The Musick expansion will waste $180 million in state funds and more than $170 million in local dollars to expand a jail that has been vacant for close to a year, and will cost an additional $61 million annually to operate. Doing this in the middle of a pandemic is irresponsible and unethical.
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Barnes: OC Sheriff Barnes’ Message on TRUTH Hearing
Recently the Orange County Board of Supervisors held the annual public hearing on law enforcement’s interaction with U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). Some public comments contained misinformation. Alleging that my narrow focus on the criminal offender population somehow equates to mass deportation of immigrant community members is a disservice to the truth.
