Support use of the jail facility, provided revisions and renovations occur as required by law as well as alternative programs for incarcerated adults .
Position In Brief:
- Support recreation programs and facilities within the jail including alternatives such as yoga and meditation.
- Continue library, vocational and educational programs within the jail such as the book cart, opportunities to obtain a GED and college credit, and voter registration information.
- Support work alternative programs such as the farm, Humboldt Botanical Garden, Hoopa food distribution Eureka woodlot, and County garage.
- Support substance abuse counseling, veterans aftercare and treatment, and mental health counseling, such as a local treatment unit for those deemed incompetent by the courts to understand the court process in lieu of a waiting period to go to the State Hospital for competency treatment.
- Encourage pretrial and post-trial alternatives to incarceration.
- Support adequate fiscal support for full staffing, facilities repair/maintenance, and work alternative programs.
- Support the use of science-based risk assessment tools within the adult detention facilities and programs to address needs such as the dormitory supervision model with option of cells for behavioral health needs.
- Support adequate funding for re-entry facilities.
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Humboldt County