Score: -1
(1/7/2)
Marin County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
Marin County Justice Center: a Model for Change
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
The Marin County Jail is dated and is held to standards in place in 1988 but does not meet modern-day standards for a county jail.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
To safeguard the lives of the general jail population, the Marin County Board of Supervisors should fund and direct the immediate removal of the ligature points in the Marin County Jail.
F2
The complex inmate classification system and the increase in the AB 109 population have significantly reduced the available programming space at the Marin County Jail be- cause of the inability to mix various inmate classification groups both in and out of cells.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
In the study for a Marin Justice Center, the existing Marin County Jail should be used for incarcerated individuals with classifications that pose a significant security risk to Sheriff’s deputies, staff or other detainees. This would also allow for better access to programming spaces for this segment of the incarcerated population.
F3
The Marin County Jail lacks the medical and mental health facilities needed to adequately address the significantly greater incidence of mental health and substance abuse conditions of the current inmate population.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should initiate a study to consider the creation of a Marin Justice Center, which would accommodate detainees charged with misdemeanors and low-level felonies. The Marin Justice Center might include mental health, medical, substance abuse, recreational, and programming facilities. Ideally, the Marin Justice Center could be located at or near the Civic Center.
F4
The current inmate population requires additional programming space that is not available due to the physical limitations of the Marin County Jail.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should initiate a study to consider the creation of a Marin Justice Center, which would accommodate detainees charged with misdemeanors and low-level felonies. The Marin Justice Center might include mental health, medical, substance abuse, recreational, and programming facilities. Ideally, the Marin Justice Center could be located at or near the Civic Center.
R2
In the study for a Marin Justice Center, the existing Marin County Jail should be used for incarcerated individuals with classifications that pose a significant security risk to Sheriff’s deputies, staff or other detainees. This would also allow for better access to programming spaces for this segment of the incarcerated population.
F5
The Marin County Jail’s subterranean location precludes its expansion to build additional programming space and mental health and medical facilities.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should initiate a study to consider the creation of a Marin Justice Center, which would accommodate detainees charged with misdemeanors and low-level felonies. The Marin Justice Center might include mental health, medical, substance abuse, recreational, and programming facilities. Ideally, the Marin Justice Center could be located at or near the Civic Center.
F6
The Marin County Juvenile Hall is a dated, prison-like facility that does not create the restorative justice atmosphere of a modern-day juvenile detention facility.
Related Recommendations (2)
R4
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should include a small juvenile facility in its study for a Marin Justice Center campus. This would be a separate facility for juveniles, but with access to the food, recreational, medical, mental health, educational, and other facilities on the Marin Justice Center campus.
R5
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should close the existing Juvenile Hall when the new juvenile facility is opened.
F7
The small daily population of the Marin County Juvenile Hall does not justify the extraordinary expense of maintaining the existing facility.
Related Recommendations (2)
R4
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should include a small juvenile facility in its study for a Marin Justice Center campus. This would be a separate facility for juveniles, but with access to the food, recreational, medical, mental health, educational, and other facilities on the Marin Justice Center campus.
R5
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should close the existing Juvenile Hall when the new juvenile facility is opened.
F8
The location of Juvenile Hall is virtually inaccessible to many of the parents and guardians of youths being held there because of the significant time and transportation problems it presents.
Related Recommendations (2)
R4
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should include a small juvenile facility in its study for a Marin Justice Center campus. This would be a separate facility for juveniles, but with access to the food, recreational, medical, mental health, educational, and other facilities on the Marin Justice Center campus.
R5
The Marin County Board of Supervisors should close the existing Juvenile Hall when the new juvenile facility is opened.
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