Department of Corrections/County Jail

Published: July 06, 2011 11 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings

The Napa County Jail is one of two remaining county jails operating with a Director of Corrections under the authority of the Board of Supervisors rather than the Sheriff.

Related Recommendations (1)

The Department of Corrections Director prepare and present a report to the Board of Supervisors that evaluates the safety measures in place that protect the Jail staff from the actions of the Napa State Hospital patients.

Correction Officers do not take a sworn law enforcement oath and are not required to take periodic drug and alcohol tests.

Related Recommendations (1)

The Department of Corrections Director prepare and present a report to the Board of Supervisors that evaluates the feasibility, benefits and cost savings of having the Department of Corrections re-organize under the Napa County Sheriff.

The Jail staff does not have the authority to force medicate inmates.

Related Recommendations (1)

The Board of Supervisors encourage Senator Evans to amend Senate Bill 60 to include payment to the County from the State for the time Napa State Hospital patients are held in the Jail.

The cost of housing the individuals transferred from Napa State Hospital to the Jail is a financial burden to County taxpayers.

No recommendations for this finding

Senate Bill 60 (Evans), unless amended, will not pay County costs for the time Napa State Hospital patients held in the Jail.

No recommendations for this finding

Agency Responses 1

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Napa County Sheriff

August 10, 2011 • 2 pages • 2 responses • Score: +1 (+1, 0, 0) View Details ▾

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2 responses to findings and recommendations

The Napa County Jail is one of two remaining county jails operating with a Director of Corrections under the authority of the Board of Supervisors rather than the Sheriff.

Response: Agree Score: +1

The respondent agrees with the finding. Received Napa Superior Court AUG 1 5 2011 <b>Court Executive Office</b> Recommendation 2 The Department of Corrections Director prepare and present a report to the Board of Supervisors that evaluates the feasibility, benefits and cost savings of having the Department of Corrections re-organize under the Napa County Sheriff.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

The Sheriff neither agrees nor disagrees with this finding. The Board of Supervisors has previously indicated they were not interested in transferring responsibility for the jail to the Sheriff. As recently as 2007, the then-Grand Jury identified a number of "advantages" of placing the jail function under the Sheriff. Those advantages were evaluated and the decision was made to maintain Board of Supervisors control over the jail. Respectfully, Douglas E. Koford Sheriff-Coroner

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County of Napa Agency

Napa County Board of Supervisors Elected County Office