Staff are now cleaning three times a day and they have given inmate cleaning supplies so they can clean as much as they want
THE MONTEREYCOUNTY JAIL HASSTARTED TOQUARANTINE EACH NEWINMATE WHO IS BOOKED... IN AN EFFORT TOKEEP COVID-19 FROMGETTING BEHIND BARS.THEY CLEARED OUT AHOUSING UNIT SO THEYCAN KEEP PEOPLE INISOLATION FOR 14 DAYSBEFORE THEY MOVE INWITH THE GENERALPOPULATION.STAFF ARE NOWCLEARNING THREE TIMESA DAY... AND THEY HAVEGIVEN INMATE CLEANINGSUPPLIES SO THEY CANCLEAN AS MUCH AS THEYWANT.SOCIAL DISTANCING ISTOUGH BEHIND BARS BUTTHE INMATE COUNT ISTHE LOWEST ITS BEEN IN20 YEARS.
11:08 SO WITH THAT IT HASALLOWEDUS TO DO SOME THERE IS SOMEAREAS WHERE WE CAN'T YOU KNOWSEPARATE EVERYBODY AS MUCH ASWE'D LIKE BUT ONE AREA TO BRINGISWE DON'T HAVE AN ACTIVE CASE ATTHE JAILLAST WEEK THE JAILRELEASED 17 PEOPLE TOMAKE SOCIAL DISTANCINGEASIER AND HASBROUGHT ITS INMATECOUNT UNDER 700.
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