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The Grand Jury recommends that the Sheriff’s Office 1745 Mission Drive Solvang, CA 93463 provide work detail opportunities to female inmates at both of the County’s jails Phone (805) 686-5000 in crews that allow for a more flexible number of women. To be implemented by Sheriff – Coroner Office January 1, 2026. S. San Antonio Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Phone (805) 681-4146 Sheriff’s Office Response: Will be implemented, with an implementation schedule. Main Jail 4436 Calle Real The Sheriff’s Office has recently codified work requirements for incarcerated Santa Barbara, CA 93110 persons based on job performance factors, which take into account a person’s Phone (805) 681-4260 security level, their physical limitations, and disability accommodations. All Northern Branch Jail 2301 Black Road work crew assignments within the jail facilities are voluntary. Due to the Santa Maria, CA 93455 relatively small number of incarcerated women within the Main Jail (54 females (805) 554-3100 as of 8/4/2025), it is very difficult to assign them to work in larger crews that COURT SERVICES exist within the kitchen and laundry. Mixing incarcerated men and women CIVIL OFFICES within a jail setting creates risk and cannot be safely accomplished with current staffing levels. In the past, the Sheriff’s Office has attempted to utilize a female Santa Barbara Division kitchen crew at the Northern Branch Jail. However, this effort was difficult to 1105 Santa Barbara Street P O Box 690 maintain due a to lack of eligible participants willing to volunteer. Nevertheless, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Phone (805) 568-2900 the Sheriff’s Office will evaluate various existing work assignments with a view to offering them to incarcerated women. This will be implemented before Santa Maria Division 312 E. Cook Street, “O” January 1, 2026. Santa Maria, CA 93456 Phone (805) 346-7430 Of f ice o f t he S herif f SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BILL BROWN STATIONS Sheriff-Coroner Buellton 140 W. Highway 246 P. O. Box 6427 • 4434 Calle Real • Santa Barbara, California 93160 CRAIG BONNER Buellton, CA 93427 Phone (805) 681-4100 • Fax: (805) 681-4322 Undersheriff Phone (805) 686-8150 www.sbsheriff.org Carpinteria 5775 Carpinteria Avenue August 25, 2025 Carpinteria, CA 93013 Phone (805) 568-3399 Isla Vista 6504 Trigo Road

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The Grand Jury recommends that the Sheriff’s Office Northern Branch Jail 2301 Black Road expand current educational and vocational course offerings at the Main Jail in Santa Maria, CA 93455 cooperation with local colleges. (805) 554-3100 COURT SERVICES Sheriff’s Office Response: It will not be implemented with an explanation of CIVIL OFFICES why. Please see the response to

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The Grand Jury recommends that the Sheriff’s Office expand its efforts to make more community-provided self-improvement and Santa Maria 812-A W. Foster Road therapy programs available to educate and motivate inmates at both jails, Santa Maria, CA 93455 including the women. Phone (805) 934-6150 Solvang Sheriff’s Office Response: It will not be implemented with an explanation of 1745 Mission Drive Solvang, CA 93463 why. Phone (805) 686-5000 The Sheriff’s Office is always interested in expanding educational and Sheriff – Coroner Office vocational programs to persons incarcerated within its jails, whenever feasible. S. San Antonio Road The Main Jail’s design makes it difficult and cost prohibitive at times to provide Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Phone (805) 681-4146 additional programs. The Sheriff’s Office partners with numerous community providers, volunteers, and local community colleges to provide programs and Main Jail 4436 Calle Real activities that are beneficial to those who are incarcerated. To do so, we depend Santa Barbara, CA 93110 on their willingness and ability to provide such services. Many of these activities Phone (805) 681-4260 also require supervision by custody deputies, which we cannot always prioritize Northern Branch Jail 2301 Black Road staffing resources to accomplish. Once construction is completed at the Santa Maria, CA 93455 Northern Branch Jail to replace Main Jail beds with more adequate program (805) 554-3100 spaces available, the Sheriff’s Office will be able to offer more self-improvement COURT SERVICES and therapeutic programs to both men and women. CIVIL OFFICES Santa Barbara Division 1105 Santa Barbara Street P O Box 690 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Phone (805) 568-2900 Santa Maria Division 312 E. Cook Street, “O” Santa Maria, CA 93456 Phone (805) 346-7430