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a. Receive a report from the Sheriff's Office related to ICE's access to inmates in the Monterey County Jail; and
b. Receive and consider public comment.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors, Pursuant to 7283.1(d) of the California Government Code:
a. Receive a report from the Sheriff's Office related to ICE's access to inmates in the Monterey County Jail; and
b. Receive and consider public comment.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office increased its restriction of ICE Agents access to inmates in the Monterey County Jail beginning January 1, 2018. This was done in accordance with Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), the California Values Act (Act). ICE agents retain access to inmates under certain criteria set forth in the Act. The following is a summary of the Monterey County Sheriff's Office cooperation with ICE.
DISCUSSION:
Assembly Bill 2792, the Truth Act was signed into law in 2016, operative January 1, 2017. The Truth Act, requires a local law enforcement agency, to provide inmates with the following: A written consent form prior to an interview with ICE, copies of any ICE request information as to whether the agency will comply with ICE requests, and copies of any information the agency shares with ICE. The Truth Act also requires the local governing body of any county, city, or city and county in which a local law enforcement agency has provided ICE access to an individual during the last year, to hold at least one public community forum during the following year. The purpose of forum is to provide information to the public about ICE's access to inmates and to receive and consider public comment.
During 2017, ICE had restricted access to inmates in the Monterey County Jail. Pursuant to Government Code Section 7283(d), "ICE access" means, for the purposes of civil immigration enforcement, including when an individual is stopped with or without their consent, arrested, detained, or otherwise under the ...
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