San Bernardino SHRF CI (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2025-2026 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing: 6/26/2025 Inspection Type: Comprehensive County: San Bernardino Facility Name(s): West Valley Detention Center BSCC #(s): 4362 BSCC Type: II Facility Representatives: Captain Mike Martinez, Lt. Greg Winegar, and Deputy Jennifer Song BSCC Field Representative: Jovin Adamos Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 7/25/2025 Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description Safety checks lack variation for the following areas/ incidents: § 1027.5 Safety Checks • Housing areas (general population and • Safety checks shall occur at random administrative separation) or varied intervals. • Intake areas • Safety Cells • Sobering Cells § 1055. Use of Safety Cell • A person shall be placed in a safety Continued retention is not always indicated at a cell only with the approval of the minimum of every four hours. facility manager or designee, or responsible health care staff; continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every four hours. § 1056. Use of Sobering Cell • The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section 1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of The reasoning for sobering cell placements did not incarcerated people who are a threat always indicate the person was a threat to their own to their own safety or the safety of safety or the safety of others due to their state of others due to their state of intoxication. intoxication. • Intermittent direct visual observation Safety checks lacked variance. of people held in the sobering cell shall be conducted no less than every half hour. Title 24. Section Description Not Applicable