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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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San Benito County Grand Jury
• 2025-2026
San Benito County Sheriff Department
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Findings 5 findings
F1
Staffing shortages exist within the Sheriff’s Department. The Department is unable to aƩract and maintain adequate staffing.
F2
A new radio communicaƟon system has been purchased but has yet to be implemented.
F3
The intake recepƟon area of the CurƟs J. Hill RehabilitaƟon Center is non-ADA compliant.
F4
The Sheriff’s department requires addiƟonal staffing when transferring inmates and detainees.
F5
The BSCC report Non-Compliance (1056 - The use of Sobering Cells)- Incarcerated persons were held in sobering cells longer than 12 hours without hourly safety checks.
Recommendations 5
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R1The Civil Grand Jury recommends that the County invest in retenƟon incenƟves or other programs for exisƟng officers within the next nine months.
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R2The Civil Grand Jury recommends that the County take appropriate steps to implement the new radio system within the next three months. 9
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R3The Civil Grand Jury recommends that the facility be brought into ADA compliance
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R4The Civil Grand Jury recommends that the County develop a policy so that all inmates and detainees are transported by a minimum of two officers/depuƟes. This recommendaƟon must be implemented within the next nine months.
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R5The Civil Grand Jury recommends that the facility incorporate the recommendaƟons that the Sheriff submiƩed to the BSCC