Sacramento County Grand Jury • 2022-2023 • Agency Response
Response to: 2022-2023 Photo Sacramento County Grand Jury

Response from Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

Published: August 08, 2023 32 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 7 findings

F2 Page 16
New facilities are needed to achieve compliance with the Mays Consent Decree.
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R2
Page 16
The BOS should approve the funding for the design and construction of the two interim measures
F3 Page 16
There are continuing ADA and HIPAA violations due to the lack of adequate health- related facilities while projects approved by the BOS are completed.
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R3
Page 16
The SSD, in collaboration with the County, should increase the number of intake stations by at least three to reduce overcrowding in the booking area
F4 Page 16
There are interim measures that could be implemented at the Main Jail and RCCC to address Mays Consent Decree non-compliance issues while the Annex and interim projects are being designed and constructed.
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R4
Page 16
~The SSD, in collaboration with the County, should install temporary trailer(s) located in the enclosed Main Jail parking garage to reduce continuing HIPAA and ADA violations and allow for increased acute treatment and diagnostic (lab and basic imaging) capability by December 31, 2023. RS The BOS should rapidly fund and implement the construction of an additional 18 mental health treatment rooms in the Main Jail by December 31, 2023. Attachment 1 2022-2023 Grand Jury Report County Delays Mandated Jail Improvements
F5 Page 16
There are limited healthcare facilities and staffing in the Main Jail.
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R5
Page 29
The BOS should rapidly fund and implement the construction of an additional 18 mental health treatment rooms in the Main Jail by December 31, 2023. Board of Supervisors Response: The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not reasonable because the design and construction of 18 additional treatment rooms cannot be completed by December 31, 2023. County staff are working on a possible temporary solution that may address this recommendation but not in the timeframe recommended. Staff will test a modular product used to construct a temporary mental health treatment room and will determine if privacy and operational needs of the facility can be met. The first room will be constructed in July 2023, and will be operational for several months to assess and determine the viability of this temporary solution. Staff estimates having this evaluation period completed by November 2023. If viable, County staff will construct another 17 temporary mental health treatment rooms, the timing of which cannot be determined until the testing period is completed. Attachment 4
F6 Page 16
Mandatory rotations in leadership positions at the Main Jail and RCCC have adversely impacted the County's ability to meet the requirements in a timely fashion.
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R6
Page 17
The SSD and the BOS should quantify the costs of unnecessary “send outs” and redirect these funds to pay for the improved interim facilities
F7 Page 16
The sanitation of the Main Jail and RCCC is substandard, and there are inadequate written procedures in place to ensure cleaning is effective.
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R7
Page 17
As long as the requirement of the Mays Consent Decree remain in place, the SSD should create a non-rotating executive leadership position (non-sworn) to oversee the Mays Consent Decree compliance at the Main Jail and RCCC.
F8 Page 16
The Sheriff's Department and the County BOS have not acted upon key
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R8
Page 17
The BOS and SSD should develop and implement a sanitation and disinfection program at the Main Jail and RCCC in accordance with the recommendations of the EOC report