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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
Santa Cruz County Correctional Facilities: Are They Effectively Utilized and What Are the Options?
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Findings 7 findings
F1
Page 73
The overcrowded conditions of Santa Cruz County Main Jail will be exacerbated with the transfer of state prisoners back to their originating county.
F2
Page 73
Rountree and Blaine facilities are not fully utilized with respect to capacity.
F3
Page 73
Security, staff and vehicles are required to transport inmates to the Main Jail for medical/dental needs due to limited medical services at the Rountree Facility.
F4
Page 73
The lack of sophisticated dental equipment at the Main Jail requires secure transportation to off-site facilities for those inmates requiring more complex dental work.
F5
Page 73
There are no program performance assessment tools, which prevents staff from evaluating the effectiveness of the educational programs.
F6
Page 73
Due to a lack of consistent communication from jail personnel, not all inmates are aware of reentry programs offered at the time of their release.
F7
Page 73
There are inadequate programs and resources to assist inmates in their reentry into society, such as job skill training, treatment programs, counseling, and transitional housing.
Recommendations 8
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R1Page 73Conversion of the Blaine Street Facility into a transitional housing facility or consolidation with another facility should be considered.
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R2Page 73The Sheriff’s Office should perform a cost-benefit analysis of re-opening the housing portion of the minimum security facility at Rountree to reduce overcrowding at the Main Jail.
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R3Page 73The Sheriff’s Office should perform a cost-benefit analysis of providing medical services at Rountree, such as staffing a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or a physician on site, versus the current need for secured transportation costs and associated risks.
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R4Page 73The Sheriff’s Office should perform a cost-benefit analysis of the acquisition and installation of more sophisticated dental equipment for the Main Jail versus the current method of securely transporting inmates off-site for dental care. 70 ∫ Santa Cruz County Grand Jury Final Report 2009-2010
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R5Page 74The Sheriff’s Office should implement a mechanism to track the effectiveness of educational programs within the 2011-12 fiscal year.
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R6Page 74Based upon analysis of the tracking data, the Sheriff's Office should modify their existing educational programs where warranted or consider implementing successful educational programs in use in other jurisdictions, such as Santa Barbara County.
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R7Page 74Inmates should be better informed of post-release resources, such as job skill training, treatment programs, counseling, and transitional housing.
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R8Page 74Santa Cruz County should perform a cost-benefit analysis of the implementation of additional programs and resources to assist inmates in their re-entry into society.