided at plan review.) Security glazing complies with the minimum requirements of one of the following test standards: ☒ ☐ ☐ American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM F 1233-98, Class III glass; California Department of Corrections, CDC 860-94d, Class C glass; or, H. P. White Laboratory, Inc., HPW-TP-0500.02, Forced Entry Level III. Design Requirements (201(c)6) Design requirements as specified in Title 24, Part 1, 201(c)6 are met. ☒ ☐ ☐ (Note to inspector: See regulation for specific requirements. Note areas of non-compliance that are applicable to the facility type and construction date in the "comments" section.) 18-20: became collocated and YCSO using space for housing in A pod and in booking. 20-22: booking use no longer in operation. rerated back to Probation use only for Juvenile use. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI PHY 25-26 - 8 - J456 PHY 98 01 03.dot (10/03) JUVENILE HALLS, SPECIAL PURPOSE HALLS AND CAMPS LIVING AREA SPACE EVALUATION Board of State and Community Corrections BSCC Code: 7743 FACILITY: Yolo County Juvenile Detention Facility (Juvenile Hall) TYPE: JH RC: 60 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Ray Watson DATE: May 19, 2025 ROOMS EACH ROOM Unit Room Applicable # Each Room Total Size (L x W x H) FIXTURES* COMMENTS or Designation Type Standards Rooms # RC RC T U W F S Beds Square/Cubic Feet Holding 2001 1 - (0) (0) 100 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 Intake Holding (Caulking around camera housing) (Sink in Holding cell 1 calcified) Receiving Holding 2001 2 - (0) (0) 100 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 Both non operable. Storage. Unit A Single 2001 6 1 1 6 70 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 5 Adult Double 2001 12 2 2 24 105 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 Housing Classroom 2001 2 683 Sq. Ft. Single 2001 6 1 1 6 70 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 5 All wet rooms Unit B Double 2001 12 2 2 24 105 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 All wet rooms. Classroom 2001 2 683 Sq. Ft. Each rated for 18 students. Single 2001 6 1 1 6 70 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 5 All wet rooms Unit C Double 2001 12 2 2 24 105 Sq. Ft. 1 1 1 All wet rooms. Classroom 2001 2 683 Sq. Ft. Each rated for 18 students. *Caulk around light fixtures that have gaps in sleeping rooms. *T = Toilets; U = Urinals; W = Wash Basins; F = Fountains; S = Showers in unit. If "Total RC" appears in brackets ( ), it is not part of the facility's rated capacity. 7743 Yolo Juvenile Hall CI LASE 25-26 - 1 - J460 LAS JUV.dot (03/01)