San Diego Sheriff's Dept. (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2023-2024 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing: 11/19/2024 Inspection Type: Comprehensive County: San Diego Facility Name(s): San Diego Station Holding Facilities BSCC #(s): 4465, 4468, 4470, 4482, 4483,4490, 4491,4599, 4602, 4606, 4608, 4609, 4620 BSCC Type: THJ Facility Representatives: Lieutentant Perkins, Sergeant Vega-Armenta, and Sergeant Moore BSCC Field Representative: Dale Miller Corrective Action Plan Required? NO Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description § 1027.5 Safety Checks 4S Ranch and Borrego facilities safety checks forms (f) A documented process by which safety do not include regular supervisor reviews of safety checks are reviewed at regular defined checks. intervals by a supervisor or facility manager, including methods of mitigating patterns of Both facilities’ staff have supervisors now reviewing inconsistent documentation, or untimely the safety check forms and applying documentation completion of, safety checks. of that review. § 1029. Policy and Procedures Manual (6) Each facility administrator shall, at least Major Crimes facility staff was unable to provide a annually, review, evaluate, and make a completed facility administrator’s’ review. record of security measures. The review ad evaluation shall include internal and external Since the inspection, a review has been completed. security measures of the facility including security measures specific to prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Poway, Lakeside, 4S Ranch, and Major Crimes § 1032. Fire Suppression Preplanning facilities’ staff could not provide monthly fire (b) monthly fire prevention inspections by prevention inspections. facility staff with two-year retention of the inspection record; All facilities’ staff started conducted the monthly inspections in September or October 2024. § 1050. Classification Plan 4S Ranch and Borrego facilities were using an (c) In deciding housing and programming outdated intake form that did not contain a questions assignments, the agency shall consider on a about a person’s own views with respect to their own case-by-case basis whether a placement safety. would ensure the health and safety of the incarcerated person, and whether the San Diego County THJ Initial Inspection Report Page 2 Title 15. Section Description placement would present management or Since the inspection, both facilities’ staff have started security problems. A person’s own views with using a newer form that includes appropriate respect to their own safety shall be given questions. serious consideration. § 1145. Decision on Secure Custody Major Crimes facility takes all detained minors in an Any minor in temporary custody who is less area that is locked. Not all minors are placed in the than 14 years of age, or who does not in the cells but are held in the secure adult facility and reasonable belief of the peace officer present cannot exit. Minors held in this facility that were not a serious security risk of harm to self or in the cells, they were listed as non-secure and others, shall not be placed in secure custody, secure procedures were not documented. may be kept in non-secure custody in the facility as long as all other conditions of non- Since the inspection, all minors held in the adult secure custody set forth in these standards holding facility are being documented as a secure are met. detention.