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Recommendation R4

Recommendation R4

By January 1, 2027, the Board should consider directing the Sheriff’s Office and the County Administrator’s Office to identify a methodology for determining and reporting the full costs of the adult detention facilities operated by Contra Costa County.

Jury report: The Cost of Adult Detention Facilities · PDF page 7

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Official response

Contra Costa County Sheriff-Coroner

Agency position unclear

The response labelled R4 discusses publishing CAF denial/disqualification reasons, not a full detention-cost methodology.

Read official response · PDF page 3

Published R4 concerns methodology with Sheriff and County Administrator. The unrelated prompt and answer do not engage that recommendation; numbering alone is not semantic coverage.

This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.

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