San Diego Sheriff Kelly Martinez disputes a Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) finding that blames her department for fatal drug overdoses in county jails, arguing that the board lacks jurisdiction to make such broad accusations.
Sheriff Kelly Martinez listens to members of the public question why there are so many deaths in county jails during the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in San Diego. After investigating too many fatal drug overdose s in San Diego County jails, the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board executive officer last year began formally blaming the Sheriff ’s Office for the deaths.
The board could pass resolutions outlining what it deems improper actions by the department, she said. It could send letters of concern to the sheriff, the county Board of Supervisors, the county grand jury or state and federal officials, Gross added. The sheriff cited seven cases in which CLERB found that the department had “failed to keep illicit drugs out of the jail system” and that “unidentified staff failed to keep drugs out of jails.”
“The report issued in this case far exceeds the authority of the CLERB as set forth above,” the 2015 reply said.Just as in 2015, the sheriff said the review board’s charter calls for it to investigate negligence or misconduct committed by sworn officers — not the whole agency.
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