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As amended to reflect SB 54 and the Truth Act to:
a. Receive a report from the Sheriff’s Office related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) access to Incarcerated Persons in the Monterey County Jail; and
b. Receive and consider public comment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
As amended to reflect SB 54 and the Truth Act to:
a. Receive a report from the Sheriff’s Office related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) access to Incarcerated Persons in the Monterey County Jail; and
b. Receive and consider public comment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office increased its restriction of ICE Agents access to Incarcerated Persons in the Monterey County Jail beginning January 1, 2018. This was done in accordance with Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) - California Values Act (Act). ICE Agents retain access to Incarcerated Persons under certain criteria set forth in the Act. The following is a summary of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office interaction with ICE.
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 Incarcerated Persons with the following: a written consent form prior to an interview with ICE, copies of any ICE information request 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 the forum is to provide information to the public about ICE's access to Incarcerated Persons and to receive and consider public comment.
Beginning in 2017, ICE had restricted access to Incarcerated Persons in the Monterey County Jail. Pursua...
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