Mendocino County Grand Jury
• 2005-2006
• Agency Response
Mendocino County Sheriff's Coast Sector Sub-station and Holding Cells in Fort Bragg November 3, 2005*
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Findings and Recommendations 14 findings
F2
The Sheriff's Department designates the area between Rockport and Gualala as the Coast Sector.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
A Coast Sector deputy sheriff generates approximately 20 hours of overtime every two weeks.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Coast Sector patrol work is generally limited to dispatch responses, process serving, transportation of detainees, and other departmental duties.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Deputies have recently been issued Tasers and instructed in their use by POST- trained officers (Police Officer Standard Training).
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Storage space for evidence is inadequate. Response (General Services): The General Services Director partially disagrees with the finding. The statement, "Storage space for evidence is inadequate," requires further analysis because the space may be adequate if programmatic changes were made to cycle out the evidence more frequently. This would avoid the expense of constructing an additional building to store evidence. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board of Supervisors agrees with the 5 response of the General Services Director.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Detainees at Fort Bragg are normally booked and transported to the County Jail in Ukiah or to another facility within two hours.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Detainees on the South Coast (from Navarro to the south County line) are taken directly to the County Jail in Ukiah.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The Coast Sector Sub-Station Holding Cells are clean.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
The Coast Sector Holding Facility lacks an audio monitoring system. Response (General Services): While this finding was correct at the time the Grand Jury made its investigation, the General Services Director disagrees with the finding because the situation was remedied in December 2005. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board of Supervisors agrees with response of the General Services Director.
No recommendations for this finding
F11
The handicapped rails, benches, air duct screens, wall panel, and faucet handles in the Holding Cells could be used by a prisoner to hang him/herself. Response (General Services): The General Services Director agrees with the finding. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board of Supervisors agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F12
The central heating and cooling system in the Sheriff's Coast Sector Sub-Station is inadequate. Response (General Services): While this finding was correct at the time the Grand Jury made its investigation, the General Services Director disagrees with the finding because the situation was remedied in January 2006. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board of Supervisors agrees with response of the General Services Director.
No recommendations for this finding
F13
Given the heavy use of the Sheriff's Coast Sector offices, cleaning and routine maintenance beyond the regularly scheduled janitorial service provided by County General Services must be performed by the Sub-Station staff. Response (General Services): The General Services Director agrees with the finding. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board of Supervisors agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F14
The emergency button/bell system installed in the Sub-Station is unmonitored and connected only to offices that are often unoccupied. Response (General Services): The General Services Director agrees with the finding. Response (Board of Supervisors): The Board of Supervisors agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F15
In the opinion of the Sheriff's Department Coast Sector Sub-Station, methamphetamine, along with other drugs including alcohol, is a major factor in most arrests.
No recommendations for this finding
Comments 1
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CO1Despite the excessive workload and the problems with the facility, the staff of the Mendocino County Sheriff Sub-Station in Fort Bragg is providing excellent services. In the opinion of the Sheriff's Department, overtime would not be reduced by additional staff. Adding a substantial number of deputies to the roster would allow the Department to increase the hours of community policing. Response Required Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and Recommendations 1 through 7. Sheriff, Mendocino County Sheriff's Department, Findings 1 through 15 and Recommendations 1 through 6. Response Requested Director, Mendocino County Department of General Services, Findings 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and Recommendations 1 through 6.
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