The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to empower a citizens review board for law enforcement to take stronger measures in probing in-custody deaths.

The board voted 4-1 for Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe's ordinance to strengthen the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) , a move she hailed afterward as "a bold and necessary step forward."

The amendments in Tuesday's ordinance are as follows:

Authorizing CLERB to investigate any county employee or contractor, including health care providers, working under the direction of the sheriff or probation department in connection with in-custody deaths.

Requiring CLERB to finish all investigations within one year of discovering allegations of misconduct and publicly reporting any delays.

Investigations will n

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