Response from Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors

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Response: The department agrees with the finding and a response to the recommendation | is not applicable to the Probation Department

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The Stanislaus County Sheriff and Chief Probation Officer should continue to be active, both individually and through their statewide organizations, to ensure that Stanislaus County receives its fair share of funding for the implementation of AB 109, Response: The Respondent agrees with the recommendation.

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R4, None Convert all existing safety cell cameras to record 24/7 onto media storage in an effort to mitigate claims of negligence or abuse at these high-risk locations. Response: The respondent partially agrees with this recommendation. ~ The installation of an updated camera system to provide media storage is a sound recommendation however; significant costs may be borne by the department for a facility that is intended for closure as a traditional detention facility in fess than four years. The department will research such an upgrade, particularly for a similar recommendation made for the existing PSC. | Public Safety Center: RS. RO.

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The CCP should develop strategies to increase public awareness of its mission and to encourage more public participation at meetings. Response: The Respondent agrees with the recommendation. June 22, 2015 Re: Response to Civil Grand Jury Report 15-04GJ RS.

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The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of all nine incorporated cities within the County should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem- oriented policing, to respond to the potential challenges of AB 109. Response: The Board of Supervisors agrees with this recommendation as it relates to Stanislaus County. The Board of Supervisors has adopted a Public Safety Restoration Plan that devotes significant County fiscal resources to the restoration of public safety staffing and programs. California Proposition 47 Case # 15-16GJ Findings:

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| None None Convert all existing safety cell cameras to record 24/7 onto media storage in an effort to mitigate claims of negligence or abuse at these high-risk locations. Response: The Respondent partially agrees with this recommendation. Such an upgrade may be cost-prohibitive. The department will research costs to upgrade the system and assess the feasibility of such an upgrade. It is noteworthy that the most significant liability occurs at the time of placement into a safety cell and substantially decreases after occupancy. Additionally, the technology being installed in the new AB900 II project will have record to digital media and archive capabilities. June 22, 2015 Re: Response to Civil Grand Jury Report 15-04GJ Sincerely, Ca ADAM CHRISTIANSON Sheriff-Coroner Stanislaus County cc: Supervisor Terry Withrow, Chairman Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors Judy Navarro, Foreperson 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury Stan Risen, Chief Executive Officer Stanislaus County STANISLAUS COUNTY Keeping the Peace Since 1854 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Adam Christianson, Sheriff-Coroner BOARD CF SUPLRVISORS onih JUL-8 A 955 ADMINISTRATION * June 22, 2015 DIVISION The Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira, Presiding Judge Stanislaus County Superior Court P.O. Box 3488 Modesto, CA 95353 Re: Response to Grand Jury Report 15-16GJ. Dear Judge Silveira; The Sheriff's Department is in receipt of the Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury’s completed “Case # 15-16GJ Local Effects of Prison Realignment (AB 109) and Proposition 47” report, dated June 17, 2015. The Civil Grand Jury included a narrative section in the report pertaining to the “Planning and Development of the Public Safety Center” and the “New Modesto Courthouse”. Our response is included in this letter. . Pursuant to Penal Code Sections 933(c) and 933.05 (f), the following is our response as it pertains to “Case # 15-16GJ Local Effecis of Prison Realignment (AB 109) and Proposition 47”, “Planning and Development of the Public Safety Center” and the “New Modesto Courthouse”.

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The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of all nine incorporated cities within the County should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, to respond to the potential challenges of AB 109. Response: The Respondent agrees with the recommendation speaking ONLY for the Sheriff's Office and the four cities of Patterson, Waterford, Riverbank, and Hughson where we provide contractual law enforcement services. The Board of Supervisors has made public safety restoration one of their highest priorities. We have a three year public safety restoration plan that is a fiscally conservative plan, Board supported and Board funded. The Sheriff's Regional Training Center is again offering the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Regular Basic Course and is currently hosting Class #174-15 with recruits representing the Sheriff's Office, the Modesto Police Department and other law enforcement agencies. The idea of community oriented policing and problem oriented policing isn’t a new idea. The Sheriff’s Office has used both models for years with great success. We’ve previously received the “James Q. Wilson” award for our efforts, None. The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of all nine incorporated cities within the County should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, to respond to the potential challenges of Proposition 47. Response: The Respondent agrees with the recommendation speaking ONLY for the Sheriff's Office and the four cities of Patterson, Waterford, Riverbank, and Hughson where we provide contractual law enforcement services. The Board of Supervisors has made public safety restoration one of their highest priorities. We have a three year public safety restoration plan that is a fiscally conservative plan, Board supported and Board funded. The Sheriff's Regional Training Center is again offering the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Regular Basic Course and is currently hosting Class #174-15 with recruits representing the Sheriff's Office, the Modesto Police Department and other agency sponsored recruits. The idea of community oriented policing and problem oriented policing isn’t a new idea. The Sheriff's Office has used both models for years with great success, We’ ve previously received the “James Q. Wilson” award for our efforts. See RY, June 22, 2015 Re: Response to Civil Grand Jury Report 15-04GJ

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The criminal justice leaders of Stanislaus County should continue to be active, both individually and through their professional organizations, in California's legislative challenges to salvage the unintended consequences of Proposition 47. Response: The Board of Supervisors agrees with the Sheriff's response to this recommendation. Planning and Development of the Public Safety Center Findings:

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R11. The criminal justice leaders of Stanislaus County should continue to be active, both individually and through their professional organizations, in California’s legislative challenges to salvage the unintended consequences of Proposition 47. Response: The Respondent partially agreed with the recommendation. There are currently efforts underway in the State Legislature with the support of the California State Sheriffs’ Association that is focused on the “unintended consequences” of Proposition 47. The fact is that much of what the voters of California approved cannot be changed by the State Legislature and any recommended changes would have to go back to the ballot for the People to decide. The changes the Sheriffs of California seek - are not widely accepted by the State Legislature as they’re determined to decriminalize criminal conduct and behavior in an attempt to reduce the State’s dependency upon incarceration as a deterrent to crime, The “unintended consequence” of stripping accountability and consequence out of our criminal justice system is that you’re doing a disservice to the victims of crime and you continue to promote personal irresponsibility. (Planning and Development of the Public Safety Center). The County Board of Supervisors should continue to update the master plan for the Public Safety Center on a periodic basis and provide adequate review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Response: The Respondent agrees with the rececommendation. It has been the Respondent’s experience that the Board of Supervisors, County Representatives, the CEO’s Office and the Sheriff's Office have always been proactive in following a well laid out comprehensive plan that has always included the CGJ’s recommendation as described. The City of Modesto and Stanislaus County should begin immediate negotiations with the State of California to gain control of the old courthouse property by the time the new courthouse is completed and operational. Response: The Respondent defers to Stanislaus County and the City of Modesto. The City of Modesto, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, and the Stanislaus County Sheriff, should vigorously advocate in these early planning and design stages that the State of Califomia provide adequate holding facilities in the New Modesto Courthouse. Response: The Respondent agrees with the recommendation. June 22, 2015 - ’ Re: Response to Civil Grand Jury Report 15-04GJ

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The City of Modesto, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, and the Stanislaus County Sheriff should vigorously advocate in these early planning and design stages that the State of California provide adequate holding facilities in the New Modesto Courthouse. Response: The Board of Supervisors agrees with this recommendation.

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The Regional 911 Director should take steps to update the CAD system. Response: The Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system was upgraded in 2007-2008. Since that time the original vendor no longer exists. The team at SR911, in collaboration with its pariners, are focused on upgrades to the system including meetings with the current vendor to form an action plan.

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See R14. Response: Please see the response to Recommendation 14.

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Sincerel ADAM CHRISTIANSON In fact, the Sheriff's Office has a strong relationship with the local Court Administrator and we’ve been actively engaged in discussions about offender holding areas inside the new Courthouse which must also meet strict State guidelines and statutory mandates such as Title 15 and Title 24 of the California Government Code, recognizing that there will be insufficient space to accommodate the large number of offenders we move through the local criminal justice system. The Sheriff's Office moves nearly 120 criminal offenders everyday through the criminal justice system, the Courthouse, other hearing locations, medical appointments etc., between four different housing units. Any new Courthouse construction cannot accommodate holding space for that many offenders and still maintain a safe/secure environment thus the reason the Men’s Jail will no longer be used as a traditional detention facility, but a Court holding facility until all construction projects are complete on the Hackett Road Campus/Public Safety Center. See R11 Response: The Respondent agrees with the recommendation. See R14 Response: The Respondent defers to Stanislaus County and the City of Modesto. - Prior to the opening of the New Modesto Courthouse in 2019, the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County, with considerable public participation, should partner to develop a comprehensive plan for the reuse and redevelopment of the old courthouse and Downtown Men’s Jail. Response: The Respondent defers to Stanislaus County and the City of Modesto. Sheriff-Coroner Stanislaus County ce: Supervisor Terry Withrow, Chairman Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors Judy Navarro, Foreperson 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury Stan Risen, Chief Executive Officer Stanislaus County STANISLAUS COUNTY Keeping the Peace Since 1854 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Adam Christianson, Sheriff-Coroner SGARD GF SUPTRYISORS 201 JUL -8 A 9:55 ADMINISTRATION June 22, 2015 DIVISION The Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira, Presiding Judge Stanislaus County Superior Court P.O. Box 3488 Modesto, CA 95353 Re: Response to Grand Jury Report 15-04GI Dear Judge Silveira; The Sheriff’s Department is in receipt of the Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury’s completed “Case # 15-04GJ Stanislaus County Jail Facilities Inspection” report, dated June 17, 2015. The Civil Grand Jury included a narrative section in the report; wherein it describes in very brief, generic terms the “Regional 911 Center”. Pursuant to Penal Code Sections 933(c) and 933.05 (f), the following is our response as it pertains io the “Regional 911 Center”: