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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:
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 (SB54), 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 interaction with ICE.
DISCUSSION:
Based on the restrictions in SB54 there was a drastic decline in the number of inmates ICE was able to pick up upon their release from jail. During all of 2017, ICE picked up 213 inmates as they were released from county jail. In 2018 there were 41 inmates were picked up by ICE, 52 inmates in 2019 and 23 inmates in 2020. In 2021 2 inmates were released from the county jail and picked up by ICE. In 2020 and 2021 there was a marked decline as a result of CoVID-19. As of November 1, 2022, those low numbers have continued as there have only been 2 inmates picked up by ICE. The qualifying charges for the two individuals released to ICE this year are California Penal Code Section (CPC) 245(A)(1) - Assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and California Vehicle Code Section (CVC) 23153(a) - Driving under the influence and causing bodily injury to another person.
Assembly Bill 2792 (AB 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 w...
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