Bill > SB957

This bill, known as the Protecting Vulnerable Immigrant Detainees Model Act, requires the state Attorney General to submit a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2027, containing a proposed oversight plan for private civil detention facilities (which are privately run facilities where individuals are held under non-criminal civil laws, such as immigration detention centers). Contextually, the legislation responds to previous state reports revealing substandard conditions and inadequate health care in these facilities, and it aims to establish comprehensive state oversight similar to that applied to other correctional and civil facilities. To help develop this plan, the Governor must direct relevant state agencies to cooperate with the Attorney General by sharing requested information and reviewing the draft proposal, while also allowing certain sensitive or confidential records to be withheld from public disclosure under the California Public Records Act to ensure the free exchange of information between state entities.