SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted the second reading of an ordinance expanding oversight to the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) on Tuesday.

CLERB is a county run program that investigates complaints against the San Diego Sheriff’s Office. The ordinance would expand CLERB’s ability to investigate in-custody deaths and expand the group’s oversight.

Throughout this year, there have been eight in-custody deaths in San Diego County.

“This is about transparency, justice, and ensuring we honor the dignity of every individual, including those in our custody,” Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe said.

In cases of in-custody deaths, the ordinance will allow CLERB to investigate any employee/contractor who works under the Sheriff or Probatio

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