San Bernardino Ontario PD THJ CI (2025-2026 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2025-2026 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing: 4/30/2026 Inspection Type: Comprehensive County: San Bernardino Facility Name(s): Ontario Police Department BSCC #(s): 4374 BSCC Type: THJ Facility Representatives: Jail Manager Melody Carbajal BSCC Field Representative: Jovin Adamos Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 6/1/2026 Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description § 1027.5 Safety Checks In relation to Title 15 §1056, several safety check logs (d) Safety checks shall occur at random or for sobering cell placements were conducted every varied intervals. thirty minutes without variance. § 1028. Fire and Life Safety Staff (b) The facility administrator, in conjunction with the health authority, shall develop and implement policies and procedures consistent with the requirements of Penal Code Section 6048(b) that require correctional officers certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to begin CPR on a nonresponsive person without obtaining approval from supervisors or medical staff, when it is safe and appropriate to do so. (6) The correctional officer shall continue The current Ontario Police Department policy manual administering CPR, absent imminent does not cover said sections of the regulation. physical danger, until the nonresponsive person shows obvious signs of life, such as normal breathing or physical or verbal responses, or until medical staff or alternative medical responders arrive and take over. (7) In situations where medical staff or alternative medical responders are present when a person is identified as nonresponsive, correctional officers shall defer CPR to those individuals. NAME County Initial Inspection Report Page 2 Title 15. Section Description § 1056. Use of Sobering Cell Intermittent direct visual observation of In relation to Title 15 §1027.5, several safety check people held in the sobering cell shall be logs for sobering cell placements were conducted conducted no less than every half hour. Such every thirty minutes without variance. observation shall be documented. Title 24. Section Description There are several items in each cell that require security caulking as they may pose as ligature points for self- 13-102 (c) 6. Design requirements harm: (2) Suicide hazards. Architectural plans shall • Gaps around security cameras be reviewed by the Board for the purpose of • Gaps at the base of the light fixtures reducing hazards posed by fixtures and • Gaps on the ventilation grate equipment which could be used for an act of • Some toilets have stainless steel plates to cover suicide by an incarcerated person. The pre-fabricated areas. These plates are not facility design shall avoid any surfaces, flushed and have gaps. Some plates are also edges, fixtures or fittings that can provide missing screws. an attachment for self-inflicted injury. • A security cover with holes no bigger than 3/16” should be placed over the existing fire/smoke detector. Additional Notes: Description The Environmental Health and Medical/Mental Health inspections were conducted shortly after the BSCC Local Inspections inspection. The agency will need to provide the recent local inspection evaluation reports for review.