Each has a toilet, sink and a small table to write on. Pods B through D have bunk beds, dormitory-style, and all have a commons area with stainless steel tables and a single shower. There are bulletin boards in each, on which are posted release dates, schedules of church services, addresses and phone numbers to drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and notices of any changes in jail procedure. There are also telephones, made of stainless steel and designed so that only collect calls are possible. C pod is for low-level criminals, some awaiting sentence for misdemeanors.
D pod is the loneliest.
It s the protective custody unit, and as we passed we could see a single inmate busying himself with a broom. He s a gang dropout with half a lung, Masey explained. Until recently, this unit was the temporary home of Luis Cabral, who was convicted of a February 1999 kidnapping and rape on the outskirts of Hollister and sentenced to 135 years in prison. He stayed in his room, Masey said. He came out just to shower.