Venture County Sheriff's Office Comprehensive Insp II (2023-2024 inspection cycle)

Initial Inspection Report 2023-2024 Biennial Inspection Cycle Date of Exit Briefing: 2/7/2024 Inspection Type: Comprehensive County: Ventura Facility Name(s): Agency Wide: Pre-Trial Detention Facility (Main Jail) and Todd Road Jail. BSCC #(s): Main Jail – 5960 and Todd Road Jail – 6045 BSCC Type: II Facility Representatives: Commander Mark Franke, Commander Garo Kuredjian, Captain Cameron Henderson, Captain Tim Lanquist, and Program Administrator III Tracy Martinez-Aguilar BSCC Field Representative: Jovin Adamos Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 3/18/2024 Current Items of Noncompliance Title 15. Section Description BSCC staff determined the agency is noncompliant with the portion of the regulation which requires safety checks shall occur at random or varied intervals for incarcerated persons § 1027.5 Safety Checks placed in safety and sobering cells. After completing the documentation review, it is noted the agency conducts the majority of the safety checks for safety and sobering cell placements at exactly 15 minutes throughout. § 1029. Policy and Procedures Manual BSCC staff determined the agency is out of compliance with this regulation as segments need to be updated. BSCC staff determined the agency is noncompliant with the following portions of this regulation: • Continued retention shall be reviewed a minimum of every four hours. § 1055. Use of Safety Cell • People placed in the safety cell shall be allowed to retain sufficient clothing or be provided with a suitably designed “safety garment,” to provide for their personal privacy unless specific identifiable risks to the person's safety or to the security of the facility are documented. After completing the documentation review, BSCC staff determined the facility is noncompliant with the portion of the § 1056. Use of Sobering Cell regulation where in no case shall a person remain in a sobering cell over six hours without an evaluation by medical or custody staff to determine whether the person has an urgent medical problem, pursuant to section 1213 of these regulations. Ventura County Initial Inspection Report Page 2 Title 24. Section Description Main Jail - The rooftop exercise space contains 16 enclosures that are used for outdoor exercise space. BSCC staff found the 1231.2.10 Exercise area facility out of compliance as these enclosures do not allow free access to toilets, washbasins and drinking fountains as per the regulation. Todd Road Jail – BSCC staff found the facility out of compliance 1231.2.22 Audio monitoring system with this regulation as the audio monitoring system in the holding cells in the receiving/intake area were nonexistent.