Educational Parity In Custody (epic) Report: Responses to Cgj Findings Respondent assigned Cgj Year Report Title #

Program staff is included in the gender Ensuring Equality of of the female population in and out of the SF jail system, awareness training provided in Advanced Officer training. Women's Education in regardless of surgical status. the SF Jail System 2016-17 Educational Parity In F12 The Sheriff’s Department lacks a set of proper disciplinary actions Sheriff’s disagree, wholly The Sheriff's Departments disciplinary procedures are set forth in the San Custody (EPIC) Report: for Sheriff’s deputies/ jail staff who refuse to accept transgender Department Francisco Charter, the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, the Rules and Ensuring Equality of females as female jail population members, including refusals to Regulations of the Sheriff's Department and the collective bargaining Women's Education in perform common jail search duties on transgender inmates in the agreements between the Sheriff's Department and the unions that represent the SF Jail System SF jail system. Sheriff's Department sworn and non-sworn employees. Corrective action taken pursuant to violation of department policy, whether involving TGI policy or any other policy, is consistent with these. Corrective action may take the form of informal counseling, formal counseling, or request for a formal reprimand, suspension or termination. 2016-17 Educational Parity In F13 The Sheriff’s Department lacks proper classification directives to Sheriff’s disagree, partially The Sheriff's Department's classification policy, which is based on an Custody (EPIC) Report: classify transgender females as a part of the female population of Department objective classification system certified by the National Institute of Justice, is Ensuring Equality of the SF jail facilities. designed to house each individual who comes Into custody in the safest and Women's Education in least restrictive housing appropriate to their classification level. Gender the SF Jail System Identity is one factor taken into consideration. The classification policy with regard to TGI prisoners is undergoing revision, consistent with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), which provides for the housing of transwomen with cis women when it is preferred by transwomen and their classification history does not prevent it. 2016-17 Civil Grand Jury Educational Parity In Custody (EPIC) Report: RESPONSES TO CGJ FINDINGS Respondent assigned CGJ Year Report Title # Findings by CGJ 2017 Responses (Agree/Disagree) 2017 Response Text 2016-17 Educational Parity In F14 The Sheriff’s Department lacks proper female housing for Sheriff’s disagree, partially Architectural limitations currently make it impossible to house transwomen Custody (EPIC) Report: transgender females in the SF jail system, negatively affecting Department with cis women in a manner consistent with PREA. Nevertheless, TGI Ensuring Equality of their socialization and educational potential. prisoners not requiring specialized housing for medical, behavioral health or Women's Education in mental health issues are housed together in a separate unit within the male the SF Jail System re-entry the SF Jail System pod at County Jail #2 until structural improvements required by PREA can be made to women's housing units to ensure shower privacy. 2016-17 Civil Grand Jury Educational Parity In Custody (EPIC) Report: RESPONSES TO CGJ