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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Nevada County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
Nevada County Superior Courthouse Holding Facility
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Findings 7 findings
F1
Standard factory-installed locks on inmate transportation vans do not provide sufficient safety and security for inmates and Sheriff’s personnel.
F2
The length of time the parking garage gates are open could allow unauthorized individuals to enter or exit the garage.
F3
Inconsistent use of the sally port increases the possibility of security issues.
F4
The inability to monitor all sections of the parking garage endangers those using the garage.
F5
The absence of a surveillance camera in the inmate transport elevator may jeopardize the safety of Sheriff’s personnel and inmates.
F6
The surveillance camera blind spot in the Courthouse may jeopardize the safety of individuals in that area.
F7
Employees, inmates and the public may be at risk when hallways are not cleared before moving inmates to courtrooms.
Recommendations 13
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R1There is a holding facility in the Courthouse for inmates transported from WBCF for court appearances and meetings with attorneys.
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R2The external doors of vans transporting inmates from WBCF are equipped with standard factory-installed locks.
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R3Transport vans are driven into the enclosed parking garage located below the Courthouse holding facility.
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R4The parking garage entrance and exit have remote-access, roll-up security gates.
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R5The Jury observed that the timing cycle allows roll-up gates in the parking garage to remain open longer than necessary for a vehicle to enter or exit.
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R6The fenced and gated enclosure, commonly known as a sally port, allows inmates to be loaded and unloaded in a secure area before being taken by elevator to the holding cells.
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R7At the time of inspection, the Jury was told the roll-up security gate on the sally port is not always lowered and secured during movement of the inmates.
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R8If there is a transport van parked in the sally port, additional transports load and unload inmates in the non-secured area of the parking garage.
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R9Several surveillance cameras, recommended in previous Jury reports, have been installed in the Courthouse and are monitored by Sheriff’s personnel.
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R10The surveillance cameras installed in the parking garage do not provide viewing of all sections of the garage.
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R11The inmate transport elevator does not have a surveillance camera installed. Nevada County Superior Courthouse Holding Facility
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R12There is a surveillance camera blind spot in an area of the Courthouse used by both the public and inmates.
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R13In-custody inmate movement between the holding facility and courtrooms takes place in unsecured public corridors.
No Responses Found 1
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