‘Not The Answer’: OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer Blasts Judge’s Order To Reduce County Jail Population Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer on Saturday released a statement criticizing a court ruling ordering the O.C. Sheriff to reduce jail populations by 50% as a coronavirus precaution.
Spitzer argued such actions could bring more crime to communities and said steps have already been taken to reduce jail populations.
“A judge’s ruling to reduce the inmate population in the Orange County jail system by half will release dangerous and violent criminals back into our neighborhoods to commit more crimes and victimize more people. This is not fearmongering; it is a fact. The jail population, through the implementation of $0 bail and early release by the Sheriff, has been reduced by more than 33% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement began.