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Residents tell Benton County to end participation in 287(g) jail-enforcement model
Summary
Two residents urged Benton County commissioners during public comment to stop the county's participation in the 287(g) jail-enforcement model, saying it causes fear, racial profiling and undermines trust in local law enforcement.
Amelie White, a resident and candidate for district 2, told Benton County commissioners she opposed the county's involvement in the 287(g) jail-enforcement model and urged officials to "listen and actively look at what this involvement is doing to your neighbors." White said people in her community live in daily fear of law enforcement and described traffic stops that she said turned into detentions tied to immigration status.
"Brown and black people in our community are living in real fear of being harassed and detained by…
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