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Tehama supervisors authorize juvenile phone agreement after staff clarify youths cannot be charged
Summary
The board approved a contract allowing Inmate Phone Services (ITS) to provide telephone service for the juvenile hall; staff clarified state rules now require free calls for youth and juvenile‑funds will cover the service, making the county’s projected 30% commission effectively zero.
The Tehama County Board of Supervisors voted May 5 to authorize the chief probation officer to sign an agreement with Inmate Phone Services (ITS) to provide telephone service at the county juvenile detention facility.
Board members moved and seconded the item after public questions about retroactive paperwork and who pays for calls. The contract language shown to the board states ITS would remit a 30% commission of gross revenues to the…
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