Records of deaths and abuse in custody may not be destroyed
What the document says“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other record pertaining to any-- (1) death of; (2) potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated against; or (3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by an individual held in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security.”
Section 528(a). Money in this Act may not be used to destroy any document, recording or other record about a death in the department's custody, a potential sexual assault or abuse against someone in custody, or an allegation of abuse, criminal activity or disruption by someone in custody. Subsection (b) requires those records to be made available, under applicable law and the rules on disclosure in litigation, to a person charged, segregated or punished as a result of such an allegation, on request.
What the document actually says“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to destroy any document, recording, or other record pertaining to any-- (1) death of; (2) potential sexual assault or abuse perpetrated against; or (3) allegation of abuse, criminal activity, or disruption committed by an individual held in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security.”
Records about a death in custody may not be destroyed. Nor may records of abuse or of claims against someone held.
The rule covers papers, video and other records. A person punished over such a claim may ask to see them.
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