Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA) is gathering letters of support for SB 1399 (Durazo), legislation to preserve public transparency and ensure the truth about conditions inside immigration detention centers is revealed by continuing California DOJ’s detention-facility inspection and reporting framework.
As Senator Durazo’s factsheet explains, California DOJ’s current authority to report on conditions of confinement, standard of care, and due process for people held in immigration detention centers exists under AB 103 (2017) only through July 1, 2027.
Since AB 103’s implementation, Cal DOJ has issued reports in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2025—including a comprehensive review of the seven private immigration detention facilities operating in California, based on facility visits, review of logs/policies/records, and interviews with staff and detained individuals.
The 2025 report specifically highlights serious concerns about detainees’ mental health needs and documents inadequate mental health and medical care, as well as due process violations.
SB 1399 removes the sunset provisions and sustains Cal DOJ’s reporting authority, including ongoing reviews of conditions of confinement and the standard of care and due process provided to detained individuals. We are gathering organizational support and intend to submit letters as the bill moves through the policy committees.
Bill info: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1399
