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County details CGL technical and operational assessments as part of jail transformation plan
Summary
Santa Clara County staff described a two-part contract with consultant CGL to assess jail facilities’ physical condition and operations, outlined stakeholder interviews and a May 2026 recommendation timeline, and received a motion to introduce the report.
Santa Clara County officials on Sept. 12 told the county Public Safety and Justice Committee that a consultant-led technical and operational assessment of county jail facilities is under way and is scheduled to produce phased recommendations by May 2026.
The deputy county executive’s office said the county’s contract with CGL includes two parts: a technical assessment of building condition and an operational assessment of how custody, health and court functions operate across facilities. “The technical assessment … looked at the actual facility in terms of its condition,” Consuelo Hernandez, deputy county executive, told the committee. “The second component … is the operational assessment.”
The county emphasized the operational work involved tours, two-day assessments at individual sites and one-on-one interviews with staff. Hernandez said…
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