Officials in Orange County, California, are outraged after a Superior Court judge ordered Sheriff Don Barnes to release 50 percent of the inmates at county jails due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
The order to release half of the county’s inmates was issued by Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter J. Wilson Dec. 11 after a lawsuit was brought in front of the court by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of inmates who claim to be at high risk of COVID. The plaintiffs in the case include jail inmates who are medically vulnerable or suffering from significant underlying health conditions.
