ABSTRACT
The community-oriented policing paradigm's emphasis on the proactive examination of community-identified problems and the development of collaborative responses to solving those problems offers an actionable framework for improving conditions of everyday living and working in confinement. In this chapter, we highlight two separate jail management strategies employed by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department (LASD) during the A.B. 109 re-alignment period under Sheriff Jim McDonnell's tenure. The first strategy entailed the implementation of a town sheriff and town hall approach to addressing the grievances of the gay male and transgender female population housed in the men's jail. The second strategy entailed the implementation of a gender-responsive advocate and liaison approach to addressing the needs of the pregnant resident population in the women's jail. We discuss the implications of these two strategies for solving problems that have implications for the safety, health, and wellness outcomes of individuals living and working within these penal settings.
