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Sheriff seeks $70 million SB 844 award to renovate County Jail No. 2; supervisors forward application amid public opposition
Summary
Sheriff Vicky Hennessy asked the committee to forward a resolution approving an application for up to $70 million under SB 844 to renovate County Jail No. 2 (425 Seventh Street). The proposal estimates an $82 million project budget, would not add beds but would add 8 ADA‑accessible cells, and drew sustained public comment opposing jail investment and urging decarceration.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 21 voted to forward to the full Board a resolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to apply to the state Board of State and Community Corrections for up to $70 million in SB 844 funding to renovate County Jail No. 2 at 425 Seventh Street.
Sheriff Vicky Hennessy said the facility — originally designed as a work‑furlough site and opened in 1994 — has been operated as a jail and requires extensive repair and modernization. Chief Deputy Matt Freeman and Department of Public Works staff presented the project scope and an estimated total project cost of about $82 million (approximately $45 million construction, $20 million contingencies, $16 million soft costs). The renovation would convert open‑bay dormitories in pods A and D to…
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