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Fresno County Grand Jury • 2010-2011

Prisoner Complaint Process

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Findings 17 findings

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California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Article 8 provides the processes for administrative appeals of internal grievances.

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Complaints received by the Fresno County Grand Jury seldom have completed the Title 15, Article 8 grievance process, and the request is returned for resubmission once the CDC 602 process is completed.

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PVSP provides adequate resources for inmates to initiate and complete the grievance process.

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As evaluated by the grand jury, PVSP is in compliance with the processes and timelines in Title 15, Section 8.

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The large volume of prisoner complaints creates excessive work on the administrative staff. Inmates are provided, upon arrival at PVSP, an orientation handbook,

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which includes the grievance procedure. Inmates have sufficient resources available to them to file an administrative grievance and to track its progress and decisions. Completed CDC 602 complaints are stored in an unsecured area.

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FY 2010-2011 Fresno County Grand Jury Report #3 - Review of the CDC 602 Prisoner Complaint Process - PVSP 1/26/2011

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In the past five years, the Elections Department has experienced budgetary and personnel cutbacks.

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Between the June 2010 primary election and the November 2010 general election, 108 polling sites were eliminated in Fresno County.

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Some voters were inconvenienced and frustrated with the voting experience.

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In some cases, the polling facility was too small to accommodate the number of voters and voting booths. Most projected cost savings were negated by Saturday voting and mailing of

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postcards. FY 2010-2011 Fresno County Grand Jury Report #4 – Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters 2/25/2011

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Polling sites need better identification.

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Precinct maps at the polling sites did not provide enough detail.

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Poll Inspectors are not required to complete a written post-election critique.

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Formal complaints from voters are not responded to via some type of follow-up.

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In Fresno County, 58.2% of the total votes counted for the November 2010 general election were mail-in ballots.

Recommendations 1

R4
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2 County of Fresno COUNTY CLERK / REGISTRAR OF VOTERS VICTOR E. SALAZAR DAIR JEY/1 May 23, 2011 Rod H. Coburn, D.D.S., Foreman Van Ness Avenue Fresno CA 93724-0002 Dear Mr. Coburn: The attached "Response to the 2010-11 Fresno County Grand Jury" is being submitted pursuant to California Penal Code section 933. I trust that it provides adequate responses to your findings and recommendations. Please thank the members of the Grand Jury for their efforts and attention expended on this very critical issue before the residents of the County of Fresno. Sincerely, Victor E. Salgan Victor E. Salazar Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Attachment 2221 Kern Street • Fresno, California 93721 Clerk Services (559) 600-2575 • Elections (559) 600-8683 • Fax (559) 488-3279 Central Warehouse (559) 600-3032 Equal Employment Opportunity • Affirmative Action • Disabled Employer 7 FRESNO COUNTY CLERK/REGISTRAR OF VOTERS RESPONSE TO THE 2010-11 FRESNO COUNTY GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT NO. 4 - Review of the Election Process Used in Fresno County During the November 2010 General Election