Shasta Sheriff’s Office calls community meeting on proposed ‘Corrections and Rehabilitation Campus’
Next Wednesday, residents will have an opportunity to attend a community meeting to learn more about a controversial Corrections and Rehabilitation Campus that’s proposed to be built off Eastside Road, the Sheriff’s Office said this week.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office notified the public of a community meeting to discuss the Corrections and Rehabilitation Campus Project.
It’s a proposed correctional facility tentatively slated to be built off Eastside Road in Redding, not far from Haven Humane. The project was originally brought forward in response to Proposition 36, which increases legal penalties for repeat drug and theft offenses.
An initial presentation by Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson to the county board last January focused on the idea of building an alternative custody facility at the site to expand the county’s current alternative custody program. Alternative custody refers to a system where individuals with nonserious convictions serve their sentences outside of traditional jails or prisons, allowing them to stay with their families and continue working.
A draft contract for design of facilities at the site was unanimously approved by supervisors last November, though what exactly might be built there is still unclear.
In previous comments to Shasta Scout, Supervisor Matt Plummer indicated that along with alternative custody, the site could be developed to include a secure housing facility for incarcerated people preparing to reenter the community from state prison as well as the county jail. He said a residential jail to replace Shasta’s aging incarceration infrastructure downtown might also be built there eventually.
The project has garnered much pushback from some members of the public. Community members who live close to the proposed location gathered in opposition to the facility last year, with many of their concerns centering around the unclear scope of the facility, as well as how the project may impact public safety and the environment in the surrounding neighborhood.
Sheriff Michael Johnson will be at the community meeting next week to present on the project, as well as address concerns and answer questions from residents, the Sheriff’s Office wrote in the press release.
The meeting will occur on August 5 at 5:30 p.m., and will take place at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors chambers, located at 1450 Court Street.
Moe Shimizu is a student at Yale University. She’s reporting for Shasta Scout as a 2026 summer intern, with support from the Nonprofit Newsroom Internship Program — created by The Scripps Howard Fund and the Institute for Nonprofit News.
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The battle is won.
I’m glad the jail is going there. That land is currently occupied by sewage ponds and homeless camps. At least then the homeless will have treatment centers where they live.
I really appreciate Matt Plummer including substance abuse and behavioral health services at this location. It will give those exiting the criminal justice system the opportunity they need as they transition into our community.
Hal,
I’m always skeptical of anyone who uses a capo.
I hope your comment was satire
“…could be developed to include a secure housing facility for incarcerated people preparing to reenter the community from state prison??”
So a dumping ground for felons?
Oh hell no!
I had to write this twice because it was deleted. This article is EXTREMELY MISLEADING. Why not interview the constituents that this MONSTROSITY WILL DESTROY. You left out all the facts and only listened to Johnson. He’s not going to tell the truth because he wants his name on the building.
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Ms. Shimizu, most of what you said is not factual. Why don’t you interview the people that this is going to affect? This article is extremely MISLEADING for does not represent the constituents of Shasta County. This is an extremely BIASED article.
You say it’s not factual but offer no examples of untrue statements. You say the article is misleading because it “does not represent the constituents of Shasta County,” as if failing to describe what you view as the correct opinion is somehow misleading. The similarity to Orange Mussolini’s labeling of any news that he doesn’t like as “fake news” is inescapable.
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A whole paragraph of the article is dedicated to describing community opposition to the proposed project. That paragraph includes a link to an earlier article focused entirely on opposition to the project. Apparently, you think the whole article should have focused on that opposition.
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You say the article is BIASED, but don’t identify a single example of bias, leaving the impression that the even-handedness you desire is a hit piece in opposition to the project.
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It appears that you’re trying to ape the cringy writing style of Orange Mussolini. You come close with your overuse of all-caps, but you need to include exclamation points. (!!!) And you might want to conclude with, “Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
I fly for USA . . .
I don’t trust sheriff Johnson. The guy entered into a secret $550,000 contract for flock cameras citizens do not want. He refuses to answer legitimate questions on a wide range of topics all the time. He refuses public records requests. He repeatedly demonstrates he doesn’t care what residents want. Why did anyone agree to go forward in this project when there was only a vague concept provided with no specifics? Giving the benefit of the doubt maybe this is all a great idea but when it’s undertaken by an untrustworthy person in a shady manner the instinct is to say NO.
In my humble opinion placing this project next to neighborhoods and destroying riparian habitat is an abomination and a crime against nature.
Typically it’s what I would expect from the people who want to put it there.
Here is an alternate suggestion, how about putting it in the Stillwater Business Park? I believe there are many available lots there.
Aw, come on.
What’s another turd in the Redding punchbowl?
Build the new Jail-rehab thingy right there on top of the new AI data center.
Plenty of fresh water, to boot.
Cant get the water there.. Bella Vista is not required to provide it and does not have the capacity.. the city just cant say here you go because they also take BV water… I don’t know if the city has the capacity but this would be a good question to ask. good location otherwise..
Our Sheriff is between a rock and a hard place.. no one wants a jail close to where they live. We demand more incarcerations but where to put them…million dollar question. In my opinion Johnson is a far better Sheriff this county has had in a long time and the good old boy crap of the past isn’t in play anymore.
I’m sure with all the funding water could be found. The area must have some kind of aquifer…dig a well, get a grant to extend infrastructure.
If bethel can get water from Bella vista why not a jail. It could be called the bethel in Christ reform center.
I don’t trust any sheriff who calls himself a constitutional sheriff.
Not a good old boy?
That’s a laugh.
It’s difficult to imagine how folks can misinterpret a constitutional racket for not being part of the militia uprising in XX. Ignorance or denial? It’s a valid question.
Jis, please explain yourself!
I already did.
I already have XXplained myself.
Joe Too sez: “In my humble opinion placing this project next to neighborhoods and destroying riparian habitat is an abomination and a crime against nature.“
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Not a bad idea, putting the facility at Stillwater Business Park. Much more environmentally friendly, for sure.
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And while we’re saving riverfront property from development, how about convincing Redding Rancheria to be good stewards of the river and riparian habitat and not locate their huge casino complex on open space on the other side of the river. That, or please STFU forever about how much Native Americans care about our natural resources.