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Orange County Cities Join Sheriff in Opposing Order to Release Inmates


Orange County Cities Join Sheriff in Opposing Order to Release Inmates
Cities throughout Orange County, California, are standing by Sheriff Don Barnes as he fights a court order demanding the release of 1,800 prisoners from county jails.
In a Dec. 11 court order, Barnes was told to pare down Orange County’s jail population as the centers grapple with rising COVID-19 infections. But the region’s top cop is challenging the order, and refusing to release the inmates.
On Dec. 21, more cities joined a movement to support Barnes’s decision. During special city council meetings, the cities of Irvine, Mission Viejo, and Westminster voted unanimously to file legal briefs supporting Barnes’s challenge. The cities joined Newport Beach and Yorba Linda, which filed briefs on Dec. 18. ....

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