California Bill Improving Transparency for In-Custody Deaths Signed Into Law

The new law also creates the position of director of in-custody death review to be appointed by the governor.
California Bill Improving Transparency for In-Custody Deaths Signed Into Law
A California Department of Corrections officer speaks to inmates at Chino State Prison in Chino, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2010. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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California State detention centers, including prisons and county jails, will face new regulations that expand the board overseeing operations and allow public access to records related to deaths in such facilities, following California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of Senate Bill 519 on Oct. 4.

“The number of in-custody deaths in recent years has been alarming, and SB 519 is an effort to try to reduce these numbers,” California state Senate President Pro-Tempore Toni G. Atkins, a Democrat and author of the bill, wrote in an Oct. 10 email to The Epoch Times. “The new law will help increase oversight and provide state-level recommendations for improvement on outcomes.”

Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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