To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Civil Grand Jury Report No. 2606, "The Cost of Adult Detention Facilities"
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE Civil Grand Jury Report No. 2606, entitled, "The Cost of Adult Detention Facilities", and REFER the report to the County Administrator, Sheriff-Coroner and Health Services for response.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On May 14, 2026, the 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury filed the above referenced report. Per Penal Code ? 933(c):
No later than 90 days after the grand jury submits a final report on the operations of any public agency subject to its reviewing authority, the governing body of the public agency shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body.
Per standard procedures, this action alerts the Board of Supervisors that the report has been received and directs the appropriate staff to review the report and provide an appropriate response for the Board of Supervisors to adopt no later August 12, 2026 (90 days).
The Sheriff-Coroner has also received a copy of this report and is identified as a responding agency. Per Penal Code ? 933(c), as an elected official, the Sheriff-Coroner:
Shall comment within 60 days to the presiding judge of the superior court, with an information copy sent to the board of supervisors, on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of that county officer or agency head and any agency or agencies which that officer or agency head supervises or controls.
The response of the Sheriff-Coroner to the Superior Court is due no later than July 13, 2026 (60 days).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
There is no immediate consequence. However, California Penal Code 933 requires the Board of Supervisors to comment on the findings and reco...
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