Short Term Holding Cells

City of Arroyo Grande Police Department 2. City of Pismo Beach Police Department 3. City of Grover Beach Police Department 4. City of Morro Bay Police Department 5. City of San Luis Obispo Police Department 6. City of Atascadero Police Department 7. City of Paso Robles Police Department 8. County of San Luis Obispo Superior Court 2007-2008 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Report SHORT TERM HOLDING CELLS Page: 1 METHOD Members of the Grand Jury toured and inspected each of the City Police Departments and the Superior Court. Each inspection included a facility tour and an interview with the department staff. The Grand Jury was briefed on the department policies and procedures. Copies were made available to the Jury. Prisoners may be booked and released from the police departments or transported to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. This generally is a short process, and the prisoner may not actually be put into a holding cell during booking. In some situations the prisoner is taken directly to the Sheriff’s Department for booking. The holding cells within each of the listed facilities are intended for short term use, usually less than 6 hours. The actual holding cells use was found to be generally less than 2 hours. The Grand Jury found the holding cells to be clean and neat. In addition to the Grand Jury’s inspection, other inspections of the holding cells include: 1. Local department in-house inspections.