Response to the Mono County 2013-2014 Grand Jury Final Report

Counseling: One prisoner states that prisoners get very little counseling (15mins per week) to help them learn how to deal with life and avoid future mistakes.

Changes in State Law: The Sheriff spends considerable time on weekly conference calls relating to AB109 issues.

Mono County Supervisors: All departments are experiencing budget cuts and it is important for the new Board of Supervisors understand the effects of AB109, so that the Board can work more collaboratively with the Sheriff.

Finding: The Grand Jury found no change from the 12/13 Grand Jury visit. The Grand Jury stated that it is of critical importance to have at least one extra staff member on duty, other than the dispatcher and jailer, during evening shifts.

Finding: The Grand Jury found that dispatch and the computer control system have been completely replaced via AB109 funding.

Finding: The Grand Jury determined the exercise yard has not changed. Some inmates have more outside time due to the expanded work programs, but others have only the state required (3) hours per week, with the women possibly having less than the required amount of (3) hours. There is also a work order (via Public Works) to move the current Emergency Operations Center (EOC) from its current location to a nearby county facility.