San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
• 2011-2012
California Men’s Colony (cmc) Inspection Report
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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings
F1
CMC is generally clean, safe and managed professionally.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Visiting Room is large open space with a moderately raised platform at one end comprises the visiting room at CMC. In addition, inmates and guests may mingle in the adjacent open-air courtyard and foyer. Inmates qualified for visits but restricted to no contact may receive visitors in the closed, partitioned cubicles adjacent to the main room. The visiting room is furnished with portable plastic/metal tables and stacking chairs. Vending machines line a wall. During visiting hours, there are four officers to supervise the three areas provided for visitation. Between inmates and guests, the crowd can include 400 or more people. The four officers assigned to supervision have only two low-resolution video cameras to assist them with monitoring inappropriate contact and the passing of contraband
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Prison Industries Authority (PIA) PIA is composed of two knitting mills, four factories, print plant, laundry, PIA warehouse, and PIA maintenance. They manufacture over $20,000,000.00 worth of products utilized by other state agencies. The t-shirt factory is capable of manufacturing over 6,000 items a day. Recent contracts with Caltrans for high visibility shirts has resulted in the manufacture of 60,000 shirts completed, another 50,000 now under construction and future orders for an additional 50,000 shirts. Grand Jurors toured the shoe manufactory and print shop. The skills taught and practiced here range from fork lift driving to machine operation and printing. All work areas were orderly and efficient. Inmates and staff appear safe and content.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Kitchen area on West Side: The kitchen appeared neat and clean.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Educational Programs/Libraries: No inmates were present during the Grand Jury’s inspection of academic settings. The U.S. government and law books do not appear to be up-to-date. Access to law books requires filling out a form with the librarian. The Grand Jury did not see the law librarian during its visit.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Medical Services: Medical recordkeeping system is being digitized. Dental Care: Inmates filled all chairs at the time of the Grand Jury inspection. Inmates under age 50 get one dental check-up every two years. Over age 50 they get one check-up per year. Outpatient Services: Patients line up outside to make medical appointments. The outpatient services area is small, congested and appears chaotic for staff and patients. Lab tests, X-Rays, a pharmacy, and minor surgery are available. In-Patient Services: There are 2 semi-private wards and one isolated room. It appears there is adequate space for the inmate patients, but not for storage. Families may visit the critically ill. There are 37 beds for acute care, nursing home care and rehabilitation. Building 50 is the “psych ward,” which houses many developmentally disabled inmates. The state pays for most of their care.
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1The Grand Jury found the condition of both the West Side and the East Side generally clean, safe and secure for all inmates and staff. Inmate population, both East Side and West Side, is decreasing as a result of AB 109. Consequently, CMC anticipates a reduction of 200 custody and non-custody staff positions. Other effects from the declining CMC population due to AB l09 include decreases in: Incident reports Disciplinary reports Administrative Segment placements Requests for medical appointments CMC has an ongoing contraband problem with cell phones and drugs, but it must rely on other agencies to provide trained dogs to conduct searches. Page 7 The East Side visiting room has outdated video surveillance equipment. CMC has educational/rehabilitative programs that benefit inmates. Chief among these is PIA, which provides many quantifiable and unquantifiable benefits to the inmates and prison administration. Mental health issues comprise a substantial portion of the total medical services provided at CMC. Volunteers play an important role in providing services to inmates at CMC.
Commendations 1
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CM1The Grand Jury commends CMC for: Its impressive progress in digitizing its medical records The Prison Industries Administration at CMC The “Gold Coats” inmate volunteer program at CMC