NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) is hosting the second of its special three-part virtual conference series to recognize its 10th anniversary.
Human Rights and Decarceration in Los Angeles County: The Power of Community Driven Oversight presents an opportunity to explore the future of decarceration and correctional facilities in Los Angeles County through the lens of human rights, community engagement, and civilian oversight.
Panelists will discuss jail conditions, correctional healthcare, pathways in and out of the justice system, and evolving County strategies for custody and mental health care. Together, we’ll examine how County agencies, oversight bodies, and communities can strengthen collaboration, expand alternatives to incarceration, and improve conditions for those who remain in custody.
Register today at: bit.ly/cocanniversary2
COC Chair Hans Johnson will serve as moderator.
PANELISTS
Maggie Carter is Los Angeles County's Chief US Department of Justice (DOJ) Compliance Officer, tasked with coordinating and expediting the County’s wide-ranging, cross-departmental efforts to meet court-approved goals under a 2015 settlement agreement with the DOJ to improve conditions in the County’s jail system for those with mental health conditions.
Hugo Macias is the Assistant Sheriff for Custody Operations at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, responsible for the operation of eight jail facilities with an overall Division incarcerated population of approximately 13,000.
Wilford Pinkney Jr. is the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Jail Closure Implementation Team (JCIT), whose mission is to safely and methodically depopulate and eventually close Men’s Central Jail by expanding the continuum of care for individuals being diverted or released from jail, while ensuring public health and safety.
Sydney Rogers, MSW, serves as Chair of the Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Commission, Senior Manager of the Trans Wellness Center at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and Vice Chair of the West Hollywood Trans Advisory Board. A Black transgender woman and social worker with lived experience of incarceration and homelessness, Sydney's advocacy centers the dignity, safety, and leadership of transgender communities, particularly Black trans women, and the importance of including directly impacted people in decisions about care, accountability, and justice.
Mary Veral serves as a Commissioner on the Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections, which conducts inspections of County jail facilities and Sheriff- and County-maintained adult courthouse lockups. From 2006-2010, she was the Jails Project Coordinator at the ACLU of Southern California.
WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
Register to join the virtual meeting on Webex.
Livestream on YouTube.
Listen in by calling (213) 306-3065.
Access code: 2535 703 0247
Submit public comment.
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Media Inquiries:
cvillacorte@coc.lacounty.gov | (213) 852-2430
Questions?
cocnotify@coc.lacounty.gov | (213) 253-5678
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