The staff assigned to this unit is comprised of a combination of 23 correctional officers, two deputies and a sergeant. This unit is responsible for the safe and secure movement of inmates during transportation.
The transportation unit regularly moves inmates to medical appointments, court houses, other county jails, state prisons, state mental health hospitals and between the Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Jail facilities.
The safe and secure movement of inmates is
often challenging for this unit due to the number
of inmates required to be transferred each day.
The officers and deputies have to segregate
many of the inmates from each other due to
classification issues. Some of the reasons
inmates have to be separated from each other
are due to competing gangs, inmate
sophistication, sex crimes, violent or high risk of
escape and mental health/medical issues.
This unit has the responsibility of extraditing
serious and violent felons who have fled to other
states to avoid prosecution of their crimes, or
still need to fulfill their court ordered sentences
and comply with mandatory supervision
requirements. The challenges the custody
division faced in 2017 stemming from AB109
and Proposition 57 have also added to the day
to day intricacies of the Transportation Unit.
Transportation
In-State
Pickups
168 20 136
Accomplishments & Objectives
In 2017, the Sheriff’s Office Custody Division worked diligently to secure 25 million dollars in state funding to add a new 22,000 square foot expansion to the Placerville Jail. This project consists of a two-story addition to the county's existing facility.
The 11,000 square foot ground floor housing unit will consist of two 27-bed housing units for approximately 54 inmates and three indoor recreational yards which will all be monitored by a state of the art control tower. The 11,000 square foot second floor will consist of support and health services, three inmate program spaces, ADA compliant in-person single inmate visitation rooms, and attorney-client counseling services.
The health services area will consist of 14 single, double and special use cells, medical offices, medical and records storage, a central pharmacy, medical procedures and exam rooms, a mental health suite, a nurses’ station, and a staff work / break room. The project will be ADA accessible, energy efficient, and resource conscious for reentry, rehabilitation, and recovery. We anticipate the additional space will not only alleviate the challenges the staff face with the current facility, but elevate the level of service we provide to the community.
As one of the final accomplishments of 2017, the El Dorado County Jail began to implement the Milestone Credits Program; which was a result of Proposition 57 and AB109. This law is intended as a tool to reduce recidivism. It allows inmates to earn time off their sentence for educational, vocational, and self-improvement achievements. Inmates must be sentenced to one year or more in county jail to qualify for Milestone Credits. No partial credit is given, full participation is required, and all jail rules must be followed to participate in the program.
35
Out of State
Pickups
CDCR
Transfers
2017 Jail Stats
Total Bookings
Total Releases
Total Beds
6,006
6,113
469