(1195) Corrections (Jail) Division

To serve as a detention facility for lawfully incarcerated individuals. To assure the public’s safety by securely maintaining the custody of these individuals in a secure and cost-effective environment that is safe for both the inmates and staff.

The corrections division administers the jail system in San Benito County. Currently, twenty-six correctional officers, sergeants, and administrative support staff comprise the division. The jail consists of two maximum-security modules with a capacity of 27 inmates each and two medium-security modules with a maximum of 35 inmates each. The jail houses female inmates in two separate housing units. One unit can house up to 10 medium security inmates, and the other can house up to 8 female inmates. The inmate population averages approximately 130 people at any given time.  The Curtis J. Hill Rehabilitation Facility, opened in 2021, is an independent facility that has a capacity of housing 72 people. People who pass the screening process are housed in the new facility and receive extensive rehabilitation and education programs to help them learn the skills and tools needed to succeed in life.

Strategic Plan Focus Areas

• Operational Development & Excellence
• Technology
• Healthy & Safe Communities

• Hired eight (8) Correctional Officers
• Secured an analyst for the jail from CCP funds
• Re-Classed Correctional staff for parity in pay

• Limited staff still makes daily operations a challenge
• Need to re-populate G and H Pods
• Need for more robust medical coverage

• Make a selection from current RFP for medical and psych services
• Add support staff to free up correctional officers to do their specific duties
• Bring a higher level of medical and psychiatric care and hold them accountable

• Inmate dental x-ray equipment
• Dishwasher