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The Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission for the Sheriff's Department is glad to work with your media organization. To request an interview, please contact:
Jennifer Osborn, Community Information Officer
Email: josborn@coc.lacounty.gov
Office: (213) 253-5678
Cell: (213) 952-9036
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News
- Supervisors Create Program to Support Families Affected by Sheriff Use-of-Force or In-Custody Deaths (July 9, 2019, media release by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas)
- Media Release: Board of Supervisors unanimously votes for a program to support families affected by fatal use-of-force and in-custody deaths (July 9, 2019)
- Supervisors Look to Support Families Affected by Use-of-Force or In-Custody Deaths (June 25, 2019, press release by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas)
- Advancing Body-Worn Cameras and the Family Assistance Program (June 20, 2019, statement by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas)
- Media Highlights (May 23, 2019)
- Media Release: Oversight panel prioritizes further review of LASD's Internal Administrative Investigations and approves Immigration policy recommendations (May 21, 2019)
- Media Highlights (May 16, 2019)
- Media Highlights (May 8, 2019)
- Sheriff’s oversight commission in listening mode at recent Carson town hall (5-4-2019, Daily Breeze)
- Media Release: Civilian oversight panel directs the Inspector General to conduct an inquiry into secret deputy subgroups (4-23-2019)
- Media Highlights (April 18, 2019)
- Media Highlights (April 11, 2019)
- Media Highlights (April 4, 2019)
- Media Highlights (March 28, 2019)
- Media Highlights (March 21, 2019)
- Media Highlights (March 14, 2019)
- VIDEO: Building ties between law enforcement and people with mental illness (March 13, 2019)
- VIDEO: Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission Holds Town Hall at Hart Park (March 2, 2019)
- Civilian Oversight Commission Votes to Oppose Mira Loma Women’s Jail (January 22, 2019)
- VIDEO: MET teams at work (October 30, 2018)
- VIDEO: Building dialogue on community policing (October 22, 2018)
- Civilian oversight panel unanimously passes Family Assistance and Communication recommendations (September 27, 2018)
- Civilian oversight panel for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department elected new leadership (August 17, 2018)
- VIDEO: Building trust - highlights from the inaugural meeting of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission (February 6, 2017)
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