Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Elected Office

76
Reports
16
Jury Terms
61%
Response Rate
4
Overdue

Assigned Findings & Recommendations (76 reports)

Year Report Findings Recs Response
2025-2026 A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office 4 6 Response Pending
2024-2025 Female Inmates at Santa Barbara County Jails 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 3 2 Responded
2024-2025 Another Suicide in Santa Barbara County Jail 7 14 Responded
2024-2025 Fatal Head Injury at the Northern Branch Jail 3 2 Responded
2023-2024 2023-2024 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Consolidated Report 2 0 Response Overdue
2024-2025 Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management 2 3 Response Pending
2023-2024 Individuals in Crisis report 1 2 Responded
2023-2024 Homeless Encampments in Santa Barbara County 7 7 Responded
2023-2024 Death in Custody Report Final 14 20 Responded
2023-2024 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara County 3 3 Responded
2023-2024 Santa Barbara County Coroner Facility and Equipment 4 11 Responded
2019-2028 Potential Perceived Conflict of Interest for Death in Custody Investigations 2 3 Responded
2024-2025 Unpermitted Street Food Vendors 1 1 Responded
2023-2024 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
2021-2022 Further Analysis Related to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury 0 1 Response Pending
2021-2022 SUICIDE IN SB COUNTY MAIN JAIL: A Challenge for Law Enforcement and Health Professionals 2 3 Responded
2021-2022 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
2019-2020 DETENTION FACILITIES IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 5 3 Responded
2021-2022 JAIL DIVERSION IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: Criminal Justice Partners Are Finding Common Ground 3 1 Responded
2018-2019 Railway Fatalities in Santa Barbara County 6 7 Responded
2019-2020 DEATHS IN CUSTODY IN 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
2017-2018 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COVERAGE REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 3 3 Response Pending
2017-2018 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 3 3 Response Pending
2016-2017 STATUS REPORT: County Agencies implement 79 Grand Jury Recommendations 0 4 Response Pending
2017-2018 SANTA BARBARA POLICE HIRING 3 3 Response Pending
2017-2018 DETENTION FACILITIES REPORT REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 3 3 Response Pending
2017-2018 2017 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Final Report 3 3 Response Overdue
2017-2018 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 2 3 Response Pending
2017-2018 VETERANS STAND DOWN 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
2019-2028 WELLPATH CONTRACT SERVICES PROVIDED TO SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE 4 12 Responded
2016-2017 DETENTION FACILITIES 4 4 Responded
2016-2017 Deciduous Oak Tree Protection 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 2015-16 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury – Final Report 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Water Valves Safety 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Cuyama Community Services District 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Parking Citation Payment Problems 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 Emergency Operations Center Activation 5 5 Response Pending
2016-2017 2016 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Final Report 5 5 Response Overdue
2016-2017 Lompoc Unified School District 5 5 Response Pending
2015-2016 Santa Barbara County Jail – Intake Screening Process 0 0 Responded
2014-2015 SD-2 0 1 Response Overdue
2016-2017 MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE MAIN JAIL: Corrections is Self-Correcting 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 8 2 Responded
2014-2015 Coroner’s Report 7 6 Responded
2013-2014 Healthy Jail Food 3 8 Responded
2013-2014 Inmates Released During Late-Night Hours 3 2 Responded
2012-2013 SD (amended) 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 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION FACILITIES REPORT 7 5 Responded
2012-2013 SHERIFF-CORONER’S BUREAU: The Manner of Death-A Final Diagnosis 13 13 Responded
2011-2012 CARES CRISIS RESIDENTIAL NORTH: An 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
2020-2021 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CORONER’S BUREAU 5 3 Response Pending
2013-2014 Truancy Prevention – A CLASS Act, Off to a Good Start 7 5 Response Pending
2020-2021 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 3 5 Response Pending
2020-2021 JUVENILES IN GANGS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 4 4 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 A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office 3
2024-2025 Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management 25
2023-2024 BOS 2
2019-2020 REPORT ON RESPONSES TO 2019-2020 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 18
2021-2022 Suicide in Santa Barbara County Main Jail 3
2020-2021 City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department 18
2020-2021 Detention Facilities in Santa Barbara 8
2020-2021 Juveniles in Gangs in Santa Barbara County 30
2020-2021 Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Bureau 1
2020-2021 Deaths in Custody 2019 1
2018-2019 REPORT ON RESPONSES TO 2018-19 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 62
2019-2020 Cyber-attacks Threaten Santa Barbara County 62
2019-2020 Santa Barbara County Superior Court 62
2019-2020 Contraband in the Main Jail 2
2019-2020 Children and Youth in Crisis 2
2018-2019 Death in Custody of HJA 1
2017-2018 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 1
2017-2018 VETERANS STAND DOWN 11
2017-2018 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COVERAGE REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 5
2017-2018 MANAGING REGIONAL WATER SUPPLIES REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 8
2017-2018 DETENTION FACILITIES REPORT REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 3
2017-2018 SANTA BARBARA POLICE HIRING 9
2017-2018 REQUEST FOR RESPONSE 5
2016-2017 Deciduous Oak Tree Protection 22
2016-2017 Cuyama Community Services District 22
2016-2017 Lompoc Unified School District 22
2016-2017 Emergency Operations Center Activation 22
2016-2017 Parking Citation Payment Problems 22
2016-2017 2015-16 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury – Final Report 22
2016-2017 Water Valves Safety 22
2016-2017 Los Prietos Boys Camp 7
2016-2017 Santa Barbara County Jail 13
2013-2014 Michael Desmond Santa Barbara 4
2012-2013 2012-2013 Santa Barbara County 4
2013-2014 Mary Frink Santa Barbara 4
2013-2014 Eugene Bucciarelli Santa Barbara 4
2011-2012 Isla Vista and its Foot Patrol 1
2013-2014 Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau: The Manner of Death – A Final Diagnosis 3
2015-2016 Still an Unhealthy Environment 2
2020-2021 DETENTION FACILITIES IN SANTA BARBARA 8
2015-2016 Santa Barbara County Public Health Department – Ebola Preparedness 2
2020-2021 DEATHS IN CUSTODY 2019 1
2020-2021 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CORONER’S BUREAU 1
2020-2021 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 18
2015-2016 Elementary School Truancy 2
2013-2014 Truancy Prevention – A CLASS Act, Off to a Good Start 1
2021-2022 A ZONING AND PERMITTING ISSUE IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA 2
2020-2021 JUVENILES IN GANGS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 30