More than three years after the California state legislature gave counties the authority to establish civilian oversight of their sheriff’s departments, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors now has two
REGIONAL – Advocates for a civilian oversight commission and an inspector general to watch over the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office — especially its operation of the Santa Rita Jail in
Federal monitoring began in the wake of a corruption and brutality scandal two decades ago. Critics say progress is extremely fragile and remain worried about true progress.