Report 2021-109 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-109: San Diego County Sheriff's Department: It Has Failed to Adequately Prevent and Respond to the Deaths of Individuals in Its Custody (Release Date: February 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that the Sheriff's Department provides complete and prompt assistance to CLERB's investigations, the Legislature should require the Sheriff's Department to do the following:
- Revise its policy to include CLERB in its immediate death notification process.
- Revise its policy to allow a CLERB investigator to be present at the initial death scene.
- Revise its policy to encourage its staff to cooperate with CLERB's investigations, including participating in interviews with CLERB's investigators.
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 2023, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of September 2, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: September 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
As of September 2, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
Description of Legislative Action
As of April 4, 2022, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2022