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Supervisors accept update on jail transformation; ask for timeline on facility assessment
Summary
The Public Safety and Justice Committee accepted an update on Santa Clara County’s jail transformation work March 13, endorsing continued vendor negotiations for a facility condition assessment and asking staff to return to the full Board on April 8 with a clearer timeline and community engagement plan.
The Public Safety and Justice Committee on March 13 received an update on Santa Clara County’s jail transformation process and asked county staff to provide a clearer timeline for the next steps at the full Board of Supervisors meeting on April 8.
Deputy County Executive Consuelo Hernandez told the committee the county is negotiating a contract with a vendor to perform a comprehensive facility condition assessment and expects to bring a recommendation to the full board on April 8. Hernandez said the county is shifting to a two‑phase community engagement approach that will first focus on “rebuilding trust with the community” and on transparency about what the technical assessment will examine, then broaden to a larger jail‑reform conversation.
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