Eric Strong

Immigration Eric will make it clear: immigration status alone will never be a reason for detention or enforcement. Deputies will not hold people past their lawful release date, participate in ICE raids, or waste resources on workplace sweeps. Cooperation with federal immigration authorities will only occur when required by law, such as honoring a judge’s warrant. Criminal Justice / Public Safety As Sheriff, Eric Strong — with 32 years of experience across four agencies — will end deputy gangs once and for all, require every deputy to complete crisis intervention and de-escalation training, and make Internal Affairs fully independent. Use-of-force will be tracked, reviewed, and subject to public oversight. Immigration As Sheriff, Eric Strong will keep the focus where it belongs: on violent crime and real threats to our neighborhoods, not on families, workers, or status. Government Reform Eric will launch a public-facing accountability dashboard with real-time data on use-of-force, civilian complaints, officer-involved shootings, and disciplinary outcomes. He will create an independent Sheriff’s Reform and Oversight Council made up of community leaders, civil rights advocates, and youth voices to review policy and push for change. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Within the first month of taking office, Sheriff-Elect Eric Strong will launch the Outcome-Based Diversion (OBD) Pilot Program, a forward-thinking initiative designed to transform how Los Angeles County responds to crisis, behavioral health and low-level crime related to addiction and mental illness. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Too many Angelenos in crisis are met with handcuffs and force instead of care. For decades, our jails have been the largest mental health facilities in the county — a moral and public safety failure. As Sheriff, Eric Strong will change that. Every deputy will be certified in crisis intervention, trauma-informed response, and addiction awareness. He will partner with clinics, recovery organizations, and mobile crisis teams so that addiction and mental illness are treated as health challenges — not crimes.