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Approximately 10.0% of the space in the jail is devoted to inmate, visitor, and custody staff circulation throughout the building. The jail's remaining space supports Central Control, laundry, visitation, programming, and other essential services. The Santa Ana Police Department is responsible for the overall management and daily operations of the city jail complex. The Police Department's Jail Bureau which is led by an experienced Jail Administrator oversees two organizational divisions which includes (1) Jail Operations, and (2) Jail Administration and Support Services. The Jail Operations Division is responsible for providing safe and secure inmate supervision and custody housing. The Jail Administration and Support Services Division is responsible for (1) BSCC compliance, (2) inmate housing, (3) vendor contracts, (4) serves as the liaison for the Police Department's Training Division, (4) administers the budget and special projects, (5) addresses inmate grievances, (6) determines inmate discipline for rule violations, and (7) coordinates religious services and educational programs. Through 2016, the jail was staffed by 124 civilian personnel which included a Jail Administrator and Police Administration Manager. Other inmate custody supervision and support staff included (a) ten Correctional Supervisors, (b) 94 Correctional Officers (both full and part-time), (c) four Lead Correctional Records Specialists, (d) nine Senior Correctional Records Specialists, (e) one part-time Correctional Records Specialist, and (f) four other support personnel (Security Electronic Technician and clerical assistants / aides). On a daily basis, the staff assigned to the facility are responsible for carrying out the following activities: 1. Administration 5. Food Service and Laundry 2. Inmate Classification, Supervision and Security 6. Building Maintenance 3. Court Security and Transportation 7. Inmate Programs and Services 4. Records Maintenance As the following trend Table shows, for the period 2013-16, the Santa Ana City Jail has processed an average of 7,134 annual local bookings which represents 595 each month or 20 per day. Nearly 61.7% of the average annual bookings involve felony detainees and 36.3% are defendants charged with misdemeanor offenses. The jail also handles a small number of yearly bookings for juveniles (132) detained by local police agencies prior to their transfer to Juvenile Hall. Close review of the yearly jail booking trend data also shows the facility has consistently experienced significant fluctuations in the average number of monthly bookings processed by jail personnel. Over the four year period between 2013-16, monthly bookings have ranged from a low of 482 to a high of 803. Juvenile Bookings i Total Jail Bookings Nbnthly. Monthly I Daily 2013 2,503 34.8% 4,555 63.4% 127 1.8% 7,185 599 502-703 20 2014 2,756 36.1% 4,772 62.5% 112 1.4% 7,640 673 482-803 21 2015 2,662 37.6% 4,304 60.8% 115 1.6% 7,081 590 523-728 19 2016 2,440 36.8% 4,015 60.9% 172 2.6% 6,627 552 468-623 18 %Change -2.5% 41.9% 35.4% -7.8% Yearly Average - qn1a-vn18 2.590 36.3% 4.412 61.7% 1,12 2.0% 7.134 595 4aaanA an Source: Santa Ana Police Department's Jail Bureau Note: Temporary jail holding facilities can only detain Individuals up to 24 hours. Based on the yearly average number ofjall intake bookings of 7,134, assuming all detainees are incarcerated for no more than 24 hours, the Santa Ana temporary Jail holding facility would likely have an average daily population (ADP) of 20 or less male or female Inmates. 65A-7