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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2009-2010
El Dorado County Jail, Placerville
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Findings 2 findings
F1
Page 41
The facility currently uses a VHS recording system to monitor selected locations in the jail. It supports eight cameras throughout the facility with the recorder and monitor units located in a secure room. The multiplex transfer equipment and approximately 2500 tapes are stored in a separate secure room. The jail is required to maintain the tapes for a period of three years, which necessitates the purchase of 800 new tapes a year. This dated recording system is no longer manufactured and it is difficult to find qualified technicians to repair the system when it fails.
F2
Page 41
The soundproofing of the attorney/inmate interview rooms is inadequate. Individuals in the area can hear conversations outside the attorney’s section of the rooms.
Recommendations 2
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R1Page 40It is recommended that the Sheriff replace the VHS recording system with a digital system capable of recording the same locations presently being monitored.
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R2Page 40The Sheriff should install additional soundproofing material to protect attorney/client privilege in the attorney/inmate interview rooms.