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Findings and Recommendations
7 findings
The Amador County Jail, built in 1984 with a 20-year lifespan, is obsolete and overcrowded. It has an ageing infrastructure; a lack of programming space; and an inability to properly classify and segregate inmates.
No recommendations for this finding
An expansion and renovation of the facility was approved on November 2, 2015. There is no current completion date due to legal issues. 3
No recommendations for this finding
Because of California State Assembly Bill 109, the State prison system continues to work on reducing their population, and in turn, contributes to all of the State’s county jail’s overcrowding issues.
Related Recommendations (1)
Enforce current policy on shift transfers of inventory property. (F3)
The current authorized staffing for the Amador County Jail is inadequate.
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Increase security checks for employee contraband. (Cell phones, etc.). (F4)
Current physician hours are from Monday-Friday day shift (7:30 am-3 pm). Outside of those hours, a doctor is on call. Inmates are routinely transported to off - site medical facilities during and after regular doctor hours.
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On-site doctor hours need to be extended daily, and to include weekends and holidays. (F5)
On a yearly average, there are 1100 ambulance runs to MCSP. While an ambulance is being used for the prison, other areas of Amador County have less protection.
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The prison should investigate whether American Legion will increase its fleet to have two ambulances dedicated for the sole use of MCSP. This would provide the citizens of the county with quicker medical transports without having unnecessary delays. If on-site doctors’ hours at MCSP were increased, it would also reduce the number of ambulance runs necessary. (F6)
The Office of Inspector General’s Report published in May 2016 found MCSP inadequate in 13 out of 14 quality indicators. The new CEO of Health Care Services indicated that she expected scores to improve somewhat in the next OIG report and then be greatly improved in subsequent reports. 12
No recommendations for this finding
Additional Recommendations
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These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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The expansion and renovation plan should proceed as soon as possible.
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It is recommended that alternative funding be sought for the replacement of the current Jail Facility as the planned addition to the jail is seen as a short-term resolution. It is recommended that funding be sought for additional staffing to rectify old deficiencies and to bring the current and new facility to adequate staffing levels in accordance with acceptable adult detention facility practices.
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The Civil Grand Jury of 2018/2019 should obtain and read the next OIG report to verify that there have been improvements in the deficiencies delineated in the 2016 report. 13
No Responses Found
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Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
