*June 2020 - The North County Equity and Justice Coalition (NCEJC) is launched
*August 2020 - The "Saving Lives In Custody" Campaign (SLIC Campaign) is launched and led by North County Equity and Justice and supported by all its coalition members.
*August 2020 - NCEJC/SLIC monthly attendance of Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB), demanding jail reform, along with sherriff and deputies accountability, from 2020 to ~
*September 2020 - The Coast News Group Newspaper Article
https://thecoastnews.com/social-justice-supergroup-boosts-activism-in-north-county/
*March 2021 - Edit/Revised Escondido De-escalation Policy
*April 2021 - Paul Silva (died 2018) case settled for wrongful death, in custody
*June 2021 - North County Equity and Justice Coalition provides an expert witness, Paloma Serna, for the Sacramento State Audit Hearing; for the high in custody death rate in San Diego County Jails; by CA Assemblymemeber Dr. Akilah Weber (D-San Diego) at Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC).
(The Hearing Approved the Audit)
*February 2022 - California State Audit of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, from 2006 through 2020, 185 people died in San Diego County’s jails - One of the highest totals among counties in the State. The high rate of deaths in San Diego County’s jails compared to other counties. (Conclusion, that the Sheriff’s Department has failed to adequately prevent and respond to the deaths of individuals in its custody).
https://information.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2021-109/index.html
*February 2022 - San Diego County Sheriff William Gore retired the same day of the scathing Audit Report
*February 2022 - California Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber (D - San Diego) introduces AB 2343 (Saving Lives In Custody Act)
*April 2022 - Dr. Rev Kirk Coneley found innocent of double murder/double kidnapping (Los Angeles)
*May 2022 - Class Action Lawsuit (including at least (2) of our organization's impacted families) against San Diego County and it's Sheriff Dept. by Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld., and the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counries
https://www.aclu-sdic.org/en/cases/dunsmore-v-sd-county-sheriffs-department
*October 2022 - Gov. Newsom vetoed CA AB 2343 Saving Lives in Custody Act
*January 2023 - CA Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber (D-San Diego), resubmitted Saving Lives in Custody Act CA AB 2343, but as AB 268 (same language)
*January 2023 - CA Senator Toni Atkins introduces CA SB 519, a complementary Bill to CA AB 268
*May 2023 - Frankie Greer settlement
*July 2023 - North County Equity and Justice Coalition's "Saving Lives in Custody Campaign", testify at State Senate as an expert witness for CA SB 519 Senator Toni Atkins
*October 2023 - CA Governor Newsom passes AB 268 and SB5 19 into law
*July 2024 - Historic settlement against San Diego County jail, wrongful death of Elisa Serna's case
*November 2024 - Saving Lives In Custody California becomes a 501(c)(3) Non-profit
*October 2024 - Settlement of Michael Wilson's wrongful death case
*December 2024 - San Diego County Board of Supervisor Monica Montgomery-Steppe, submitted a letter for CLERB Reform, including oversight of non-sworn staff (Medical)
*December 2024 - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a comprehensive settlement agreement in the federal class action lawsuit Dunsmore et al. v. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department et al. (Case No. 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-DDL). The settlement resolves the plaintiffs’ claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state laws concerning unconstitutional and unlawful conditions in the county’s jail facilities. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, was brought against the County of San Diego, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, and the San Diego County Probation Department. Notably, seven other claims in the case remain ongoing and are still being litigated.
*December 2024 - Listening Session with CA Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) In-Custody Deaths Review Director Allison Ganter at North Inland Live Well Center, Escondido