Tehama County Jail
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 Sherrill and Lieutenant Becker. Supervisors include an Administrative Correction Sergeant, four (4) Correction Sergeants, a Cook Supervisor, and a Medical Supervisor. Other workers in the jail include Correctional Deputies, Sheriff Service Officers, Clerks, Cooks, and Nurses, Reserve Officers and S.T.A.R.S. Volunteers who 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 Division includes the Main Jail, Courts, Transportation Unit, Medical Unit, and Food Services.
| Jail Division | Phone Numbers |
|---|---|
| Main Jail / Jail Staff | (530) 529-7910 |
| Administration: Lieutenant Becker | (530) 529-7718 |
| Medical Staff | (530) 528-7613 |
Lieutenant Steve Becker
Correctional Lieutenant Becker is a veteran of the United States Air Force serving nearly eight years as a member of Security Forces rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
After his honorable discharge from the Air Force in 2001, Lieutenant Becker joined the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department as a Correctional Officer. Working as a Correctional Officer, Lieutenant Becker was responsible for the supervision and transportation of inmates housed in the Tehama County Jail. During this period Lieutenant Becker took on the part of Jail Training Officer, training newly hired Correctional Officers in their duties in the Jail.
In 2015 Lieutenant Becker was promoted to Correctional Sergeant beginning his supervisory role with the Sheriff’s Department. In this role, Lieutenant Becker was assigned as the Jail Training Coordinator before eventually being assigned to the Jail Administration as the Administrative Sergeant and Alternative Custody supervisor.
Jail Division Sergeants
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 Sherrill and Lieutenant Becker. Supervisors include an Administrative Correction Sergeant, four (4) Correction Sergeants, a Cook Supervisor, and a Medical Supervisor. Other workers in the jail include Correctional Deputies, Sheriff Service Officers, Clerks, Cooks, and Nurses, Reserve Officers and S.T.A.R.S. Volunteers who 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 Division includes the Main Jail, Courts, Transportation Unit, Medical Unit, and Food Services.
