Assemblyman Hart Introduces Legislation to Let Counties Choose Who Runs Jails

Assemblyman Hart Introduces Legislation to Let Counties Choose Who Runs Jails

Assemblyman Gregg Hart introduced legislation last month that would allow California counties to appoint an official to oversee their jail systems instead of a sheriff. The legislation, AB 2257, would allow a county board of supervisors to choose between appointing an official to run its jail system or allowing the sheriff’s office to oversee it. Before 1993, counties were allowed to make this choice, but a state law granted sole authority to lo…