So as to not interrupt our proceedings here in the chamber , the board of supervisors and its committees are convening hybrid meetings that allow inperson attendance and Public Comment while still providing Remote Access and Public Comment via telephone. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. Those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then well take those who are waiting on the telephone line for those watching remotely and streaming through. Sfcv. Tv. Org. The Public Comment callin number is streaming across the screen and when connected you will hear the meeting discussions, but youll be muted and in listening mode only when your item of interest comes up in public. Comment is called. Those joining us in person should line up to speak and those on telephone should dial star three to be added to the speaker line. If youre on your telephone, please remember to turn down your tv and all listening devices may be using and each speaker will be allowed
Proceedings here in the chamber , the board of supervisors and its committees are convening hybrid meetings that allow inperson attendance and Public Comment while still providing Remote Access and Public Comment via telephone. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. Those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then well take those who are waiting on the telephone line for those watching remotely and streaming through. Sfcv. Tv. Org. The Public Comment callin number is streaming across the screen and when connected you will hear the meeting discussions, but youll be muted and in listening mode only when your item of interest comes up in public. Comment is called. Those joining us in person should line up to speak and those on telephone should dial star three to be added to the speaker line. If youre on your telephone, please remember to turn down your tv and all listening devices may be using and each speaker will be allowed up to two minutes to speak
Greer, oic of the general work detail. Id like to recognize officer Michael Grande for his dedication and professionalism of the general work detail. Officer grande has over 18 years of service with the San Francisco Police Department since the general work detail was reestablished in march of 2022. Officer grande has been the sole video retrieval officer for and worked hundreds of complex cases as Video Evidence has become increasingly critical for successful prosecution of cases and is frequently the only evidence to identify perpetrators of crimes. This evidence is fleeting and is often retained for as little as one week due to data storage constraints of many systems. Office ser grande has routinely made himself available at hours beyond his normal schedule to obtain his evidence in a timely manner. The officer grande is one of only five members of the sfpd to have completed an intensive week long course on forensic video retrieval and analysis through viva. In addition to the Tech
Punishment, and whether private prisons healthy functioning of our criminal Justice System. Prisons have been making a comeback under president trump, poised to grow under his law and order approach and his immigration policy. The trumpy, administration reversed last years of Obama Administration directive to phase out privately run federal prisons. Biggestices for the two private Prison Companies have about double to, doubled, the geo group and cca. Have a really incredible panel joining us tonight. Shane bauer spent four months as a private prison guard and brought us a firsthand account of what happened in these prisons. He is the author of sliver of light. [applause] next, we have the former warden andan quentin state prison, the former undersecretary at the California Department of corrections and rehabilitation. [applause] santos is an investigative journalist for the Marshall Project, a nonprofit News Organization covering the u. S. Criminal Justice System. She wrote an extensiv
California, this is an hour and 15 minutes. Everyone. Ening, im. Name is mina k i in the friday host forum, and im glad that marissa is not my editor. If i had to keep it to 50 words, my god. Welcome toonhs ogm thnfum nitprrataleth quti srodiorrot nime, d etr ivate prisons help or harm the criminal Justice System. This is an important question because private prisons have in making a comeback under president trump. They are poised to grow as well under his law and order approach, and also his immigration policies. Course civic is for really Corrections Corporation of america, or cca. We have a really incredible panel joining us tonight. Shane bauer, to my right, is a Senior Reporter for mother jones. He spent four months as a private prison guard and brought us a firsthand account of what happens in these prisons. He is also the author of sliver of light, about his imprisonment in iran. Welcome , shane bauer. [applause] and next to shane is jeannie a former undersecretary of California