More than 31 percent of people booked into Contra Costa County jails from April to June of this year were Black, despite the latest U.S. Census numbers finding that African Americans make up only 9.5 percent of the county's population.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office presented its quarterly oversight report Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors.
Hispanic bookings reached 1,307 -- 31.9 percent of all bookings. According to Census numbers as of July 2022, 27 percent of Contra Costa County's population is Hispanic. In an unprecedented ruling, a Contra Costa County judge ruled that prosecutors have disproportionately charged Black defendants with sentencing enhancements that unfairly target them for life in prison without parole – at about a 40% greater likelihood than non-Black defendants.
Livingston said bookings often depend on the policies of individual police departments as to who they cite and release or who they send to county jail. Prior convictions and parole and probation status also factor in, he said.
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