Orange County Grand Jury 2005-2006 Perspective of Orange County Jails a Continuing Dilemma!

2.) 7.3 Measuring and reporting county jail data: The OCSD should review the process used for selection, access, and reporting of data related to jail operations with the objective of providing to jail management and future grand juries complete and timely access to and reporting of this data. (See Finding 6.3.) 7.4 Track inmates using available technology: The Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, and Seal Beach detention facilities should consider a GPS-based solution for tracking inmates on work release. The solution should include devices that can be triggered on demand by detention supervisors. (See Finding 6.4.) Responses to Recommendations 7.1 through 7.3 are required from the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. Response to Recommendation 7.2 is required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Responses to Recommendation 7.4 are requested from the Police Chiefs of Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, and Seal Beach. 8.0 Acknowledgement The Grand Jury commends the efforts of the Probation Department in all juvenile facilities to assist these young people in redirecting their lives through accredited education and behavioral counseling. The Grand Jury recognizes the contributions of new practices in detention facility design and management made by the Santa Ana City Jail administration and the Santa Ana Police Department. The Grand Jury recognizes the Inmate Services Division of the OCSD for consolidating three separate entities – Commissary Services, Food Services and the Correction Program Unit into a successful functioning division. The Grand Jury recognizes the OCSD Community Work Program and the effort of the Anaheim City Police Department to use available technology to track work release inmates. The Grand Jury commends the dedication and professionalism of the personnel of the OCSD and the municipal police departments. .0 Appendix 9.1 Acronyms BOS Orange County Board of Supervisors CWP Community Works Program DOC Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (California) CJX Central Jail Complex GED General Education Development IRC Intake & Release Center ISD Inmate Services Division IWF Inmate Welfare Fund OCGJ Orange County Grand Jury OCSD Orange County Sheriff’s Department YFRC Youth and Family Resource Centers YGC Youth Guidance Center 9.2 References Following are some of the sources studied by the Orange County Grand Jury (listed by date): 1. “Report to the Grand Jury - Orange County Sheriff’s Department Transition Issues, Section xvii ‘Jail Overcrowding Committee’”, Orange County Sheriff-Elect, September 25, 1998 2. “The 8% Solution”, M. Schumacher and G. A. Kutz, 1999 3. “Minimum Standards For Local Detention Facilities”, Adult Title 15 (2005) and Adult Title 24 (2001) Regulations, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 4. “Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004”, Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin, U.S. Department of Justice, April, 2005 5. “2005 Business Plan”, Orange County Sheriff Coroner-Department, June 2005 6. “2004-2005 Grand Jury Final Report”, Orange County Grand Jury, June 30, 2005 7. “Strategic Financial Plan – November 2005”, Board of Supervisors Meeting, December 13, 2005