Finding 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.
Jury report: San Benito County Sheriff Department · PDF page 12
Permanent linkOfficial response
San Benito County Sheriff’s Office
Disagrees with the jury’s characterization of the BSCC finding.
Read official response · PDF page 3The response quotes the inspection issue as prolonged sobering-cell placement with hourly checks but without health evaluation, rather than no hourly checks. It explains a distinction between hourly welfare checks and a 30-minute requirement for the described use. The cited report provides traceability, but the underlying legal and inspection interpretation is not independently adjudicated.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.