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Related: About this forumIn response to California sanctuary law, Orange County Sheriff makes public inmates release dates
The Orange County Sheriffs Department, whose leadership opposes the new California sanctuary law that limits cooperation with federal immigration officials, announced Monday that it is now providing public information on when inmates are released from custody.
As of Monday, March 26, an existing Whos in Jail online database includes the date and time of inmates release a move agency officials say will enhance communication with its law enforcement partners.
The release date information applies to all inmates, not just those who are suspected of being in the country illegally. But the goal is to assist agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
This is in response to SB-54 limiting our ability to communicate with federal authorities and our concern that criminals are being released to the street when theres another avenue to safeguard the community by handing them over (to ICE for potential deportation), Orange County Undersheriff Don Barnes said.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/26/in-response-to-california-sanctuary-law-orange-county-sheriff-makes-public-inmates-release-dates/
BigmanPigman
(51,672 posts)VOTE HIM OUT!
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)The Sheriff-Coroner is Sandra Hutchens. And she's not running for re-election in November. But Undersheriff Barnes is running for the job.
Lucky Luciano
(11,267 posts)Though...it is easy to imagine right wing cops arresting anybody with brown skin for some random made up reason...and then reporting their release.