Posted inCountywide Top OC Prosecutor Calls for Treatment Instead of Jail for Drug Use and Mental Illness by Nick Gerda Feb. 23, 2021Feb. 26, 2021 Todd Spitzer’s call for an overhaul is generating a welcome response from advocates, though they say it needs to be backed up with actual action – which they say there’s no signs of yet. 1K SharesShare819Tweet13Reddit480Email
Posted inCountywide Judge Says ‘Wildfire Spread’ of Virus in OC Jails, Which Killed Two, is Now Far Less Likely After Court Intervention by Nick Gerda Feb. 17, 2021
Posted inCountywide Judge Scolds Sheriff Barnes for Claiming Court Ordered Dangerous Inmates Released to Streets by Nick Gerda Feb. 4, 2021
Posted inCountywide OC Sheriff Investigating Whether Employee Took Part in U.S. Capitol Riot by Nick Gerda Jan. 20, 2021
Posted inCountywide Charges Dropped in 67 Criminal Cases Due to Sheriff Evidence Mishandling, DA Reveals by Nick Gerda Jan. 14, 2021
Posted inCountywide Judge Pushes Back on OC Sheriff Over Jail Releases, Prepares to Appoint Expert by Nick Gerda Jan. 11, 2021
Posted inCountywide Orange County Jail Outbreak Explodes to Over 1,000 Inmates Currently Infected With Covid by Nick Gerda Jan. 7, 2021
Posted inNEWS Cities Across OC Consider Joining Sheriff Barnes’ Challenge To Coronavirus Jail Court Orders by Brandon Pho Dec. 21, 2020
Posted inCountywide Judge Orders Half of OC Jail Inmates Removed From Group Living Areas Amid New Outbreak by Nick Gerda Dec. 11, 2020
Posted inCountywide Orange County Debates How Much Local Police Should Cooperate With ICE by Nick Gerda Dec. 9, 2020