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Board response and quoted Sheriff response to Madera County Jail

The board explicitly agrees with both findings and recommendations. Its approved response quotes the Sheriff’s plans for CalAIM implementation in September 2026 and the SB1022 mental health expansion, with completion anticipated in 18–24 months. The Sheriff’s quoted statements imply acceptance but do not explicitly agree or disagree with the findings. These are agency statements, not verified implementation results.

Official response PDFOfficial report PDF

Response by Madera County Board of Supervisors; Madera County Sheriff

6

Addressed

0

Partially addressed

2

Not addressed

0

Unclear

County's stated disposition

These categories reflect the County's response to each recommendation, separate from this audit's assessment.

0

Implemented

4

Will be implemented

0

Requires further analysis

0

Will not be implemented

0

Unclear

How to read this audit

This original board packet is the single jail audit source. Its June 16 minute order on PDF page 1 records approval; the letter on PDF pages 3–4 explicitly agrees with findings and quotes the Sheriff’s substantive May 20 response under the recommendations. Separate Sheriff audit rows assess those quoted statements, not the board’s position. The original Sheriff letter, stamped received May 26, is linked separately and was fully reviewed to verify attribution and context. All jail audit page links point to this unchanged board packet, not the standalone Sheriff PDF. Physical PDF pages are used. Finding assessments derive from stated-position and disagreement-elements scores, not the truth of agency claims or legal compliance; a low label does not mean relevant discussion is absent. Recommendation audits distinguish future plans from completed implementation.

Commitments

Actions stated in the response

These are commitments extracted from the County's response. They describe what the response says will happen; they do not verify that implementation occurred.

4

Extracted commitments

4

Definite or bounded timing

0

Conditional timing

0

No timeframe

R1-BOARD · Bounded timeframe

Implement CalAIM for the incarcerated population.

In September of 2026.

R2-BOARD · Bounded timeframe

Complete the SB1022 mental health expansion project.

In the next 18–24 months, as quoted in the board response.

R1-SHERIFF · Bounded timeframe

Implement CalAIM for the incarcerated population.

In September of 2026.

R2-SHERIFF · Bounded timeframe

Complete the mental health expansion project.

In the next 18–24 months.

Item-by-item review

Findings and recommendations

Assessments describe whether the response engages each cited item. Finding scores separately describe statutory-elements completeness under California Penal Code § 933.05(a) and public usefulness. They do not independently verify the response or constitute a legal conclusion.

Showing 8 of 8 items

finding · F1-BOARD

Efficient and productive jail operations

Audit: Addressed

Response says

The board explicitly agrees with Finding 1.

Audit analysis

The finding is reproduced and explicitly accepted. The finding response itself provides no operational explanation or supporting record.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

6/10

4/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
2/2
Applicable disagreement elements
2/2

2/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
0/2
Support traceability
0/2

PDF page 3 reproduces F1 and states agreement. Agreement requires no disagreement explanation. The F1 response contains no finding-specific reasoning or checkable basis; the Penal Code citation identifies the response category, not operational evidence.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 9Response page 3
Discuss finding and response

finding · F2-BOARD

Two additional units for behavioral health needs

Audit: Addressed

Response says

The board explicitly agrees with Finding 2.

Audit analysis

The board reproduces and accepts the construction finding without adding evidence in the finding response. Expansion detail appears separately in its response to R2 on the following PDF page.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

6/10

4/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
2/2
Applicable disagreement elements
2/2

2/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
0/2
Support traceability
0/2

PDF page 3 explicitly agrees with the full F2 finding. No explanation is required for agreement, but this finding response offers neither a construction rationale nor a supporting project record. Detail supplied to R2 on page 4 is not credited to this F2 score.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 9Response page 3
Discuss finding and response

recommendation · R1-BOARD

Continue current jail policies

County: Will be implementedAudit: Addressed

Response says

The board agrees and quotes the Sheriff’s plan to implement CalAIM in September 2026, including care access and connections to services after release.

Audit analysis

Agreement and a named future program directly engage the policy recommendation. The response does not establish that the planned September launch occurred.

Extracted commitments

Implement CalAIM for the incarcerated population.

Responsible party
Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Deliverable
Access to complex-care treatment and release connections.
Timing
In September of 2026. · Bounded timeframe
Report page 9Response page 3

recommendation · R2-BOARD

Continue renovation and building plans

County: Will be implementedAudit: Addressed

Response says

The board agrees and quotes the Sheriff’s plans to complete the SB1022 mental health expansion in the next 18–24 months, enabling additional services and a jail-based competency program.

Audit analysis

The identified project, planned services, and bounded completion window engage the recommendation. Completion and service outcomes are not independently verified, and no calendar completion date is inferred from the relative window.

Extracted commitments

Complete the SB1022 mental health expansion project.

Responsible party
Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Deliverable
Expanded mental health capacity and related services.
Timing
In the next 18–24 months, as quoted in the board response. · Bounded timeframe
Report page 9Response page 4

finding · F1-SHERIFF

Efficient and productive jail operations

Audit: Not addressed

Response says

The Sheriff welcomes the jury’s finding and describes future CalAIM treatment and release connections, with implementation planned for September 2026.

Audit analysis

The Sheriff’s quoted statements favorably acknowledge F1 without explicitly agreeing or disagreeing. Discussion of future care services does not explain every aspect of present efficiency and productivity.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

5/10

1/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
1/2
Applicable disagreement elements
0/2

4/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
1/2
Reason specificity
1/2
Support traceability
2/2

Board packet PDF page 3 quotes the Sheriff as pleased to hear F1, implying acceptance without an explicit position. There is no identified disputed scope or disagreement explanation, and no explicit agreement qualifying for 2 on disagreementRequirements. CalAIM and September 2026 identify a checkable program and planned timeframe; future services only partly explain current operations.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 9Response page 3
Discuss finding and response

finding · F2-SHERIFF

Two additional units for behavioral health needs

Audit: Not addressed

Response says

The Sheriff describes the SB1022 mental health expansion and planned services, including a jail-based competency program.

Audit analysis

The project discussion implies acceptance of F2 and explains its intended use, but lacks an explicit agreement or disagreement statement. Completion is anticipated rather than documented.

Finding-response score

Document completeness and usefulness—not factual verification or a legal conclusion.

7/10

1/4

Statutory elements

Stated position
1/2
Applicable disagreement elements
0/2

6/6

Public usefulness

Coverage
2/2
Reason specificity
2/2
Support traceability
2/2

Board packet PDF page 4 quotes the Sheriff’s SB1022 mental health expansion discussion, engaging F2 with finding-specific reasoning and a named checkable project. The quote implies acceptance, but states neither explicit agreement nor disputed scope and reasons. The standalone Sheriff letter was checked to confirm that F2 and R2 are paired and the quoted text is the Sheriff’s response.

Scoring confidence: high

Report page 9Response page 4
Discuss finding and response

recommendation · R1-SHERIFF

Continue current jail policies

County: Will be implementedAudit: Addressed

Response says

The Sheriff describes a September 2026 CalAIM launch for treatment of complex health needs and connections to continuing services after release.

Audit analysis

The named future program engages continued policy development but is not evidence of completed implementation or confirmation of every existing policy. The quoted response starts on board packet PDF page 3 and continues on PDF page 4.

Extracted commitments

Implement CalAIM for the incarcerated population.

Responsible party
Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Deliverable
Access to complex-care treatment and release connections.
Timing
In September of 2026. · Bounded timeframe
Report page 9Response page 3

recommendation · R2-SHERIFF

Continue renovation and building plans

County: Will be implementedAudit: Addressed

Response says

The Sheriff anticipates completing the expansion in 18–24 months and describes expanded mental health services and a jail-based competency program.

Audit analysis

Board packet PDF page 4 quotes the completion window and SB1022 project description. This is a future commitment, not verification of completed construction or service outcomes.

Extracted commitments

Complete the mental health expansion project.

Responsible party
Madera County Sheriff’s Office
Deliverable
Expanded mental health capacity and related services.
Timing
In the next 18–24 months. · Bounded timeframe
Report page 9Response page 4