The Order and Injunction signed by Judge Silver mandates that essential staffing levels be at 75% by Oct 7, 2023. When interviewing employees on San Carlos, the largest unit in the state, about this mandate, first they laugh. They think the whole notion of that staffing level is laughable.
The guards say, “NO WAY is the prison going to meet that level”. When asked why, they confide that the pay is too low, benefits have shrunk, and working conditions are atrocious. They site new recruit attrition rates at 90%. The guards fresh out of the Academy quit because they soon realize all this job entails is Adult Day Care.
Judge Silver, please put this place in receivership!