The ACLU lawsuit seeks the release of Orange County's most 'vulnerable' inmates. The sheriff says he already has 'implemented extraordinary measures.'
Accusing the Orange County Sheriff of failing to adequately protect inmates from the coronavirus, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to create more social distancing in the jails, with the first step being the release of medically vulnerable inmates.
As of Thursday evening, Orange County’s three jails had 122 inmates who have tested positive for coronavirus. Three sheriff’s deputies have also tested positive, but they have all recovered.“The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has repeatedly failed its obligation to protect the safety of people in its custody,” said Jacob Reisberg, a jail conditions advocate with the ACLU. “Under normal circumstances, this lack of care is shameful, but during COVID-19 it is catastrophic.
The jails housed 2,911 as of Tuesday compared with 5,303 inmates on March 7 before the state’s order went into effect, officials said.
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