LA County Board

19. Survivors First: Protection Against Sexual Assault in the Los Angeles County Jails Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Request the Sheriff, in collaboration with the Interim Inspector General, the Executive Director of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, the Sybil Brand Commission, in consultation with County Counsel, to provide the Board, in writing, with a report back in 90 days, on recommendations to: Update the investigative responsibilities and processes to limit the Sheriff's Department's (LASD's) role in investigating sexual assault allegations committed by deputies against incarcerated people, as legally allowable; Onboard sexual assault counselors to be part of the investigative process for support and safety purposes; Create a Survivor’s Bill of Rights in collaboration with service providers; and Request the Sheriff to: Utilize the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) risk assessment tool to not just classify but actually house potential sexual offenders and victims at intake; Install shower privacy screens, film, or barriers at each facility to ensure adequate obstruction of “opposite gender viewing” of a person in custody’s, breasts, buttocks, or genitalia pursuant to PREA standard 115.15(d) within 90 days or earlier; Implement PREA investigative training for floor sergeants tasked with performing an initial PREA investigation and ensure there is an LASD staff member who is trained in the PREA investigative training to be dispatched to any potential PREA incident; Ensure PREA investigations are “prompt, thorough, and objective” per PREA standard 115.71 by requiring that LASD interview all potential witnesses; Ensure that all people in custody, per PREA standard 115.53, have access to confidential emotional support services, and immediately restore the emotional support service line or make alternative arrangements to provide confidential emotional support services and trauma informed programming; In accordance with PREA standard 115.42(d), re-assess transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex incarcerated individuals’ housing twice a year; and In accordance with PREA standard 115.31(d), conduct annual PREA training subject to the gender identity of people in custody, at all jail facilities, including patrol station lock ups and court holding tanks, not just at Century Regional Detention Facility, as people in custody with diverse gender identities are housed in different facilities, like Men’s Central Jail, which houses the K6-G population. Direct the Interim Inspector General, the Executive Director of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, and the Sybil Brand Commission to continue to monitor and engage with TGI individuals and other incarcerated people on PREA compliance and responses to sexual assault complaints and allegations and report back in respective reports to the Board. (26-3688) Motion by Supervisor Hahn (Updates Following Cluster) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 20 - 70 Chief Executive Office