BSCC
Contra Costa Brentwood PD THJ CI (2025-2026 inspection cycle)
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Initial Inspection Report
2025-2026 Biennial Inspection Cycle
Date of Exit Briefing: 5/19/2025 Inspection Type: Comprehensive
County: Contra Costa
Facility Name(s): Brentwood Police Department
BSCC #(s): 0533 BSCC Type: THJ
Facility Representatives: Lieutenant Aguiar
BSCC Field Representative: Dale Miller
Corrective Action Plan Required? YES DATE CAP DUE TO BSCC: 6/18/2025
Current Items of Noncompliance
Title 15. Section Description
§ 1050. Classification Plan
(a) Each administrator of a temporary holding
…facility shall develop and implement a written
classification plan designed to properly assign
incarcerated persons to housing units and activities
There is no written classification plan in policy.
according to the categories of gender identity, age,
criminal sophistication, seriousness of crime charged,
physical or mental health needs, assaultive/non-
assaultive behavior, risk of being sexually abused, or
sexually harassed and other criteria which will provide
for the safety of the incarcerated people and staff.
(c) …A person’s own views with respect to their
own safety shall be given serious consideration.
§ 1051. Communicable Diseases
At the time of intake into the facility, an inquiry shall be Policy does include communicable disease intake
made of the person being booked as to whether the question and treatment.
person has or has had any communicable diseases.
§ 1052. Behavioral Crisis Identification
There is no available policy to identify behavioral
The facility administrator … shall develop written
crisis
policies and procedures to identify and evaluate all
incarcerated people who may be in behavioral crisis.
There is no available policy regarding administrative
§ 1053. Administrative Separation
separation.
… facility administrators shall develop and implement
policies and procedures for the administrative
separation of incarcerated people.
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Title 15. Section Description
§ 1056. Use of Sobering Cell
There was no policy on the Use of the Sobering cell in the
The sobering cell described in Title 24, Part 2, Section
manual.
1231.2.4, shall be used for temporary holding of
incarcerated people who are a threat to their own
safety or the safety of others due to their state of
intoxication.
§ 1068. Access to the Courts and Counsel
The facility administrator shall develop written policies There is no policy for access to courts and counsel in the
and procedures to ensure incarcerated persons have manual.
access to the court and to legal counsel.
§ 1080. Rules and Disciplinary Penalties
Wherever discipline is administered, each facility
administrator shall establish written rules and
disciplinary actions to guide the conduct of incarcerated
There is no policy for Rules and Disciplinary Actions in the
persons.
manual.
Notes: If discipline IS NOT administered, written policy
should indicate as such.