The City
of Cottage Grove Municipal Jail has a total of eight jail
cells.
Four
of these are used to house persons awaiting arraignment
as well as those who have already been sentenced. Each cell
can hold two inmates, but are most often single occupancy.
Two other cells are used as temporary holding cells
for persons pending release or transport to another
facility.
The Police dispatcher
monitors video and audio feeds from each cell on
multiple displays located in the communications center.
Dispatchers also coordinate hourly safety/security
checks on the inmates, then log the inspections on a
daily activity record.
Inmates
are provided with three
dietician-approved meals per day, which are prepared
and served by police department operations staff.
The jail also has a library of donated reading materials
from which the inmates may choose. Inmate
visitations are permitted on Sunday mornings from 10:00
am until 12:00 pm. There is a
maximum of thirty
(30) minutes per inmate and depends on officers'
availability.
