Del Norte County Supervisor Roger Gitlin announces Pelican Bay State Prison , Crescent City will be recognized at the California State Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Sacramento., April 24-25. Secretary of Corrections Ralph Diaz will appear on a panel with PBSP Warden James Robertson and Supervisor Gitlin at the Administration of Justice Policy Committee addressing supervisors from the 58 California Counties on the recent re-implementation of the long dormant Off-Reservation Inmate Fire crews who remove trash from the 3.5 mile Freeway median along the Highway 101, north of Crescent City. Only State employees are permitted access to the median.
The Panel will also announce additional expansion of the inmate crews program to address other littered areas along the Cal Trans Right-of-Way, in Del Norte County.
If you wish to contact Supervisor Gitlin, he can be reached at the following:
Email: rgitlin@co.del-norte.ca.us
Address: 981 H. St Suite 200, Crescent City, CA. 95531 Telephone Numbers: (707) 464-0801 Direct Line (707) 951-6361 Cell (707) 464-1165 Fax
Congratulations Roger for thinking out of the box for implementing a program for inmate crews to remove trash from Freeway medians .It certainly is appreciated by the people who live in Crescent City and it might help the inmates gain appreciation of helping the Communities that they are incarcerated in!