Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
Jails in Transition 20152016 Jail Inspection Report
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
The Facility Risk Report, which is generated from the Crisis Intervention Team meeting, lacks specific recommendations.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Grand Jury recommends the Crisis Intervention Team’s Facility Risk Report include written concerns and recommendations for inmates identified as atrisk. (F1)
F2
The Crisis Intervention Team only meets on weekdays, creating potential communication problems by not meeting on weekends and holidays.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Grand Jury recommends the Crisis Intervention Team meet seven days a week. (F2)
F3
The Observation Unit does not meet the standard definition of an infirmary.
Related Recommendations (2)
R3
The Grand Jury recommends that the Observation Unit be upgraded to an infirmary or that the Sheriff’s Office stop referring to the area as an infirmary. (F3)
R4
This Grand Jury has concerns about the usage of space in the Observation Unit and the Medical Unit and recommends working with a space planner to redesign the physical access between these two units. (F3–F5)
F4
There are two holding cells in the Medical Unit which can be put to better use for inmate medical needs.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
This Grand Jury has concerns about the usage of space in the Observation Unit and the Medical Unit and recommends working with a space planner to redesign the physical access between these two units. (F3–F5)
F5
The Medical Unit (which houses the nurse’s station) is several doors away from the Observation Unit contributing to lessthanoptimal medical care.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
This Grand Jury has concerns about the usage of space in the Observation Unit and the Medical Unit and recommends working with a space planner to redesign the physical access between these two units. (F3–F5)
F6
Current policy allows 72 hours before an atrisk inmate is seen by a doctor, which we feel is too long for atrisk inmates.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
The Grand Jury recommends that atrisk inmates be seen within four hours by medical personnel. (F6)
F7
The window for cell 13 in the Observation Unit is too small for adequate observation.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
The Grand Jury recommends that the window for cell 13 in the Observation Unit be enlarged to at least the same size as the other cells. (F7)
F8
The Main Jail’s unsecured kitchen back door is a security risk.
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
The Grand Jury recommends a fence be built within this year to enclose the unrestricted area outside the kitchen back door. Until it is completed, a temporary solution should be installed immediately and inmates should be personally escorted. (F8)
Observations 2
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OB1 Page 6The Main Jail’s unsecured kitchen back door is a security risk.
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OB2 Page 6F8. The Main Jail’s unsecured kitchen back door is a security risk.
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