After making an arrest, an officer can be in and out of the jail in 15 minutes. Handing off the paperwork responsibilities to COs gets the officer back out on the street where he should be, providing additional trained police work for the community without costing the community more. Police officer man-hours are dramatically increased, eliminating the need to hire additional officers. CSI provides total jail management for the city's 30-bed facility, including hiring, training, discipline, booking, transportation of detainees, and manuals for jail operation. CSI's management team has been proactive in their management approach, seeking new ways to offset operational costs for the contract cities.
Seal Beach receives a per diem for each inmate housed, which offsets the costs of running the jail.
Non-violent, minimal risk offenders can request court approval to opt out of the county jail and pay to serve their sentence at SBCJ instead. After all this, city officials still maintain the right of refusal. CSI's management practices conform with federal, state, local, and American Correctional Association guidelines for jail operations. Outsourcing to CSI has brought more cost-efficient operations, improved allocation of inmates and their jail time, additional revenues for jails and cities, and superior training and innovation in management. CSI's COs meet or exceed training requirements.