He faxed the complaint, dated Jan. 27, with a civil division of the Superior Court known as the Santa Barbara County grand jury.
Ted Sten, foreman of the 19-member jury, said the body is sworn in on July 1 each year and operates through June 30 of the following year. He said the jury answers both complaints and inquiries in a completely confidential process.
“The whole basis of the grand jury is that it’s confidential,” he said.
Sten added that he cannot answer questions about the likelihood that the jury will investigate the Trivium complaint, but he said any investigation into a complaint could include a review of documents and witnesses.
The Santa Barbara County grand jury issued 10 reports from June 2013 to January 2014.
The most recent report, issued Jan. 27, responds to a complaint from prisoners about the quantity and quality of meals served at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail.
The grand jury listed methodology that includes kitchen inspection; an interview; an unannounced visit; and examination of meal content, preparation, nutritional value and serving methods.
The jury concluded that “meals meet state standards and provide a reasonable variety of nutritionally balanced food to all prisoners...”
In another complaint, low-income housing providers alleged that they suffered after the Santa Barbara County grand jury criticized the Lompoc Housing Community Development Corporation, the county of Santa Barbara and the city of Lompoc for mismanagement of other affordable housing facilities. The jury found “no basis for the allegations,” according to the report summary.
Sten explained that each investigation is tailored to the complaint.
“It’s a very involved detailed process before a report is written,” he said.
Ted Sten, foreman of the 19-member jury, said the body is sworn in on July 1 each year and operates through June 30 of the following year. He said the jury answers both complaints and inquiries in a completely confidential process.
“The whole basis of the grand jury is that it’s confidential,” he said.
Sten added that he cannot answer questions about the likelihood that the jury will investigate the Trivium complaint, but he said any investigation into a complaint could include a review of documents and witnesses.
The Santa Barbara County grand jury issued 10 reports from June 2013 to January 2014.
The most recent report, issued Jan. 27, responds to a complaint from prisoners about the quantity and quality of meals served at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail.
The grand jury listed methodology that includes kitchen inspection; an interview; an unannounced visit; and examination of meal content, preparation, nutritional value and serving methods.
The jury concluded that “meals meet state standards and provide a reasonable variety of nutritionally balanced food to all prisoners...”
In another complaint, low-income housing providers alleged that they suffered after the Santa Barbara County grand jury criticized the Lompoc Housing Community Development Corporation, the county of Santa Barbara and the city of Lompoc for mismanagement of other affordable housing facilities. The jury found “no basis for the allegations,” according to the report summary.
Sten explained that each investigation is tailored to the complaint.
“It’s a very involved detailed process before a report is written,” he said.
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