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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Humboldt County Grand Jury
• 2007-2008
Humboldt County Correctional Facility
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Findings 2 findings
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Page 36
The Grand Jury finds video images of sobering cells may not always be clear.
F2
Page 36
The Grand Jury finds there is no procedure to routinely monitor computer use of on-duty correctional officers.
Recommendations 2
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R1Page 36The Grand Jury recommends measures be taken to insure clear and adequate images are captured, including but not limited to the cleaning of camera housings between inmate occupancy.
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R2Page 36The Grand Jury recommends periodic and random monitoring of computer use of on-duty correctional officers. Grand Jury Report # 2008-JL-12 Eureka Police Department Who Shall Respond: Pursuant to California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05, responses to the Findings and Recommendations of this report shall be provided as follows: No Response Required Report: On September 18, 2007, the Grand Jury conducted an inspection of the Eureka Police Department (EPD) and holding cells. The building, erected in the mid-1980s, is showing age and needs to expand to accommodate the department’s growth. The building is also the location for the EPD communications section. The communication dispatchers work rotating shifts twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The department handles all 911 calls for the city. There is an outside phone available for after-hour emergencies. The EPD also provides the following services: patrol, traffic enforcement, animal control, parking enforcement, citizen patrol, records, training, and property/evidence. 34