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Print A Superior Court judge has ordered that the Orange County jail population be cut in half, ruling that the sheriff had failed to reduce the number of inmates to ensure adequate social distancing. The move came in response to a lawsuit filed in April by the American Civil Liberties Union against Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, seeking the release of medically vulnerable and disabled inmates as well as necessary measures to protect those remaining in the jails from the coronavirus. Judge Peter Wilson ruled Friday that the sheriff had shown “deliberate indifference” to the serious har...

‘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 syste...