Jail Division

Captain Danny Rabalais heads the Jail Division. Captain Rabalais began his law enforcement career in 1983, and came to Tehama County in 1992 after serving nine years with the Orange Police Department in Southern California.

In his current assignment, Captain Rabalais is charged with administering the jail division, transportation division, medical services division, and food services division.

Captain Rabalais is currently the a board member for the Tehama County Police Activities League (PAL) and board president for the Tehama County Department of Education.

In his off-duty time, he enjoys photography. Together, he and his wife, Dianne, have three children.

Lieutenant Yvette Borden began her law enforcement career in 1990. She graduated from high school in Willows in 1984, obtained her Associate's Degree from Butte College in 1986, and graduated from the Butte Police Academy in 1989. After a short stint as a Correctional Officer with the Glenn County Sheriff's Office, she came to Tehama County. Serving as a Deputy Sheriff in the jail and on patrol, she promoted to Detective in 1993. Working mainly child abuse and sex-related crimes, she was the first-ever female Detective in Tehama County.

In 2000, Yvette promoted to Sergeant, once again becoming the department's first female to attain this rank. In her 8 years as a Sergeant, she held several assignments in the jail and on patrol. In June of 2007, she once again distinguished herself by becoming the department's first female Lieutenant. Assigned to the custody division, she serves as second-in-command of the jail.

Pictured L-R: CO Sergeant Colleen Lewis, CO Sergeant Chad Gibson, Captain Danny Rabalais,
Lieutenant Yvette Borden, CO Sergeant Don Albertson, and CO Sergeant Dave Hohenstein.

The Tehama County Jail is located at 502 Oak Street (corner of Oak & Madison) in Red Bluff, California. It was built in 1974 with additions completed in 1994. The Main Jail has a capacity for 227 inmates and houses sentenced and pre-sentenced inmates.

The Main Jail is managed by Captain Rabalais. Supervisors include a Lieutenant, four (4) Sergeants, a Cook Supervisor, and a Medical Supervisor. Other workers in the jail include Deputies, Correctional Officers, Sheriff Service Officers, Clerks, Cooks, and Nurses, Reserve Officers and S.T.A.R.S. Volunteers also add to the work force of the jail.

The Jail Division is the largest Division of the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office and comprises about half of the Sheriff Office’s personnel and budget. The Jail has the capacity to house 227 inmates.

The Jail Division includes the Main Jail, Transportation Unit, Medical Unit, and Food Services. For more information on these units, click on the appropriate icon.