445 East Florida Avenue · Hemet, California 92543 · (951) 765-2301 September 4, 2014 Honorable Mark A. Cope Presiding*

POST-RELEASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE TEAM (PACT) PROGRAM City of Hemet position concerning the finding: Respondent disagrees partially with the finding. "Initially when the PACT program began, only cities with their own municipal police departments could participate in PACT activities. With the additional funding from BSCC for the PACT program, the participation of cities who contract for their police services became eligible to participate in the PACT program (Grand Jury Report)." When the PACT program was initially proposed to the CCPEC for funding consideration, all law enforcement agencies in the County, including the Sheriff's Department and respective contract cities, were invited to participate. Each agency elected to participate or not based on their individual needs, staffing and financial situation. Initially, the Sheriff's Department elected not to participate. City of Hemet Grand Jury Report Response September 4, 2014

DATA SHARING AND SUPERVISED OFFENDER TRACKING City of Hemet position concerning the finding: Respondent disagrees partially with the finding. "Investigation revealed as of the date of this report, there is no countywide updated and centralized data base for tracking PRCS, MS, and re-arrested probationers (Grand Jury Report)." While the challenge of sharing information was initially a hurdle for the Probation Department to implement due to varying legal opinions, the Probation Department as well as the California Department of Justice have responded to local law enforcement's need for information and have continued to actively seek remedies to ensure that law enforcement officers on the street access to the most updated and reliable information available.

PROBATION OFFICERS AT JAILS "Due to overcrowding in the county jails, prisoners are released from jails at varying times of the day. The deputy sheriffs at the jails are responsible for reviewing the terms and conditions of release which were laid down at the time of a prisoner's sentencing. This meeting to review the terms of release with the prisoner is done at the jail. No discussion of a "case plan" while on probation is done at this time. A case plan may include follow-up meetings, evaluations needed for re-integration, residency reports and other requirements dictated by the Probation officer. The prisoner is released based on the last known address in the prisoner's file. The information for prisoners released on PRCS is communicated to Probation after the prisoner is released. ... "There is a disconnect between the time the prisoner is released from jail and when the prisoner makes contact with Probation, sometimes more than two days. Investigation revealed that many times the prisoner's residence and contact information changed after time was served in jail. Once Probation has the released prisoner's (now probationer's) information, it is up to the probationer to contact Probation. If the probationer has not reported into Probation, then a warrant is issued for the probationer for non- compliance of his probation for failing to report in. The warrants for non-compliant probationers are sent from Probation to the respective PACT units for follow-up, adding workload to the team (Grand Jury Report)." City of Hemet position concerning the finding: Respondent has determined that this finding and

PUBLIC SAFETY ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATION (PSEC) City of Hemet position concerning the finding: Respondent agrees with the finding.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING City of Hemet position concerning the finding: Respondent has determined that this finding and