The lawsuit alleged the county was out of compliance with two state laws the California Values Act and TRUTH Act protecting immigrants from deportation.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Thursday decided to move forward on a plan aimed at fixing inadequate jail facilities with hundreds of millions of dollars in new construction projects and by reducing the daily inmate population. The decision followed two days of public discussion.
A consent decree approved in 2020 requires Sacramento County to improve conditions in its jails, including by expanding mental health services and reducing jail populations.
Three law enforcement officers were taken to the hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance at the Sacramento County jail, officials said Sunday.