Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff has an aggressive infection control plan in place to minimize the spread of Coronavirus within the three detention facilities; however, the two main facilities were designated long before the current pandemic. There are several areas that can be addressed to better control viral spread long term. The project includes improvements to the intake area, staff workstations on the inmate housing units, and viral barriers in the highly used inmate telephone areas. These upgrades will allow for improved social distancing and minimize the opportunity for Coronavirus to spread. The project also includes work with a non-governmental community-based organization(s) to have a warm hand off with post incarcerated individuals and a Coronavirus prevention kit upon release from the detention facilities.  
  

Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff is the Lead Public Agency (LPA) to serve as the coordinator for all grant activities. The proposed projects for this grant are; enhancement of staff workstations on modules to allow for physical distancing or viral barrier between inmates and staff; clean air system for West County Detention Facility, personal protection equipment (PPE) exit kits, plexiglass phone separation barriers in each housing unit that is a highly used area for all inmates, antimicrobial mattresses, and re-entry into the community with means to help prevent Coronavirus.