OC Mental Health Jail Expansion Draws Pushback and Debate
County Government
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There was no discussion of how much money would be devoted to the plan or how many doctors or nurses would be treating inmates. Answers weren’t provided after the meeting.
OC Approves $151 Million in Sheriff’s Deputy Raises
Countywide
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County supervisors approved the raises without public discussion Tuesday.
Rackauckas Secretly Cleared Deputies Accused of Lying About Informants
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas quietly decided last year to not have prosecutors tell defense attorneys about 10 sheriff deputies suspected of lying about or concealing records about jail informants.
OC Gives Sheriff Sole Control of Crime Lab, Against National Recommendations
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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The move to put the crime lab scientists under a law enforcement agency directly contradicts the national best practices Sheriff Don Barnes and DA Todd Spitzer cited to justify the change.
Supervisors Silent on Immigration Debate Over Inmate Transfers to ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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The state-mandated forum brought out more than two dozen public speakers who supported and opposed the Sheriff’s Department’s involvement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A New Sheriff for Orange County [Latest Election Night Count]
2018 elections
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The election comes after years of controversy and scandal for the retiring Sheriff, Sandra Hutchens.
Wright: Don Barnes, the Right Choice for Sheriff
opinion
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Larry Wright, with a 40 year background as a military officer and corporate security manager makes a case as to why Don Barnes should be the next Sheriff of Orange County,
Jail Phone Privacy Violations Prompt OC to Consider New Vendor
OC jail recorded telephone calls
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The vendor, Global Tel-Link, potentially jeopardized criminal cases by improperly recording phone calls between attorneys and their clients.
County Names Candidates and Donors Who May Have Exceeded Campaign Limits
campaign finance
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Orange County officials released the names of six candidates and 18 donors involved in returned campaign donations that may have exceeded legal limits, after previously declining to make them public.
At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment
OC jail hunger strike
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Roughly 150 to 200 Orange County jail inmates are on a hunger strike to protest jailhouse conditions, according to two different estimates — one from the OC Sheriff’s Department and another from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
