The first report of an Office of Inspector General established to hold the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office accountable is calling for “full transparency” on the in-custody deaths of three men and sexual assault of another, while recommending an overhaul of use-of-force policies and the way the department investigates such incidents.
Sheriff Jim Hart
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Inspector General: Reform Santa Cruz sheriff force, body camera policies
The first annual report of the Office of Inspector General calls on the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office to require deputies turn body cameras on for routine calls and recommends an overhaul of how the department handles use of force incidents and investigations into them.
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In-person visits resume at Santa Cruz County women’s jail
In-person visits that were first halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic have resumed at Santa Cruz County’s women’s jail on Blaine Street in Santa Cruz.