Los Angeles SHRF Central Patrol IJ CI (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2025-2026 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing: 3/18/2026 Inspection Type: Comprehensive County: Los Angeles Facility Name(s): LASD Central Patrol Division BSCC #(s): 1485, 1500, 1530, 1580, and 1720 BSCC Type: I Facility Representatives: CA Williams, CA Calzada, Deputy Marin, CA Ortega, and CA Fruge BSCC Field Representative: Rafael Gomez Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 4/20/2026 Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description 1485-South Los Angeles § 1027.5 Safety Checks 1580-East Los Angeles (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks. Subsection (b): Safety checks exceed 60-minutes 1485-South Los Angeles § 1056. Use of Sobering Cell 1500-Avalon Intermittent direct visual observation of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every Safety checks in the sobering cell exceed 30 minutes. half hour. Such observation shall be documented. 1500-Avalon § 1027. Number of Personnel 1580-East Los Angeles A sufficient number of personnel shall be employed in Insufficient staffing to maintain operations. each local detention facility to ensure the implementation and operation of the programs and activities required by these regulations. § 1027. Number of Personnel 1580-East Los Angeles Whenever one or more females are in custody, there shall be at least one female employee who shall be There is not always a female staff member readily immediately available and accessible to such females. available to incarcerated females in custody. Note: Reference PC § 4021. 1720 Marina Del Rey § 1027. Number of Personnel Such an employee shall not have any other duties Custody Assistants have conflicting duties that remove which would conflict with the supervision and care of them from the jail facility. incarcerated people in the event of an emergency. LASD Central Initial Inspection Report Page 2 Title 15. Section Description § 1029. Policy and Procedures Manual 1580-East Los Angeles (6) Security and control including physical counts and The Annual Security Review document was not searches of the facility and incarcerated persons, available for review. contraband control, and key control. Each facility administrator shall, at least annually, review, evaluate, and make a record of security measures. The review and evaluation shall include internal and external security measures of the facility including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. § 1032. Fire Suppression Preplanning 1580-East Los Angeles (a) a fire suppression pre-plan developed with the local fire department to be included as part of the policy and The Fire Suppression Preplanning document was not procedures manual (Title 15, California Code of available for review. Regulations Section 1029); § 1062. Visiting 1580-East Los Angeles (2) A publicly posted schedule of facility visiting The schedule for visiting is not posted for the public. hours. If practicable, visiting hours should be made available on weekends, evenings, or holidays. § 1062. Visiting 1580-East Los Angeles (4) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall The video visiting system has been down for over 2 develop and implement written policies and procedures years, according to staff assigned to the facility. to allow visiting for non-sentenced detainees. The policies and procedures will include a schedule to assure that non-sentenced detainees will be afforded a visit no later than the calendar day following arrest. Title 24. Section Description 1485-South Los Angeles: Combi toilet ADA units in Cells 13 and 2 require a ligature-resistant lavatory closure panel. Smoke detector covers have openings larger than 3/16- 13-102 (c) 6. Design requirements all cells. The gap from the modesty wall to the combi unit requires a closure plate to eliminate ligature point. LASD Central Initial Inspection Report Page 2 1580-East Los Angeles 1231.2.18 Visiting space Visiting area not provided 1530 Century-No Noncompliance