The ruling Tuesday accepted the recommended redactions, and those are the records scheduled to be disclosed Thursday.
San Diego County supervisors will likely be asked to appeal the order to unseal records of internal investigations into jail deaths and injuries. Watchdog Sheriff hands over internal records, but only after judge rejects last-ditch request for stay He sued the county and earlier this year agreed to a $7.75 million settlement. They were provided under seal to lawyers representing Frankie Greer, who suffered serious injuries in the Men’s Central Jail in 2018. The documents in dispute regard up to 12 cases in which incarcerated people died or were seriously injured while serving time in San Diego County jails. “The supervisors should be working to change the Sheriff’s Department’s shameful practices rather than pursuing a frivolous appeal to keep the acts hidden.” “Although the supervisors have already voted to pursue an appeal, I hope now that they have seen the court’s detailed and thoughtful ruling, they will reverse their position,” Blood said.
The motion comes after San Diego County settled a lawsuit filed by a man who was seriously injured in jail for almost $8 million.Īttorney Timothy Blood, who led the team that challenged the sealing of the documents, said the county should stop trying to keep the Sheriff’s Department records confidential. No General Fund revenue will be required, officials said.Watchdog Union-Tribune, other news media ask federal judge to unseal internal sheriff’s documents Internal sheriff’s accounts will be tapped to pay for the services. The Riverside County contract is slated to end in fiscal year 2027-28. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has also retained National Public Safety Group for a systems overhaul. The agency said as the legacy systems are upgraded or replaced, “product testing and quality assurance, staff training, systems cutover and the transition from implementation to on-going maintenance” will be necessary. “Issues related to simple inefficiencies, basic interfacing with other disparate systems, statistical reporting and compliance with current and potential future legislation have been vexing and continued operational challenges are anticipated if not remedied.”
“The underlying architecture of these systems remain rooted in older technologies common to public safety over 35 years ago,” according to a sheriff’s statement. The focus of the consulting agreement will be reforming or replacing the sheriff’s computer-aided dispatch, records management system and jail information management system, including the component accessible to the public.Īccording to sheriff’s officials, the existing systems were installed between 19 and are running on applications that have not been updated in years. In a 4-0 vote without comment - and Supervisor Chuck Washington absent - the board authorized Sheriff Chad Bianco to enter into the four-year compact with National Public Safety Group. RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Board of Supervisors Tuesday signed off on a $1.18 million contract between the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and an Aberdeen, North Carolina-based consulting firm to assist with upgrading records management, dispatch and jail information systems.
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