Mendocino County Grand Jury
• 2005-2006
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Coast Sector Sub-station and Holding Cells in Fort Bragg November 3, 2005
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Findings and Recommendations 15 findings
F1
The Mendocino County Sheriff Coast Sector Sub-Station is staffed in accordance with its budget: one Lieutenant, three Sergeants, eleven Deputies, one Bailiff, one Detective, and one Secretary.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
The Sheriff’s Department designates the area between Rockport and Gualala as the Coast Sector.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
A Coast Sector deputy sheriff generates approximately 20 hours of overtime every two weeks.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Coast Sector patrol work is generally limited to dispatch responses, process serving, transportation of detainees, and other departmental duties.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Deputies have recently been issued Tasers and instructed in their use by POST- trained officers (Police Officer Standard Training).
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Storage space for evidence is inadequate.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
the Evidence Room (storage space for evidence) be enlarged and upgraded. (Finding 6)
R7
that the BOS amend the County budget to remedy the problems in the Sub-Station Facility. (Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) Comments Despite the excessive workload and the problems with the facility, the staff of the Mendocino County Sheriff Sub-Station in Fort Bragg is providing excellent services. In the opinion of the Sheriff’s Department, overtime would not be reduced by additional staff. Adding a substantial number of deputies to the roster would allow the Department to increase the hours of community policing. Response Required Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and Recommendations 1 through 7. Sheriff, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department, Findings 1 through 15 and Recommendations 1 through 6. Response Requested Director, Mendocino County Department of General Services, Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and Recommendations 1 through 6.
F7
Detainees at Fort Bragg are normally booked and transported to the County Jail in Ukiah or to another facility within two hours.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Detainees on the South Coast (from Navarro to the south County line) are taken directly to the County Jail in Ukiah.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The Coast Sector Sub-Station Holding Cells are clean.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
The Coast Sector Holding Facility lacks an audio monitoring system.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
an audio monitoring system be installed to bring the Sub-Station into compliance with California Code of Regulations §6031. (Finding 10)
F11
The handicapped rails, benches, air duct screens, wall panel, and faucet handles in the Holding Cells could be used by a prisoner to hang him/herself.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
components in the Holding Cells that present a danger to inmates be corrected. (Finding 11)
F12
The central heating and cooling system in the Sheriff’s Coast Sector Sub-Station is inadequate.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
the heating and cooling system in the Sub-Station be upgraded. (Finding 12)
F13
Given the heavy use of the Sheriff’s Coast Sector offices, cleaning and routine maintenance beyond the regularly scheduled janitorial service provided by County General Services must be performed by the Sub-Station staff.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
the frequency of janitorial services in the Sub-Station be increased. (Finding 13)
F14
The emergency button/bell system installed in the Sub-Station is unmonitored and connected only to offices that are often unoccupied.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
the emergency button/bell system installed in the Sub-Station be monitored at all times. (Finding 14)
F15
In the opinion of the Sheriff’s Department Coast Sector Sub-Station, methamphetamine, along with other drugs including alcohol, is a major factor in most arrests.
No recommendations for this finding
Comments 1
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CO1Despite the excessive workload and the problems with the facility, the staff of the Mendocino County Sheriff Sub-Station in Fort Bragg is providing excellent services. In the opinion of the Sheriff’s Department, overtime would not be reduced by additional staff. Adding a substantial number of deputies to the roster would allow the Department to increase the hours of community policing. Response Required Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and Recommendations 1 through 7. Sheriff, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department, Findings 1 through 15 and Recommendations 1 through 6. Response Requested Director, Mendocino County Department of General Services, Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, Page 2 of 3 2005-2006 Mendocino County Grand Jury 13, 14 and Recommendations 1 through 6. Page 3 of 3 2005-2006 Mendocino County Grand Jury
Agency Responses 1
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