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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Merced County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
Merced County Sheriff’s Department/Mail Jail Facility
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Findings 5 findings
F1
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That a new communication and monitoring system is being installed. The full-body scanner allows the jail to confiscate contraband.
F2
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That the broken glass panel in the in-take sober cell noted in the 2015-2016 Grand Jury report was replaced.
F3
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That inmate cells were clean and organized.
F4
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That improvements have been made to curtail contraband thrown over the fence.
F5
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That the Main Jail is 47 years old and outdated according to the California Corrections Standards Authority. Plans for integrating the jail with the John Latorraca Correctional Center within the next few years will provide the county with a facility that will meet mandated standards.
Recommendations 1
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R1Page 11That the Grand Jury recommends that the Board of Supervisors continue with the plan to implement a single facility at the John Latorraca Correctional Facility. This will improve safety for inmates and officers and reduce the mandatory over-time expenses for Correctional Officers at both facilities. The new single facility ensures that the inmates at