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Budget & Finance Committee continues review of sheriff—s electronic monitoring rules after research briefing and strong public opposition
Summary
After presentations from the sheriff—s office, the budget analyst and the California Policy Lab, the committee continued consideration of the sheriff—s home detention and electronic monitoring rules to the call of the chair following extensive questioning and public comment opposing EM.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on Oct. 5 continued consideration of the sheriff—s annual rules and regulations for the home detention and electronic monitoring (EM) program after presentations from the Department of the Sheriff, the Budget and Legislative Analyst and the California Policy Lab (CPL) and more than an hour of public comment.
Chair Supervisor Hillary Ronan opened discussion after Crispin Hollings of the Sheriff—s Office reviewed state statutory authority for EM and said court-ordered pretrial EM placements have grown substantially in recent years. Hollings said courts increasingly set EM conditions and that the sheriff—s office administers those court orders.
Alyssa Scogg of the California Policy Lab presented descriptive evaluation findings, saying San Francisco—s monthly pretrial EM caseload rose from about 50 in 2018 to nearly 140 in 2021; roughly 84% of people placed on EM were booked on felony charges; an estimated 38% were…
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