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Police Commission votes to audit local impact of Secure Communities program
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission unanimously approved a resolution on June 23, 2010, directing the San Francisco Police Department to audit how the federal Secure Communities program is affecting arrests, detainers and different communities in the city. The resolution asks for regular reports and cross‑agency cooperation with the sheriff’s office.
The San Francisco Police Commission on June 23 unanimously adopted a resolution directing the San Francisco Police Department to audit the local impact of the federal Secure Communities program.
The resolution, amended at the meeting, asks the department to collect and report aggregate data on matches returned by Secure Communities, including charge-level breakdowns (level 1, 2 and 3), age categories (juvenile/adult), and aggregate race data for individuals identified as matches. It also asks the department to request and include, where administered by the sheriff’s office, information about ICE detainers, releases to ICE and length of holds. The commission set a reporting schedule that begins July 14, 2010, and requires bimonthly updates thereafter.
“Secure Communities has been imposed on San Francisco…
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