OFF THE WIRE
Another important piece of California legislation is AB 2298 – Cal/Gang Database Reform (awaiting Gov signature)
An independent audit of CalGang was released last month showing that it violates people’s rights, operates with no oversight, is chock full of unsubstantiated information and data that should have been purged, and has diminished value in protecting public safety.
This bill would write into law all new transparency and accountability measures for the controversial CalGang database and at least 11 other gang databases managed by local law enforcement agencies in California.
For example:
Law enforcement would be required to notify you if they intend to add you to the database.
You would have the opportunity to challenge your inclusion in a gang database.
Law enforcement agencies would have to produce transparency reports for anyone to look at with statistics on CalGang additions, removals, and demographics.
- This bill is awaiting signature by governor Brown. He has until 10/7 to veto or sign it. If does neither by then, it will go into law 1/1/17 by default.
https://www.aclunc.org/…/state-audit-affirms-aclu-californi…
