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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury • 2018-2019

2018-19 Consolidated Final Report with Responses 7 2018–2019 Detention Facilities Inspection Report

Published: June 19, 2019 8 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings

F1 Page 13
Drugs continue to come into all facilities undetected.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Page 13
The Sheriff’s Department should research and evaluate body scanning equipment to detect drugs coming into facilities. (F1)
F2 Page 13
Overcrowding continues to be an issue at the Main Jail with no-long term solution in place. (See Grand Jury reports from 2013–2014, 2014–2015, and 2016–2017.)
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 13
The Sheriff’s Department and Board of Supervisors should evaluate long-term solutions to the overcrowded Main Jail, including bond measures to replace or renovate the facility. (F2)
F3 Page 13
Ongoing staff shortages and unfilled positions result in mandatory overtime.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
Page 13
The Sheriff’s Department and Board of Supervisors should address the effects of mandatory staff overtime. (F3)
F4 Page 13
Many detention facility staff commute long distances because local housing is unaffordable, increasing staff stress.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
Page 13
The Sheriff’s Department and Board of Supervisors should explore options for subsidized housing to reduce the number of staff commuting long distances due to unaffordable local housing. (F4)

Additional Recommendations 1

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.