Sheriff Appoints Director of Detentions
Sheriff Jim Roache has chosen Jim Painter, former chief of custody for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, as director of detentions for San Diego County jails.
Painter spent 33 years with the sheriff’s department before working for an architectural firm in Irvine beginning in April, 1990.
In Los Angeles, Painter managed a staff of 3,200 and administered the jail population of about 23,000 inmates. He also was a member of the California Board of Corrections for three years.
Painter replaces Cliff Powell, who was appointed the assistant sheriff for jails when Roache took office last November. Powell had been called out of retirement to serve as an interim assistant after spending 32 years with the department.
Painter was chosen after a nationwide search, Roache said.
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