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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Amador County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
Criminal Justice Committee: Amador County Jail Inspection
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Findings 5 findings
F1
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Amador County Jail is inadequate to meet current needs.
F2
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The Sheriff is applying for competitive grant funds that will be used to expand the Jail’s housing and program space.
F3
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Through the authorized waiver process, the Jail is in compliance with jail regulations.
F4
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Two suicides occurred in the Jail. Investigations were completed.
F5
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Persons adjudicated as mentally unfit to stand trial and ordered to be taken to a state hospital are housed for long periods of time in jail holding cells because the state says they do not have bed space available.
Recommendations 3
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R1Page 30The Sheriff should continue to seek funding for jail expansion. 24
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R2Page 31The Sheriff should work with Behavioral Health to assure at-risk detainees are properly identified.
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R3Page 31The Sheriff should continue his efforts working with the Court and his colleagues to cause the State to accept in a timely manner those persons deemed unfit for trial.