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Yolo County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
2014-2015 Yolo County G2r and Jury Final Report
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Findings 7 findings
F1
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Officers and staff continue to adjust to AB 109, working with inmates with longer sentences who have more of a prison mentality. Through training and experience, officers have honed the classification system used to house inmates and continue to use programs and work details to keep the inmates engaged. 21 2014 - 2015 YOLO COUNTY GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT: INVESTIGATIONS Monroe Detention and Leinberger Memorial Centers: Adapting Throughout Political and Physical Change
F2
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Officers are optimistic as the Monroe Detention Center is preparing to undergo a $36 million renovation which will make inmate conditions and staff working environment better.
F3
Page 23
Officers and support staff are knowledgeable and well-trained in their areas of expertise, but continue to work with less than ideal staffing numbers.
F4
Page 23
Staff and inmates meet with outside agencies and organizations to help inmates transition back into the community. There is no system in place to track the effectiveness of this program.
F5
Page 23
More space is needed for the programs used to keep inmates engaged in their personal growth and to help inmates transition back into the community.
F6
Page 23
Deficiencies exist in camera surveillance of the pods.
F7
Page 29
Out of date manuals for key collection procedures make staff training difficult.
Recommendations 6
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R1Page 23By January 1, 2016, the Board of Supervisors, as the governing entity of the Detention Center, shall tour the facility to view the areas to be renovated and observe the workload of the staff. As funds become available, strong consideration shall be made to increase the current staff to strengthen the safety of staff and inmates.
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R2Page 23By June 1, 2016, the Detention Commander, in conjunction with the Chief Probation Officer, shall develop and implement a plan to track the effectiveness of discharge planning and in-house programs as they apply to inmates who successfully complete probation.
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R3Page 23The County Administrator, in conjunction with the Detention Commander, shall meet prior to the start of renovations to ensure that all areas originally planned to be in-house program space shall remain as such.
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R4Page 23By January 1, 2016, the Detention Commander shall identify any deficiencies in the surveillance systems and, in conjunction with the Board of Supervisors, take the necessary steps to remedy the deficiencies.
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R5Page 29By December 31, 2015, the Chief Financial Officer, in coordination with the Director of Human Resources, shall determine if additional staffing or funding is needed to efficiently process returned mail. 28 2014 - 2015 YOLO COUNTY GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT: INVESTIGATIONS Collections and Probation: The System is Broken
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R6Page 30By October 31, 2016, the Chief Financial Officer, in coordination with the Chief Probation Officer, shall implement a single accounting and collection software system to facilitate interdepartmental sharing of the probationer’s individual financial account information and probationers’ addresses updated in real time. INVITED RESPONSES Chief Financial Officer – R1 through R6 Chief Probation Officer – R1 through R3 and R6 Director of Human Resources – R5 County Administrator – R2
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