Alameda County again delays vote to create civilian oversight of Sheriff
Alameda County supervisors on Tuesday again postponed a vote on whether to create civilian oversight of the sheriff, the latest in months of delays that have dragged the yearslong effort to a near standstill.
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California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight Drives Statewide Movement for Accountability and Justice
CCSO expands, driving statewide push for transparency and accountability for county sheriffs and justice for communities
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Group Calls for Oversight of Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Alameda County is urged to establish civilian oversight of the Sheriff; San Mateo County community members also call for oversight which can look at in-custody deaths and more.
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Alameda County supervisors consider oversight over sheriff’s office
Alameda County supervisors consider whether to place civilian oversight over sheriff’s office. There are 3 proposals on the table; 2 say the sheriff must give the OK before deputy misconduct could be investigated.
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ACLU Demands Accountability from California Sheriffs
The ACLU was instrumental in passing AB1185 to authorize Sheriff Oversight Boards and Inspectors General, and with CCSO calls for oversight to be set up in Alameda County and elsewhere.
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Why Every County Needs Civilian Oversight of its Local Sheriff Department
An overview of how civilian oversight works and where it stands in different counties.
Oversight advocacy
Alameda County to award unprecedented $7M to family of Oakland man left for dead at Santa Rita Jail
An Oakland man was left in his jail cell for three to four days before he was finally discovered dead, ignored by prison guards and Wellpath health care; records were falsified. The highest wrongful death settlement in the county’s history does not include the amount that Wellpath is expected to also pay the family.
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SMC Board of Supervisors Consider Oversight
Proposal would include a civilian advisory board and a separate supervisors’ oversight committee. It would create a supervisors’ criminal justice or oversight committee and a separate civilian advisory board. The supervisors would hire an inspector general for critical cases, but the board would retain subpoena power, they said during a study session.
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Police across county need to live up to a new standard
An opinion piece makes the point that lasting peace in Marin County requires recognition of the equal value of all residents and the dismantling of practices that normalize discrimination and police violence.
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Amid jail deaths and lawsuits, groups urge Riverside County supervisors to rein in sheriff
Citing more than $77 million paid to settle lawsuits brought against the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, more than 25 advocacy and religious organizations launched a campaign Tuesday urging the county’s board of supervisors to do more to address the record number of deaths in jails.