Annual Report 2009 - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department

Highlights
United Through Reading Program
The United Through Reading Program was developed in 2009 as a
means to allow in-custody parents a chance to stay connected with their
children. The parent is recorded on DVD reading a book to their child.
The DVD and book are then supplied to the child and caregiver.
Recycle a Bicycle
Sexually Violent Predator/Handicap Cell
A storage area in the jail was converted for use as a Sexually Violent
Predator cell when these inmates are returned to Santa Barbara County
for ongoing court actions. This cell can also be used for handicapped or
other special needs inmates, adding four permanent beds to the facility.
All-Purpose Room Redesign to Housing
The Recycle a Bicycle program was expanded in 2009.
Bicycles that were abandoned or recovered as stolen
and not claimed by the owner are refurbished using
inmate labor and then given to local charities. The
Good Samaritan Shelter in Lompoc and the Unity
Shoppe in Santa Barbara received more than 20 refurbished
bikes.
EMS Save Award
The Main Jail All-Purpose Room is undergoing reconfiguration into a
housing unit. This project began with the construction of a new Sheriff’s
Operations Response Team (SORT) building for the displaced SORT team.
The reconfiguration of the All-Purpose Room to housing will free up space
for an additional 54-beds in the Main Jail, helping to reduce overcrowding.
At approximately 10:00pm on October 23, 2009 Custody Deputy Steve Stanbrough found an inmate hanging
from the bars in a holding cell. The inmate had used a shirt to create a noose which he hung from the bars
about six and a half feet above the floor.
Custody Deputy Stanbrough and Custody Deputy Douglas Todaro were able to hold the inmate up while Custody
Deputies Eric Alexander and Stephen Dwyer removed the ligature from the inmate’s neck.
CD Alexander
CD Dwyer
After determining the inmate had no pulse, Stanbrough and Todaro immediately began CPR. After about ten
chest compressions color began to return to the inmate’s face. About a minute later, jail medical staff arrived
and began administering first aid while Stanbrough continued the chest compressions, after about the fifth
compression, the inmate coughed loudly and began breathing on his own. The inmate was transported to the
hospital where he was treated before being taken back to a custody facility.
Quick action by the Custody Deputies and their skills exhibited during the incident allowed the inmate to survive
the suicide attempt. For their actions, the Santa Barbara County EMS Agency and the Sheriff’s Office
awarded all four Custody Deputies with the EMS Save Award.
CD Stanbrough
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CD Todaro
INTEGRITY ~ CARING ~ COURAGE ~ FAIRNESS ~ SERVICE