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.
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.
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.
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 … Read more