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Committee forwards Sheriff—s electronic monitoring rules, administrator—s financial proof to full Board
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted to send two resolutions approving the Sheriff—s home-detention/electronic monitoring rules and the program administrator—s proof of financial responsibility to the full Board with a positive recommendation; the Sheriff—s Department said the program averaged 53 participants per month in 2015.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on April 21 to forward two resolutions to the full Board recommending approval of the San Francisco Sheriff—s Department—s home detention and electronic monitoring rules and the program administrator—s evidence of financial responsibility.
Captain Kevin Paulson of the San Francisco Sheriff—s Department, who presented the program to the committee, said the monitoring initiative is intended as an alternative to secure incarceration for low-risk offenders and that the California Penal Code requires Board review of the rules. "The objective of electronic monitoring…
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