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Approximately half of the Isolation Cells in the East, numbered 11 to 22 contain an alcove at the end of the bed nearest the cell door that allows an inmate's head to be hidden from view. Response to Finding 2: The Sheriff's Office agrees with this finding. The type ofIsolation or Single Person cells in the Main Jail, East and West Modules, like the one involved in this incident, were designed and built under the 1963 standards for construction of jail facilities. The East Isolation cells were constructed to provide a specific amount of cell and Sama Barbara County Sheriffs Office Response to the Grand Jury 2011-2012 Report Death ln Custody ( of6 \ bunk space, as required by regulations at the time of construction. The design of these cells in which there is a lower-bunk does create an alcove at the comer of the bed where the table and chair are located. \

Plastic bags were left in isolation cells. Response to Finding 3: The Sheriff's Office agrees with this finding. Commissary items as well as inmate breakfast and lunch meals are provided in clear plastic bags. .' Plastic bags are also used to collect trash. .~

There was no video camera recording Of-.d~e::;ng corridors to allow verification that the Jail policy andprocedures were beingfollowed. Response to Finding 4: The Sheriffs Office agrees with the finding. Although a camera exists in this area, its purpose is for security; it is not intended to be used to verify that policy is being followed. The Electronic Verification System (known as the "Pipe") is the tool used to provide documentation and verification of safety checks.

The decedent made numerous requests for medical checks and several requests for relocation saying hefeared for his life. Response to Finding 5: The Sheriffs Office agrees with the finding. During the time of his incarceration, the inmate submitted over 26 medical request slips for which he was seen by medical staff. Also during his incarceration, he made several requests to the Classification Unit for re-housing. Upon his initial incarceration, he was housed in a "General Population" housing unit. He claimed to have problems with several inmates in the unit and was moved to another General Population housing unit. He received not less than eight housing changes, either at his request or at the request of others, based upon his inability to get along with others. He was exhibiting Barbara County Sheriffs Office onse to the Grand Jury 2011-2012 Report Death In Custody ~- f6 . _~ behavior that indicated he was having some mental health issues. He was subsequently seen and treated by Mental Health staff. On June 25, 2011, he was housed in East ISO 14, a single person cell. On July 5, 2011, an attempt was made to house him in a two-person cell. He refused and remained in East ISO 14.