Sutter County, Detention Facilities Targeted (2020-2022 inspection cycle)

March 19, 2021 Brandon Barnes, Sheriff – Coroner Sutter County Sheriff’s Department 1077 Civic Center Blvd. Yuba City, Ca 95993 20-22 BIENNIAL INSPECTION CYCLE TARGETED INSPECTION Dear Sheriff Barnes: On Friday, March 19, 2021, BSCC staff conducted an onsite Targeted Inspection to verify correction of the below listed areas of noncompliance from the 18-20 Biennial Inspection Cycle. The agency provided documentation that was reviewed and confirmed that all corrections have been made. The agency currently has no outstanding areas of noncompliance. A comprehensive biennial inspection will be scheduled during the remainder of the 20-22 Biennial Inspection Cycle. Title 15, Section 1027.5 Safety Checks: • A sampling of safety checks for six months was reviewed and reflected sufficient staffing and timely safety checks. Title 15, Section 1027 Number of Personnel: • The agency has recruited and hired additional staffing and all custody positions are currently filled. Title 15, Section 1055 Use of Safety Cell: • A sampling of safety cell logs was reviewed. All safety cell logs were complete, timely and contained appropriate authorizations for continued retention. Title 15, Section 1029 Policy and Procedures Manual and Title 15, Section Communicable Diseases: • The most current iteration of policies specific to the reporting of sexual abuse or sexual harassment and communicable diseases were provided and contain all elements required in regulation. 5780 Sutter II Ltr 20-22 Sheriff Brandon Barnes Page 2 Title 15, Section 1032 Fire Suppression Preplanning: • I was able to verify that a local fire inspection was completed during their pre- opening inspection on August 8, 2019. This concludes the 20-22 Targeted Inspection report for the Sutter County Jail. I would like to express our gratitude to Lieutenant Kristie Garza for her assistance and cooperation during this Targeted inspection process. We look forward to working with you in the future to provide support and technical assistance and conduct the comprehensive biennial inspection. Should have any questions, please contact me at (916) 322-8081 or email at kim.moule@bscc.ca.gov. Sincerely, KIMBERLY MOULE, CJM Field Representative Facilities Standards and Operations Division Enclosures cc: Presiding Judge, Sutter County* Chair, Board of Supervisors, Sutter County* County Administrator, Sutter County* Captain Jason Piazza, Sutter County Lieutenant Kristie Garza, Sutter County * Complete copies of this inspection are available at www.bscc.ca.gov. 5780 Sutter II Ltr 20-22 TYPE II AND III FACILITIES Board of State and Community Corrections PROCEDURES1 Targeted Inspection BSCC Code: 5780 FACILITY NAME: Sutter County Jail FACILITY TYPE: II PERSON(S) INTERVIEWED: Lieutenant Kristie Garza FIELD REPRESENTATIVE: Kimberly Moule DATE: 03/19/2021 Targeted Inspection TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO 18/20 Inspection Findings Comments/Findings 1027 NUMBER OF PERSONNEL J209.35 Cell Block and Cell Since the original inspection on Security April 11, 2019, the agency has A sufficient number of personnel shall be successfully recruited and hired additional staff. In reviewing employed in each local detention facility to Compliance with this section is documentation to include shift ensure the implementation and operation of predicated on the ability of your rosters, safety checks and logs, the the programs and activities required by staff to complete and document at agency has demonstrated that these regulations. least hourly safety checks in their current staffing levels are addition to ensuring the sufficient for completing the daily implementation and operation of all operation of programs and programs and activities required by activities required by regulation. regulation. ☒ ☐ Although the Board of State and Community Corrections does not prescribe the specific number of staffing required for each agency, we do review documentation that reflects staff activities that are required by the regulations and your policy. 1027.5 SAFETY CHECKS J125.00 Supervision of Inmates An additional sampling of safety checks was reviewed and were found to be conducted and Safety checks shall be conducted at least A sampling of safety checks was documented within the timeframes hourly through direct visual observation of reviewed and were oftentimes required in the regulation. all inmates. There shall be no more than a documented late. Hourly safety 60-minute lapse between safety checks. checks are documented ☒ ☐ electronically with the Guard One device. In addition, paper logs are kept. Both forms of documentation reflected late checks. 1 This document is intended for use as a tool during the inspection process; this worksheet may not contain each Title 15 regulation that is required. Additionally, many regulations on this worksheet are SUMMARIES of the regulation; the text on this worksheet may not contain the entire text of the actual regulation. Please refer to the complete California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Minimum Standards for Local Facilities, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 for the complete list and text of regulations. 5780 Sutter II PRO 20-22 - 1 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot Targeted Inspection TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO 18/20 Inspection Findings Comments/Findings 1029 POLICY AND PROCEDURES The agency was provided with the The agency provided the most MANUAL regulation and is working to recent iteration of their policy that incorporate the language into their was reviewed and contains all policy and public posting in the elements required by regulation. (2) a method for uninvolved inmates, public lobby of the jail. During the onsite Targeted family, community members, and other interested third-parties to report sexual ☒ ☐ Inspection, postings of this policy and methods for reporting of abuse or sexual harassment. The method sexual abuse or sexual harassment for reporting shall be publicly posted at the were observed in public lobbies facility. and in inmate housing areas. (b) Each facility administrator shall collect The agency is currently working to The agency provided the most accurate, uniform data for every allegation incorporate this regulation into recent iteration of their policy that of sexual abuse at facilities under its direct their policy. was reviewed and contains all control and from other facilities with which elements required by regulation. it contracts for the confinement of its ☒ ☐ inmates. The data collected shall include, at a minimum, the data necessary to satisfy the reporting requirements of 34 U.S.C. section 30303(a)(1) (federal survey on sexual violence). 1032 FIRE SUPPRESSION The agency provided their most PREPLANNING current fire inspection that ☒ NEED REGULATION TEXT HERE occurred in August of 2019. 1051 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES The agency is currently working The most current iteration of the with WellPath to modify their agency Communicable Disease Communicable Disease policy to Policy was reviewed and contains At the time of intake into the facility, an include observable symptoms of all elements required by the inquiry shall be made of the person being communicable disease. regulation to include “Observable booked as to whether or not he/she has or has had any communicable diseases, such symptoms”. ☒ ☐ as tuberculosis or has observable symptoms of tuberculosis or any other communicable diseases, or other special medical problem identified by the health authority. The response shall be noted on the booking form and/or screening device. 1055 USE OF SAFETY CELL A sampling of Observation An additional sampling of Safety Logs/Suicide prevent were and Sobering or “Observation” reviewed. logs was provided and reviewed. An inmate shall be placed in a safety cell only with the approval of the facility This review reflected that timely and appropriate approvals were manager or designee, or responsible health Continued retention approvals obtained and documented as care staff; continued retention shall be ☒ ☐ were not compliant with the required by regulation. reviewed a minimum of every four hours. regulation requiring approvals every 4 hours. 5780 Sutter II PRO 20-22 - 2 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot Targeted Inspection TITLE 15 SECTION YES NO 18/20 Inspection Findings Comments/Findings In no case shall an inmate remain in a A sampling of An additional sampling of Safety sobering cell over six hours without an “Observation/Sobering Logs was and Sobering or “Observation” evaluation by a medical staff person or an reviewed. logs was provided and reviewed. evaluation by custody staff, pursuant to This review reflected that timely written medical procedures in accordance and appropriate approvals were Continued retention approvals with section 1213 of these regulations, to ☒ ☐ obtained and documented as were not compliant with the determine whether the prisoner has an required by regulation. regulation requiring approvals urgent medical problem. every 6 hours. 5780 Sutter II PRO 20-22 - 3 - A353 Type 2&3 PRO eff. 1/2019 (18-20).dot