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Stanislaus County sheriff's corrections investigations unit outlines contraband, gang control and staffing pressures
Summary
Sheriff's Office briefed the Board of Supervisors on the Correctional Investigations Unit's work addressing drugs, gangs and violence inside county jails, presenting seizures and conviction data and future plans; deputies' staffing shortages were raised during public comment.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office presented an update to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 about its Correctional Investigations Unit, which the department said targets contraband, gang activity and internal violence across the county jail system.
The update, presented by Lieutenant Pedro Beltran, said the county operates four jail facilities with an “average daily population of about 1,450 incarcerated individuals” and more than 300 sworn deputies alongside medical and support staff. Beltran said the unit focuses on intelligence, threat assessments and special investigations to protect inmates and staff and to strengthen criminal prosecutions.
The presentation outlined tools and tactics used during intake and inside facilities, including body scanners, a laser drug identification device, K-9 narcotics teams and a “double search” intake protocol. Beltran said mail was a persistent smuggling route, noting…
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