Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring

In 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance to establish OCLEM, an Office designed to provide independent monitoring of the County’s Correction and Law Enforcement functions. In 2019, the Board contracted with OIR Group to begin monitoring services in January 2020.

Through its access to Sheriff’s Office personnel and records, OCLEM regularly reviews important incidents and functions involving the Sheriff’s Office, including internal affairs investigations, use of force reviews, and reviews of in-custody deaths. OCLEM provides ongoing reports to the Board of Supervisors and the County’s Community Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring Committee.