The VCDSA represents the men and women who are trained to walk the toughest beat in the county, inside the county’s jails. These law enforcement officers work in an area that houses many violent offenders, such as murderers, gang members and sexual predators. VCDSA members include deputies, senior deputies and sergeants who are responsible for providing security, enforcing laws and housing inmates in the county jail system under the Detention Services Division. As a result of recent overcrowding and realignment, jails are operating over capacity and more dangerous inmates are now being housed at the county level instead of state prison.
VCDSA members work as bailiffs and court security, ensuring the safety and smooth operation of the Ventura County Superior Court system. Also within the Court Services Division falls the Sheriff’s Department Transportation Unit, which is responsible for transporting inmates to the courts throughout Ventura County and across the state of California.
