Sacramento’s County Drunk Tank is Infamous in Some Circles
Going to jail is no joke. There aren’t many people who want to end up behind bars on any given night, particularly if they are out with friends having a good time. Sadly, this is how many people who end up the Sacramento County drunk tank begin their night.
The drunk tank, affectionately referred to as “F tank”, is a specially designed room for the most intoxicated patrons of the Sacramento County jail. This is where you may end up when you are drunk and arrested for DUI or public intoxication.
While you may spend less than a full night in this place, you won’t likely forget your experience in the F tank. As someone who has visited clients in numerous county lock-ups, I can tell you the smell and appearance of a county drunk tank is unforgettable.
This article from the Sacramento Bee says it all when it explains the F tank contains one toilet with no partitions and is hosed down twice daily. The large cell is 20 by 15 feet and has been known to hold people from every walk of life, referred to as a “great social equalizer.”
Your degree or what kind of car you drive won’t save you from the F tank if you are too intoxicated to mingle with the general jail population. This scene can be extremely humbling and quite frightening. As a matter of fact, it should be enough to scare some people sober.
If you have ever had the privilege of visiting the F tank, you know exactly what I am talking about. However, it is not that different from any other drunk tank in the state of California, a cell that can house a raucous party one minute and a slumber party the next.
Getting arrested for an alcohol related crime may get you a few hours in a facility like this but it can also land you a jail sentence. Having an experienced attorney may increase your chances of staying out of jail.
Whether you are facing a first or a third offense DUI, I may be able to help. Call us to discuss your case today as part of a free legal defense consultation on any criminal charge.
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Is there any recourse to getting justice for a false arrest drunk in public at the CA State Fair? I do not drink, never have, I do not ues illicit drugs. While attending the fair with my 7 month pregnant wife, I was helping her EXIT a concert so we could go home about 9:15 pm when I was tackled by 3 officers and handcuffed. We already file a CA Public Records Act request for ALL POLICE RADIO TRAFFIC. and have received the evidence!! Here is the details of the request…. We seek to obtain the names and badge numbers of all involved State Fair Police and State Fair Employee Identifications revealed for all activity during the time frame specified. Under this request this agency also seeks any and all records pertaining to the unlawful detainment of Benjamin Andrew Reid, C.D.L. B8480136, D.O.B. 10/15/80. This request also demands names and proof of officer reading the suspect his Miranda Rights that were not complied with under the law of Miranda Rights were created in 1966 as a result of the United States Supreme Court case of Miranda v. Arizona. The Miranda warning is intended to protect the suspect’s Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer self-incriminating questions. This request also seeks evidence of Field Sobriety Test that were not conducted as the basis of the unlawful detainment of Mr. Reid. The California Exposition & State Fair upholds Mr. Reid was detained for Public Intoxication, yet he was never read Miranda Rights and no sobriety test was ever conducted. However Mr. Reid has never imbibed any alcoholic beverage nor illicit drug in his entire life and hence the unlawful detainment and failure to prove intoxication by California Exposition & State Fair was a violation of his United States Constitutional Rights and CA Civilian Rights.
What recourse do I have, if any? I had 100% clean record until I got this FALSE DIP.
I appreciate any help/advice, thank you kindly.
Ben Reid