Riverside County Grand Jury • 2001-2002

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Banning Jail and Booking Facility

Published: December 20, 2001 3 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 10 findings

F1
The booking area is part of a room that was originally designed as a clothing and property storage area. It is now used for four additional functions: a. Booking new arrestees. b. Receiving prisoners from other jails. c. Changing clothes by inmates for outside work details and court appearances. d. Waiting area for inmate sick call.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F2
Some of the above activities must wait while others are completed: e.g., when a bus arrives, sick call and bookings are suspended while the detainees are processed.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F3
There was an average of 154 bookings per month in the year 2000.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
There are no holding or observation cells in the area. Arrestees are handcuffed to a bench while awaiting processing. 1
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F5
Females under the influence of drugs or alcohol cannot be booked at the BCF because there is no place to segregate them from male arrestees. They must be individually transported by the arresting agency to Robert Presley Detention Center or Southwest County Jail.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F6
There is a potential for injury if arrestees stumble and fall onto sharp corners on the booking counter.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F7
Arrestees, including those who are intoxicated or uncooperative, must be escorted from the booking area to a distant holding area located in a separate building.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F8
Arrestees who are released must be transported to downtown Banning where public transportation is available.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F9
Vehicular traffic is increased by law enforcement agencies transporting arrestees through the residential area on Hargrave Street, the only access to the BCF.
Related Recommendations (5)
R1
Discontinue use of the BCF as a booking and holding facility.
R2
Reopen the former Banning Jail and Booking Facility as a Type I detention facility for use by local arresting agencies.
R3
Continue to use the jail to temporarily hold inmates who are awaiting court proceedings.
R4
Assign management of the Banning Jail and Booking Facility to the Commander of the BCF.
R5
Continue the use of BCF deputies to operate the reopened facility, adding more staff when and if necessary. 3
F10
Arrestees are booked by Deputies assigned to the BCF. Findings B: Former Banning Jail and Booking Facility
No recommendations for this finding