Thursday Jan 31 2013
South Placer Adult Correctional Facility
By: Philip Wood, Photographer
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
:The new jail located next to the Bill Santucci Justice Center is currently geared for hundreds of prisoners with room to expand if needed. The jail is nearly complete in its construction, but now Placer County needs to find the money to operate the facility.
:The new jail located next to the Bill Santucci Justice Center is currently geared for hundreds of prisoners with room to expand if needed. The jail is nearly complete in its construction, but now Placer County needs to find the money to operate the facility.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
Cells at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility are windowed so staff can see inside to get a glimpse of what prisoners are doing.
Cells at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility are windowed so staff can see inside to get a glimpse of what prisoners are doing.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
The front of the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility.
The front of the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
The new jail at the Bill Santucci Justice Center has holding cells for people who have arrived at the facility intoxicated, as well as rooms for medical exams.
The new jail at the Bill Santucci Justice Center has holding cells for people who have arrived at the facility intoxicated, as well as rooms for medical exams.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
Dental suites are available for prisoners at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility.
Dental suites are available for prisoners at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
Medical exam rooms and resources are available at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility for the inmates.
Medical exam rooms and resources are available at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility for the inmates.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
This recreation room at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility is covered, but it has no heating and air conditioning so prisoners can experience what the conditions are like outside.
This recreation room at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility is covered, but it has no heating and air conditioning so prisoners can experience what the conditions are like outside.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
Dining facilities and prisoner cells are located in the same sections in pods so the prisoners don’t have to move around the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility from one area to the other.
Dining facilities and prisoner cells are located in the same sections in pods so the prisoners don’t have to move around the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility from one area to the other.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
An underground tunnel connects the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility to the nearby courthouse, allowing officers to escort the prisoners to hearings in a secure setting.
An underground tunnel connects the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility to the nearby courthouse, allowing officers to escort the prisoners to hearings in a secure setting.
Philip Wood • The Press Tribune
The seal of the Placer County Sheriff adorns the floor of the lobby at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility.
The seal of the Placer County Sheriff adorns the floor of the lobby at the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility.