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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Sacramento County Grand Jury
• 2020-2021
Method of Investigation The grand juryvisited and toured both the Scmj and the Rccc facilities. The grand jury
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Findings 4 findings
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0 The number of inmates in the minimum-security section at RCCC will likely continue to decrease as a percentage of the total inmate population as the courts pursue alternatives to incarceration for low-risk non-violent offenders. As a consequence an increase in the custodylevel of inmates will occur.
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0 The aging infrastructure of RCCC, with its abundance of fences and key-locked gates, is labor intensive and requires higher staffing levels to insure the safetyof staff and inmates.
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0 The modular classrooms are remote and deputyresponse to an emergency situation maynot occur in sufficient time to avoid a major incident.
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0 The Sandra Larsen Facility for female inmates offers a vocational program not available at the SCMJ.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 1532 The Sacramento CountyBoard of Supervisors, the Sacramento CountySheriff, and RCCC should develop and adopt a long-term comprehensive plan, to address the needs of the changing inmate population.
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R2Page 1531 The Sacramento CountyBoard of Supervisors and the Sacramento County Sheriff should staff RCCC to the level recommended by the Corrections Standards Authority, the Inspector General and internal management.
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R3Page 1531 The RCCC Management Team should provide a personal alarm device for summoning assistance to the adult education teachers.
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R4Page 1531 Funding to house female inmates and the vocational education program at the Sandra Larsen Facility should continue. Response Requirements Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 require that specific responses to all findings and recommendations contained in this report be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court by October 1, 2010, from: · The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors · Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness Mail or hand-deliver a hard copy of the response to: Hon. Steve White, Presiding Judge Sacramento County Superior Court 720 9th Street, Dept. Sacramento, CA 95814 In addition, email the response to Becky Castaneda, Grand Jury Coordinator, at castanb@saccourt.com 136 Informational Reports Preface The 2009-2010 Sacramento County Grand Jury wrote eleven informational reports. These reports were written to enlighten the citizens of the county of Sacramento to the variety of departments located throughout the county that provide services to the general public. Most of the information received from these reports was received through touring and briefings from employees at the various city/county/state departments. The tours of the county and state correctional facilities are mandated by California Penal Code Section 919 (b) which states in part, “The grand jury shall inquire into the conditions and management of the public prisons within the county.” The informational report titled, “Sacramento City Unified School District-Last Chance to Put Children First,” was released publicly prior to the release of this final report. The remaining informational reports are: · Sacramento County Main Jail · Sacramento County Coroner’s Office · Sacramento Emergency Call Centers · The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento · Carson Creek Boys Ranch · California State Prison-Sacramento-New Folsom · Folsom State Prison · Sacramento County Mental Health Services-A System in Crisis · Child Protective Services Follow-up Report · Sacramento County Traffic Fines-What You See Isn’t What You Get 137 This page was intentionally left blank. Sacramento City Unified School District Last Chance to Put Children First