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Sheriff's office annual naloxone report received; supervisors request confidential tactics briefing on contraband entry to jails
Summary
The committee received the sheriff's annual report on naloxone use for 2024. Supervisors asked the sheriff for a follow-up on how drugs enter custody facilities, screening and monitoring protocols, and for custody health to report on withdrawal care and medication-assisted treatment.
The Public Safety and Justice Committee received the Office of the Sheriff's annual report on naloxone (Narcan) use in the Law Enforcement Services Bureau and custody bureau for calendar year 2024.
Committee members thanked the sheriff for the report and asked for a more detailed follow-up on how illicit drugs enter county jails, what screening and monitoring protocols are used, staff training, and any gaps or enhancements the sheriff recommends. Vice Chairperson Lee moved to receive the report and asked that the follow-up include data on drug-related incidents in custody and details on screening technology and monitoring protocols; the committee approved the motion.
Sheriff's office representatives said the department is expanding its canine drug-detection program, using body scanners and evaluating drone detection or mitigation tactics. The sheriff noted the county previously passed a local ordinance prohibiting drone delivery to correctional facilities; one supervisor observed that some countermeasures cannot be publicly detailed for operational reasons and suggested a confidential briefing to the board or committee when appropriate.
Committee action: Supervisor Lee moved to receive the report and to ask the sheriff to return with more detailed, and if necessary confidential, information about pathways of contraband into custody and prevention strategies. The motion passed by recorded voice vote (Vice Chairperson Lee: Aye; Chairperson Ellenberg: Yes). The committee also requested custody health provide a report to the Health and Hospital Committee on withdrawal care and medication-assisted treatment protocols; custody health agreed to participate in that follow-up.
Why it matters: committee members said increases in drug incidents in custody pose immediate risks to deputies and persons in custody. Supervisors indicated they want both public reporting where appropriate and confidential briefings when operational security would be compromised.
