Jail Staffing
L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca’s proposal (Feb. 23) to reduce deputies’ four to seven years of guard duty, replacing them with civilians, endorses the proposal submitted to the Sheriff’s Department by the Criminal Justice Committee of the Los Angeles County Grand Jury, 1996-1997. By replacing 100 deputy sheriff positions with custody assistant positions, the sheriff could continue to operate Men’s Central Jail in a safe and secure manner, at an annual savings of nearly $1.8 million. Once fully implemented, the county would achieve significant savings. By converting the Men’s Central Jail to a custodial officer staffing model, the county could save nearly $3.7 million per year.
Congratulations to Sheriff Baca. I applaud this responsible behavior as essential for the morale of the deputies and fiscally responsible to L.A. County.
ARLINE PEPP, Chairperson
Criminal Justice Committee
L.A. County Grand Jury, 1996-97
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