REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 28, 2021
FROM: PACO BALDERRAMA, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MICHAEL S. REID, Deputy Police Chief
Police Department
SUBJECT
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Approve a three -year agreement, with an option to extend for one additional year, with the County of Fresno to reserve five bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail for the purpose of housing Fresno Police Department Arrestees, at a rate of $520.00 per day for a total of $189,800 through FY2023
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve a three-year agreement with the County of Fresno, with an option to extend for one additional year, to reserve five bed spaces in the Fresno County Jail (FCJ) for the purposes of housing Fresno Police Department (FPD) arrestees at a rate of $520.00 per day, and authorize the Chief of Police, or his designee, to execute the agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overcrowding releases from the FCJ continue for a multitude of reasons. As a means of finding a solution to keep Fresno Police Department arrestees in custody at FCJ, the Chief of Police and County Sheriff developed a written agreement in 2013 to reserve five beds at FCJ for City of Fresno arrestees at a cost of $520 per day. This agreement has served our community well as it guarantees five beds are reserved in FCJ for our repeat offenders who commit crimes while they are out of custody. This results in a safer community for our residents.
BACKGROUND
Since the mid-1990s reductions in jail bed capacity at FCJ have occurred. The factors, as discussed below, operate to significantly limit the number of beds available for arrestees to remain in custody as they move through the criminal justice system in Fresno County. The inability to keep prisoners in custody due to overcrowding at FCJ allows for those individuals to continue committing crimes and puts our community at increased risk of being victimized by these criminals.
The factors that have created this condition at FCJ i...
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