Inyo County Grand Jury
2019-2020
Findings & Recommendations
6 findings
F1:
The unfenced Camp needs a better security system, especially a camera system covering the public road which runs through and near the unfenced prison grounds.
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R1:
lnstall a better security system for the Camp including a security camera system which covers the public road which runs through and near the Camp.
F2:
The officials at the Camp would like a classroom for the inmates.
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R2:
Consider adding a classroom building in the Camp.
F3:
Our local prison camp devoted almost 265,000 hours to firefighting in the past year.
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R3:
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F4:
Custody Manual Section 542.3 does not require adequate safeguards concerning the release of prisoners.
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R4:
Regarding Section 542.3, the Grand Jury recommends that jail staff revise the manualto require specifically that prisoners not be released without adequate clothing or in such a way that the safety of the prisoners or the surrounding community would be endangered.
F5:
The lnyo County Jail did not document compliance with Custody Manual Section 604.3 concerning written procedures and training for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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R5:
Regarding Sections 604.3 and 604.6, the Grand Jury recommends that jail staff establish written procedures to assess and reasonably accommodate disabilities of inmates and provide periodic formal training on those procedures to staff.
F6:
The lnyo County Jail did not demonstrate that jail staff had read and were familiar with the Custody Manual
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R6:
The Grand Jury recommends that jail staff who are charged with compliance with particular sections of the Custody Manual read and acknowledge in writing that they have read the sections that apply to their duties.
Findings & Recommendations
7 findings
F1:
Inyo County Sheriff Deputies work for $11,160.00 to $22,032.00 per year less than the officers and deputies in the neighboring law enforcement departments of Bishop, Mono County and Mammoth Lakes.
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R2:
The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.
F2:
Inyo spends an average of $133,729.25 per recruit to train a new deputy sheriff.
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R3:
If an Inyo County Deputy, for whom the county has funded a POST certificate, is hired by Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Bishop Police Department, or Mono County Sheriff's department within the first 4 years of service, there should be a requirement of a pro rata reimbursement to Inyo County by either the deputy or the agency hiring the deputy. 8 8 CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526
F3:
In the last 3 ½ years, 6 lnyo deputy sheriffs have left lnyo to work for the 3 neighboring law enforcement departments.
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R2:
The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.
R3:
If an Inyo County Deputy, for whom the county has funded a POST certificate, is hired by Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Bishop Police Department, or Mono County Sheriff's department within the first 4 years of service, there should be a requirement of a pro rata reimbursement to Inyo County by either the deputy or the agency hiring the deputy. 8 8 CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526
F4:
Salary was the primary or at least a major factor in the decision of each and all of the 6 deputies to leave Inyo to go to the other departments.
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R2:
The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.
R3:
If an Inyo County Deputy, for whom the county has funded a POST certificate, is hired by Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Bishop Police Department, or Mono County Sheriff's department within the first 4 years of service, there should be a requirement of a pro rata reimbursement to Inyo County by either the deputy or the agency hiring the deputy. 8 8 CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526
F5:
Experience of law enforcement officers is valuable to the officers and the citizens they serve. Inyo is losing experienced deputies to neighboring departments.
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R2:
The Inyo County Sheriff's Department should give salary raises to all of its deputies to bring their salary at least on a parity with neighboring law enforcement departments.
R3:
If an Inyo County Deputy, for whom the county has funded a POST certificate, is hired by Mammoth Lakes Police Department, Bishop Police Department, or Mono County Sheriff's department within the first 4 years of service, there should be a requirement of a pro rata reimbursement to Inyo County by either the deputy or the agency hiring the deputy. 8 8 CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526
F6:
By our preliminary computations, raising the salaries of all 20 patrol deputies by $1,038.00 per month would cost less than half of what is now being spent in an average year for training new recruits.
F7:
Pro rata reimbursement contracts would be legally valid if signed by recruits before they accept expensive training at the expense of the Inyo County Sheriff's Department. CONFORMED Inyo County Inyo County Grand Jury Post Office Box 401 Independence, CA 93526
Additional Recommendations
1
Not linked to specific findings.
R1:
Prepare a comprehensive analysis of the total compensation package currently offered to starting Inyo County deputies without a Police Officers Standards and Training (POST) certificate as compared to the package offered to officers/deputies being hired with a POST certificate by local law enforcement agencies.