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San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
• 2017-2018
Moving the Dial at the County Jail
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Findings 9 findings
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Page 107
Classification and housing issues which limit program access have been listed as challenges since AB 109 was passed.
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Page 107
Moving programming into housing units hasn’t worked very well. The mix of unsentenced and sentenced inmates within each housing unit, even though contrary to policy, is acknowledged as a reason.
F3
Page 107
Hampered by lack of data, attempts to measure program effectiveness have so far come up short. The Sheriff’s Office, San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, and San Luis Obispo County Health Agency have been working for years on an integrated database project, but the project is still unfinished. 95 2017-2018 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Final Report MOVING THE DIAL AT THE COUNTY JAIL
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Page 108
AB 109 funding bought some embroidery and engraving equipment and pays for two program managers, but does not appear to have been used for Jail programs. (The Grand Jury couldn’t be certain about this because the funding sources used, and the amounts providers are paid, lack transparency.)
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Page 108
For programs that various funding sources do pay for, there is no competitive bidding.
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Page 108
$155,288 in annual AB 109 funding is being used to pay for a program manager position which oversees construction training for only a few honor farm inmate participants. (The Grand Jury understands the incumbent recently resigned; San Luis Obispo County’s current “hiring chill” may impact hiring a replacement.)
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Page 108
While the job description for all levels of Sheriff’s Correctional Deputy includes encouraging inmate participation in rehabilitative programs as a typical duty, the performance of this duty is not assessed in a correctional deputy’s performance evaluations.
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Page 108
Programs specifically targeting young adult (age 18–25) inmates have not been a focus.
F9
Page 137
There is a health risk to the residents on the Nipomo Mesa and nearby communities caused by high levels of PM and PM particulate matter in the ambient air. 2.5 10 125 2017-2018 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Final Report IS THERE A HEALTH RISK FROM THE DUNES? “THE ANSWER, MY FRIEND, IS BLOWING IN THE WIND”
Recommendations 8
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R1Page 108Jail administration should intensify efforts to make the investment and access the funding to provide behavior change programming across classification and housing boundaries, e.g., one-on-one services (or “virtual participation” using distance learning technology) where needed. The three million dollars in AB 109 reserves currently available is an obvious source. The Sheriff should develop a plan during fiscal year 2018-2019 to address this recommendation and request funds for this purpose from the Community Corrections Partnership as part of his budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.
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R2Page 108Jail administration should re-examine how to offer programs inside housing units which can be more effective, e.g., sentenced-only housing units, as some who spoke with the Grand Jury have suggested. Sheriff’s Office Custody Manual Policy 516 should be 96 2017-2018 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Final Report MOVING THE DIAL AT THE COUNTY JAIL updated to reflect legal status (pre-trial vs. sentenced) is not used as a criterion for housing assignments if these two inmate statuses continue to be mixed.
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R3Page 109The Community Corrections Partnership should set an aggressive deadline (e.g., December 31, 2018) for completing the integrated database project described in its Public Safety Realignment Plan reports, so program effectiveness can finally be measured.
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R4Page 109Jail administration should provide more programs with a proven track record, using available AB 109, inmate welfare, and grant funding where programs cost money. During fiscal year 2018-2019, the Sheriff should provide additional evidenced-based programming and re-evaluate programs with no clear link to reducing recidivism.
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R5Page 109Programs funded by the Sheriff’s Office should be awarded based on competitive bids. This should begin immediately.
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R6Page 109The construction program manager position at the honor farm, funded by AB 109, should be leveraged to provide vocational education opportunities to a broader group of male and female inmates than is currently the case (if or when a replacement is hired to fill the position).
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R7Page 109Correctional deputies should have a measure regarding encouraging inmate program participation as a component of their regular performance reviews.
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R8Page 109Rehabilitative programming should be developed and delivered which specifically targets young adult inmates, by replicating or adapting, for example, the evidence-based programs and interventions employed by the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department at the nearby San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Hall. Planning should occur during fiscal year 2018-2019, and programming specifically targeting this population should be put in place by July 1, 2019. 97 2017-2018 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Final Report MOVING THE DIAL AT THE COUNTY JAIL