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I know you haven't seen as much from me in terms of my usual activism on illegal immigration, and I assure you I'm anything but silent or malaise on this issue, however finances have been a problem, and it looks like that may be more than a temporary setback. So, getting used to it is the better attitude. I'm back to doing things that don't require 100.00 fuel tank fill ups. This is one of them. For those that don't know me, I have been involved with public records for several years now, and applying that is often not costly at all. From the comfort of home, I conducted an interview with the Sacramento Sheriff's Captain of the Main jail in regards to immigration matters. It's best to know how your municipality operates directly as opposed to getting your info from the media that requires blessings from the open borders lobby. The Captain was very cooperative and also left open the communication line for follow up questions and answers. But enough of the intro, and on with the show.
I know you haven't seen as much from me in terms of my usual activism on illegal immigration, and I assure you I'm anything but silent or malaise on this issue, however finances have been a problem, and it looks like that may be more than a temporary setback. So, getting used to it is the better attitude. I'm back to doing things that don't require 100.00 fuel tank fill ups. This is one of them. For those that don't know me, I have been involved with public records for several years now, and applying that is often not costly at all. From the comfort of home, I conducted an interview with the Sacramento Sheriff's Captain of the Main jail in regards to immigration matters. It's best to know how your municipality operates directly as opposed to getting your info from the media that requires blessings from the open borders lobby. The Captain was very cooperative and also left open the communication line for follow up questions and answers. But enough of the intro, and on with the show.
FIGHT BACK IN SAC
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIN JAIL
Captain Erik Maness, Commander
Sacramento County Main Jail
651 I Street
Sacramento, Ca. 95814
(916) 874-6905
Question #1:
What is the Sacramento sheriff's department's policy on identification?
Example: What types of ID are acceptable to a sheriff's deputy during an encounter for infractions, misdemeanors?
Answer:
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department will accept the following as identification when contacting individuals:
Drivers License, Identification Cards, Military Identification, Permanent Alien Cards, Passport, Foreign Driver’s License, Foreign Identification Cards.
Question #2:
What is the general policy when a subject of an infraction, misdemeanor, or other encounter when they do not have the acceptable ID in possession?
Answer:
The Sheriff’s Department Policy is to follow the release of persons in accordance with California Penal Code section 853.6
Question #3:
When a subject is booked into the main jail, what measures are taken to identify them initially?
(This references the main jail site where it may display "Pending ID verification" on the inmates name)
Answer:
Initially the arrestee has multiple searches through criminal database systems by name or other identifying information and fingerprints.
Question #4
After a subject is booked, are there any procedures that are taken for those inmates who declare they are either:
A) Not a citizen of the US
If an inmate is not a US citizen they are advised of how to contact their consulate and have the ability to do this free of charge both in the holding tanks and on the floors.
B) In the United States without authorization
If an inmate is not born here and does not have any identifiers we fax a copy of the arrest and pc to INS and they do interviews. These interviews are conducted seven days a week. The INS Agents also have access to the consulate information.
Question #5
If an inmate refuses to ID themselves, and no records turn up that ID the inmate within the time frame of their term for that particular arrest, are any further steps taken, or are those inmates released?
(This would pertain to small misdemeanors such as drunk and disorderly, or similar in which the period from holding an inmate may be a few days or less)
Answer:
We try to identify each arrestee at the time of the booking. Typically the name given by the arrestee is a starting point. After this, fingerprint searches, other identification searches, physical identifications and photograph identification are used as a means of identifying the arrestee. In the event we have no way of identifying the person, they will be entered into the system under the name provided.
Question #6
In cases where federal holds are placed on inmates, are these holds initiated by the sheriff due to a suspected federal violation, or do they come from the federal agencies themselves?
(This pertains to whether there might be lists of outstanding warrants or other "wanted" notices from those federal agencies. Also, if the sheriff's department has communications from federal authorities in the way of "wanted" or warrants documents, are those available for public information under PRA)
Answer:
If there is a federal warrant or probation hold, we will call the number listed and let the Federal Agency know the person is at the Main Jail. If requested by the Federal Agency, we will place a hold on the arrestee. The Sheriff’s Department cannot arbitrarily place a federal hold on a subject. Only a federal agency can request a federal hold. The Federal Agency will have to respond to the release of information under PRA.
Question #7:
When a federal hold is placed on an inmate, are there any time frames that are generally or strictly followed for the processing of those holds?
(This is pertinent to whether the holds are for a determined amount of time, or until the holds are released by the federal agency)
Answer:
ICE has 48 hours to take custody of an individual with an ICE hold once the local charges are adjudicated.
Question #8:
Does the sheriff's department notify any federal agency in the case of inmates who are suspected of being in the US illegally, but have no federal holds or other federal issues?
Answer:
We advise ICE of the information and their agents decide whether they want to place a hold and interview the subject about his or her immigration status.
Question #9:
Does the sheriff's department have any statistics for the following in relation to federal holds?
1) The number of inmates in custody during a certain period that have been identified as being in the US without authorization, but not turned over to the custody of ICE or Border Patrol
(Basically, can the Sheriff's Department provide a statistic for a month, or year for how many illegal aliens are in custody in the county?)
Answer:
There are approximately 185 illegal aliens in custody on a daily basis. This data is not immediately available and would need extensive work to provide it.
2) The number of inmates booked into the main jail in any given week that either cannot provide ID as a US citizen or legal presence in the US
Answer:
This data is not immediately available and would need extensive work to provide it
3) The number of federal holds placed on inmates in a given month
Answer:
There are approximately 318 Federal Inmates in custody on a daily basis.
4) The number of inmates interviewed by federal authorities in a given month
Answer:
The Federal agencies would need to be contacted for this information. We provided them access to the jail, but they individually manage their own caseload that we do not share.
5) The number of inmates released to the custody of federal immigration authorities in a given month
Answer:
The Federal agencies would need to be contacted for this information
6) The number of inmates released to the custody of federal immigration authorities that have been re-arrested in Sacramento County
Answer:
This data is not immediately available and would need extensive work to provide it
Question #10:
The names of inmates are available on the sheriff's website, as are those with federal holds? When inmates with federal holds are released to the custody of federal authorities, those names are removed from the list of inmates presumably.
Can the names of those inmates released to the custody of ICE be obtained from the Sheriff's department, along with any general information that is available in relation to other inmates such as DOB, height, weight, aliases, and booking photos?
Answer:
No, at the time they are released to ICE does not necessarily mean they are released from custody. The Sheriff’s Department cannot release any information about an inmate potentially in the custody of another agency. Any information requested would need to be obtained from ICE.
Question #11:
Are booking photos obtainable for release from the sheriff's department?
Answer:
No, we cannot release the photographs.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIN JAIL
Captain Erik Maness, Commander
Sacramento County Main Jail
651 I Street
Sacramento, Ca. 95814
(916) 874-6905
Question #1:
What is the Sacramento sheriff's department's policy on identification?
Example: What types of ID are acceptable to a sheriff's deputy during an encounter for infractions, misdemeanors?
Answer:
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department will accept the following as identification when contacting individuals:
Drivers License, Identification Cards, Military Identification, Permanent Alien Cards, Passport, Foreign Driver’s License, Foreign Identification Cards.
Question #2:
What is the general policy when a subject of an infraction, misdemeanor, or other encounter when they do not have the acceptable ID in possession?
Answer:
The Sheriff’s Department Policy is to follow the release of persons in accordance with California Penal Code section 853.6
Question #3:
When a subject is booked into the main jail, what measures are taken to identify them initially?
(This references the main jail site where it may display "Pending ID verification" on the inmates name)
Answer:
Initially the arrestee has multiple searches through criminal database systems by name or other identifying information and fingerprints.
Question #4
After a subject is booked, are there any procedures that are taken for those inmates who declare they are either:
A) Not a citizen of the US
If an inmate is not a US citizen they are advised of how to contact their consulate and have the ability to do this free of charge both in the holding tanks and on the floors.
B) In the United States without authorization
If an inmate is not born here and does not have any identifiers we fax a copy of the arrest and pc to INS and they do interviews. These interviews are conducted seven days a week. The INS Agents also have access to the consulate information.
Question #5
If an inmate refuses to ID themselves, and no records turn up that ID the inmate within the time frame of their term for that particular arrest, are any further steps taken, or are those inmates released?
(This would pertain to small misdemeanors such as drunk and disorderly, or similar in which the period from holding an inmate may be a few days or less)
Answer:
We try to identify each arrestee at the time of the booking. Typically the name given by the arrestee is a starting point. After this, fingerprint searches, other identification searches, physical identifications and photograph identification are used as a means of identifying the arrestee. In the event we have no way of identifying the person, they will be entered into the system under the name provided.
Question #6
In cases where federal holds are placed on inmates, are these holds initiated by the sheriff due to a suspected federal violation, or do they come from the federal agencies themselves?
(This pertains to whether there might be lists of outstanding warrants or other "wanted" notices from those federal agencies. Also, if the sheriff's department has communications from federal authorities in the way of "wanted" or warrants documents, are those available for public information under PRA)
Answer:
If there is a federal warrant or probation hold, we will call the number listed and let the Federal Agency know the person is at the Main Jail. If requested by the Federal Agency, we will place a hold on the arrestee. The Sheriff’s Department cannot arbitrarily place a federal hold on a subject. Only a federal agency can request a federal hold. The Federal Agency will have to respond to the release of information under PRA.
Question #7:
When a federal hold is placed on an inmate, are there any time frames that are generally or strictly followed for the processing of those holds?
(This is pertinent to whether the holds are for a determined amount of time, or until the holds are released by the federal agency)
Answer:
ICE has 48 hours to take custody of an individual with an ICE hold once the local charges are adjudicated.
Question #8:
Does the sheriff's department notify any federal agency in the case of inmates who are suspected of being in the US illegally, but have no federal holds or other federal issues?
Answer:
We advise ICE of the information and their agents decide whether they want to place a hold and interview the subject about his or her immigration status.
Question #9:
Does the sheriff's department have any statistics for the following in relation to federal holds?
1) The number of inmates in custody during a certain period that have been identified as being in the US without authorization, but not turned over to the custody of ICE or Border Patrol
(Basically, can the Sheriff's Department provide a statistic for a month, or year for how many illegal aliens are in custody in the county?)
Answer:
There are approximately 185 illegal aliens in custody on a daily basis. This data is not immediately available and would need extensive work to provide it.
2) The number of inmates booked into the main jail in any given week that either cannot provide ID as a US citizen or legal presence in the US
Answer:
This data is not immediately available and would need extensive work to provide it
3) The number of federal holds placed on inmates in a given month
Answer:
There are approximately 318 Federal Inmates in custody on a daily basis.
4) The number of inmates interviewed by federal authorities in a given month
Answer:
The Federal agencies would need to be contacted for this information. We provided them access to the jail, but they individually manage their own caseload that we do not share.
5) The number of inmates released to the custody of federal immigration authorities in a given month
Answer:
The Federal agencies would need to be contacted for this information
6) The number of inmates released to the custody of federal immigration authorities that have been re-arrested in Sacramento County
Answer:
This data is not immediately available and would need extensive work to provide it
Question #10:
The names of inmates are available on the sheriff's website, as are those with federal holds? When inmates with federal holds are released to the custody of federal authorities, those names are removed from the list of inmates presumably.
Can the names of those inmates released to the custody of ICE be obtained from the Sheriff's department, along with any general information that is available in relation to other inmates such as DOB, height, weight, aliases, and booking photos?
Answer:
No, at the time they are released to ICE does not necessarily mean they are released from custody. The Sheriff’s Department cannot release any information about an inmate potentially in the custody of another agency. Any information requested would need to be obtained from ICE.
Question #11:
Are booking photos obtainable for release from the sheriff's department?
Answer:
No, we cannot release the photographs.
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