Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Elected Office

77
Reports
14
Jury Terms
58%
Response Rate
5
Overdue

Assigned Findings & Recommendations (77 reports)

Year Report Findings Recs Response
2025-2026 What’s Up With the Excessive Overtime? 4 6 Response Pending
2024-2025 Female Inmates at Santa Barbara County Jails Making Better Choices 3 3 Responded
2024-2025 Do Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara County Create a Public Health Risk? 3 3 Responded
2024-2025 Preventable Death at the Northern Branch Jail a Death-in-Custody Investigation 3 2 Responded
2024-2025 Another Suicide in Santa Barbara County Jail Inmate's Death Should Have Been Prevented 7 14 Responded
2024-2025 Fatal Head Injury at the Northern Branch Jail a Custody-Related Death Investigation 3 2 Responded
2023-2024 2023-2024 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Consolidated Report 2 0 Response Overdue
2023-2024 Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management 2 3 Response Pending
2023-2024 Individuals in Crisis The Right Care at the Right Time 1 2 Responded
2023-2024 Homeless Encampments in Santa Barbara County Becoming Part of the Community Again 7 7 Responded
2023-2024 Deaths in Custody in Santa Barbara County Jails Our County Jails Meet Many Needs 14 20 Responded
2023-2024 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara County 3 3 Responded
2023-2024 Santa Barbara County Coroner Facility and Equipment a Hazardous Environment 3 8 Responded
2023-2024 Potential Perceived Conflict of Interest for Death in Custody Investigations 2 3 Responded
2024-2025 Unpermitted Street Food Vendors in Santa Barbara County 1 1 Responded
2023-2024 2023-24 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Commitment Report 0 3 Response Pending
2022-2023 A Death In Custody – Lessons Learned 4 4 Responded
2022-2023 A Vicious Cycle Incarceration of the Severely Mentally Ill 1 3 Responded
2022-2023 "every Death in Custody is a Failure" 2 0 Responded
2020-2021 Das Williams First District, Vice Chair Board of Supervisors Gregg Hart County Administration Building Second District 0 1 Response Pending
2020-2021 Suicide in Santa Barbara County Main Jail a Challenge for Law Enforcement and Health Professionals 2 3 Responded
2020-2021 Lompoc Police Department Moving Toward a Safe and Proud Community 1 1 Responded
2022-2023 Death on Electronic Monitored Home Release 4 4 Responded
2019-2020 Juveniles in Gangs in Santa Barbara County Has Accountability Been Forgotten? 3 4 Responded
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Coroner's Bureau Still a Substandard Facility 6 6 Responded
2018-2019 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara County 5 3 Responded
2019-2020 Jail Diversion in Santa Barbara County Criminal Justice Partners Are Finding Common Ground 3 1 Response Pending
2018-2019 Railway Fatalities in Santa Barbara County 6 7 Responded
2019-2020 Deaths in Custody 2019 Santa Barbara County 8 8 Responded
2018-2019 Suicide in Custody 8 8 Responded
2017-2018 Internal Controls in the County of Santa Barbara 11 19 Responded
2017-2018 Mandatory Overtime in the Sheriff's Office 5 10 Responded
2018-2019 Contraband in the Main Jail 3 3 Responded
2016-2017 Public Safety Radio Coverage and Medical and Mental Health Care in the Main Jail 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara Main Jail Finding 4 Funding Availability 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 County Agencies Implement 79 Grand Jury 0 4 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara Police Hiring Filling the Ranks 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 Detention Facilities Report 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 2016-17 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Rand to Fe Final Report June 30, 2017 3 3 Response Overdue
2016-2017 Medical and Mental Health Care in the Main Jail 2 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 Veterans Stand Down Never Forget 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara Main Jail An Outdated and Inefficient Facility 4 7 Responded
2016-2017 Body Cameras for Law Enforcement Officers The Eye of the Camera 2 0 Response Pending
2023-2024 Wellpath Contract Services Provided to Santa Barbara County and the Sheriff's Office 4 12 Responded
2016-2017 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara County 4 4 Responded
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Overdue
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 5 5 Response Pending
2015-2016 Santa Barbara County Jail Intake Screening Process 0 0 Responded
2015-2016 Detention Facilities Report 5 5 Responded
2014-2015 Santa Barbara County Bill Brown Stations Sheriff - Coroner Headquarters Buellton 0 1 Response Overdue
2016-2017 Medical and Mental Health Care in the Main Jail 4 6 Responded
2014-2015 Detention Facilities Report 4 4 Responded
2013-2014 Detention Facilities Report 2 0 Response Pending
2013-2014 Santa Barbara County Take-home Vehicle Use Clarify and Comply 1 1 Responded
2013-2014 Idling Sheriff's Vehicles it is About Dollars and Sense 8 2 Responded
2012-2013 Santa Barbara Sheriff-coroner's Bureau Still an Unhealthy Environment 7 6 Response Overdue
2013-2014 Healthy Jail Food Prisoner Meals and Commissary Prices 3 8 Responded
2013-2014 Inmates Released During Late-night Hours What are their options? 3 2 Responded
2012-2013 Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Response to Grand Jury Report 7 5 Response Pending
2015-2016 Parking Citation Payment Problems with the Sheriff's Office Not an Easy Way to Pay 5 5 Responded
2012-2013 Sheriff-coroner's Bureau The Manner of Death—A Final Diagnosis 13 13 Responded
2012-2013 Law Enforcement and Detention Facilities Report 7 5 Responded
2011-2012 Cares Crisis Residential North Underutilized Mental Health Asset 3 5 Responded
2011-2012 Death in Custody 7 6 Responded
2011-2012 Detention Facilities Report 0 0 Response Pending
2011-2012 Citizen Access to Law Enforcement Audio/video Recordings To Be Seen or Not to Be Seen? 4 4 Responded
2016-2017 Public Safety Radio Coverage Is Our Safety at Risk? 4 4 Responded
2012-2013 Truancy Prevention – a Class Act, Off to a Good Start 7 5 Response Pending
2019-2020 Juveniles in Gangs in Santa Barbara County 4 4 Response Pending
2015-2016 Elementary School Truancy 3 3 Response Pending
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Bureau 5 3 Response Pending

Also Mentioned In (49 reports)

Year Report Mentions
2025-2026 A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office 3
2025-2026 What’s Up With the Excessive Overtime? 3
2023-2024 Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management 25
2023-2024 Unpermitted Street Food Vendors in Santa Barbara County 2
2020-2021 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 18
2020-2021 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 3
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 18
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 8
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 30
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 1
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 1
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 62
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 62
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 62
2018-2019 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 2
2018-2019 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 2
2018-2019 Death in Custody of HJA 1
2016-2017 Santa Barbara Main Jail Finding 4 Funding Availability 1
2016-2017 Veterans Stand Down Never Forget 11
2016-2017 Public Safety Radio Coverage and Medical and Mental Health Care in the Main Jail 5
2016-2017 Managing Regional Water Supplies 8
2016-2017 Detention Facilities Report 3
2016-2017 Santa Barbara Police Hiring Filling the Ranks 9
2016-2017 Medical and Mental Health Care in the Main Jail 5
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 22
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 7
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 13
2012-2013 Michael Desmond Santa Barbara 4
2012-2013 2012-2013 Santa Barbara County 4
2012-2013 Mary Frink Santa Barbara 4
2012-2013 Eugene Bucciarelli Santa Barbara 4
2011-2012 Isla Vista and Its Foot Patrol a Collaboration that Counts In the course of the 2011-12 Santa Barbara County Grand 1
2012-2013 Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau: The Manner of Death – a Final Diagnosis 3
2015-2016 Still an Unhealthy Environment 2
2019-2020 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara 8
2015-2016 Santa Barbara County Public Health Department – Ebola Preparedness 2
2019-2020 Deaths in Custody 2019 1
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Bureau 1
2019-2020 City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department 18
2015-2016 Elementary School Truancy 2
2012-2013 Truancy Prevention – a Class Act, Off to a Good Start 1
2020-2021 A Zoning and Permitting Issue in the City of Santa Barbara 2
2019-2020 Juveniles in Gangs in Santa Barbara County 30