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Standards - Title 15 does not address circulation. EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE SANTA ANA CITY JAIL FACILITY There are five elevators within the facility — three are for inmate movement only, and two are for staff only. All elevators are controlled by card access and intercoms. After a leak in the basement, a large area of tile had to be removed. The City chose not to replace them as they are in a non -travel area used for emergency egress only. Path of travel is marked with caution tape avoiding any of the missing tiles. There is a tunnel that runs through the basement that connects the Santa Ana Jail and the adjacent Police Department. Numbers on the wall mark camera locations should an officer need to call for backup while in the tunnel. Sallyport at end of tunnel leads to the Police Department. Santa Ana Jail can use the speaker to contact the Police Department, but does not have access to open the sallyport doors from their side. The tunnel is used approximately four times per day to transport inmates from the Santa Ana Jail to the Police Department next door. Very rarely is the tunnel is used to transfer inmates from the Police Department to the Santa Ana Jail on federal charges. Inmate transport through the tunnel requires two officer escorts. Per PBNBS rules for ICE, the Police Department cannot process more than two inmates at a time. If that rule changes with the cancellation of the ICE contract, the Police Department can process as many inmates as will fit on the Intake bench at one time. The space allocated to circulation is 16,828 square feet. Observations and Evaluations - Consultant Evaluation Rating: 2.4 Adequate • There is original flooring throughout the facility and most of it is in good condition. Inmates clean and wax floors on a regular basis. • Items stored in corridors pose a hazard and should be moved elsewhere. • Basement has magnetic doors into corridor. • Flap doors on gun lockers in corridor pose potential safety risk and should be replaced with sliding doors. • There are several wall cracks throughout the length of the basement tunnel that have been repaired but not repainted. Since being repaired, the cracks have not continued to spread. Flap Doors on Gun Lockers Pose Safety Risk Staff Elevators & Items Stored in Corridors Appendix B. 65A-183