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Report: Few People Gain Removal From CalGang Database

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Marissa Cabrera / News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

Published December 16, 2019 at 10:11 AM PST

This story was published more than 4 years ago.

A man looking at the CalGang website in this undated photo.

The CalGang database is used by law enforcement agencies to document and track suspected gang members.

It's been three years since AB 2298, written by San Diego Assemblymember Shirley Weber, became law.

AB 2298 allows people to challenge their inclusion in the CalGang database, which is used by law enforcement agencies to document and track suspected gang members. The law followed a state audit that found the database lacked oversight and included a significant number of errors.

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But as Voice of San Diego contributor Kelly Davis reports, since the law went into effect, few people have sought removal and even fewer have been able to get off the database. In the first year, there were 16 removal requests and only one was granted. In the years that followed, just 11 of 53 requests were granted.

Davis joined Midday Edition on Monday to talk about ongoing efforts to reform the database.

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Jade Hindmon

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Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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Marissa Cabrera

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Marissa Cabrera worked as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition. Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri. Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

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