Santa Cruz — Our Agency

Source: https://shf.santacruzcountyca.gov/SheriffHome/OurAgency.aspx

Office of the Sheriff-Coroner

Sheriff Chris Clark

454-7618

Sheriff Chris Clark currently leads the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office was established in 1850. The Sheriff is an elected official, empowered by the California State Constitution, who serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the County. The Sheriff's Office provides patrol services and conducts investigations in the unincorporated areas, operates the County's adult correctional facilities, provides court security for the Superior Court, serves civil processes, and as Coroner, investigates the cause of sudden or unexpected deaths.

The Sheriff's Office is organized into three bureaus:

Administration

Corrections

Operations

Administration Bureau

Undersheriff Jacob Ainsworth works out of the Administration Bureau, but oversees all three Bureaus and is Sheriff Hart’s second in command.

The Administration Bureau manages all of the Sheriff's Office administrative, business and support functions in the following sections: Professional Standards and Conduct, Media Relations, Personnel and Training, Records, Warrants, Crime Analysis, Civil, Payroll/Fiscal Management, Forensic Services and Computer Technology.

Undersheriff Jacob Ainsworth

454-7611

Corrections Bureau

Chief Deputy Brian Cleveland oversees the Corrections Bureau to include all four corrections facilities. The Corrections Bureau is dedicated to providing a high standard of service to the public and inmates at the Santa Cruz County Jails. We strive to ensure safety and protection to the public as well as the inmates in our care. We provide a system of alternatives to incarceration through job skills development, education, work release, and transitional programs.

Chief Deputy Brian Cleveland

454-7800

Operations Bureau

Chief Deputy Daniel Freitas oversees the Operations Bureau. This Bureau provides services to the unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County and consists of three major Divisions: Patrol, Investigations, and Community Policing.

Chief Deputy Daniel Freitas

454-7620