At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment

By BRANDON PHO and KASSIDY DILLON | July 20, 2018

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).

ACLU Reports Abuses In OC Jails, But Sheriff Said Findings Have “No Value”

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By Jose Ochoa | June 30, 2017

An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) study determined the sheriff’s department fails to meet physical security, medical and mental health care standards inside Orange County jails, an assertion Sheriff Sandra Hutchens called “inaccurate or purposely distorted.”

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At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment

OC jail hunger strike

By BRANDON PHO and KASSIDY DILLON | July 20, 2018

ACLU Reports Abuses In OC Jails, But Sheriff Said Findings Have “No Value”

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By Jose Ochoa | June 30, 2017