Los Angeles South Patrol Comprehensive (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2023-2024 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing: 6/13/2024 Inspection Type: Comprehensive County: Los Angeles Facility Name(s): Los Angeles County South Patrol Division Stations BSCC #(s): 1520,1620, 1660, 1740, 1760, 2015 BSCC Type: IJ Facility Representatives: CA Calzada, CA Johnson, CA Johnsen, CA Valencia, CA Hernandez, and CA Lassiter BSCC Field Representative: Dale Miller Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 7/13/2024 Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description § 1027.5 Safety Checks (b) There shall be no more than a 60-minute lapse between safety checks. Lakewood, Norwalk, and Pico Rivera Stations have issues with safety checks. (c) Safety checks for people in sobering cells, safety cells, and restraints shall occur more frequently as - Lakewood and Norwalk Station both had outlined in section 1055, section 1056, and section safety checks that exceeded 60 minutes. 1058 of these regulations. - Norwalk and Pico Rivera Stations safety check (e) There shall be a written plan that includes the logs do not record the actual time checks and documentation of all safety checks. Documentation cell checked. shall include: (1) the actual time at which each individual safety Note that Lakewood Station uses a scanner system check occurred. that is inconsistent in recording. Other stations have (2) the location where each individual safety check the scanner system but chose to use paper logs. occurred, such as a cell, module, or dormitory number. § 1062. Visiting (a)(2) A publicly posted schedule of facility visiting hours. If practicable, visiting hours should be made available on weekends, evenings, or holidays. Lakewood and Norwalk Stations are currently not allowing pre-arraignment persons to have visitation. (a)(4) In Type I facilities, the facility administrator shall develop and implement written policies and In all cases, the video visitation is not working and procedures to allow visiting for non-sentenced there is not space or accommodations for in person detainees. The policies and procedures will include a visiting. Additionally, no visitation schedule was schedule to assure that non-sentenced detainees will posted in the public lobby. be afforded a visit no later than the calendar day following arrest. Los Angeles County Sheriff, South Patrol, T-1, Initial Inspection Report Page 2 Title 15. Section Description § 1148. Supervision of Minors in Secure Lakewood and Norwalk Stations logs for minors held Custody Outside of a Locked Enclosure securely outside the Jail, cuffed to a fixed object, did (a)(2) safety checks, as defined in Section 1006, of not contain documented safety checks. the minor by staff of the law enforcement facility, at least once every 30 minutes, which shall be documented. § 1280. Facility Sanitation, Safety, and Maintenance The facility administrator shall develop BSCC staff walked through both Lakewood and written policies and procedures for the Norwalk Stations. Both facilities needed substantial maintenance of an acceptable level of cleaning and upkeep. cleanliness, repair and safety throughout the facility. Such a plan shall provide for a regular schedule of housekeeping tasks and inspections to identify and correct unsanitary or unsafe conditions or work practices which may be found.