Recommendation R5
By July 1, 2027, the Board should consider directing the Sheriff’s Office to close MCDF.
Jury report: The Cost of Adult Detention Facilities · PDF page 8
Permanent linkOfficial response
Contra Costa County Sheriff-Coroner
Agency declines implementationDeclines closing MCDF, citing lower-restriction dormitory custody, programming and housing flexibility.
Read official response · PDF page 3Explains the operational alternative-value rationale; does not independently verify costs or outcomes.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.