A report by a coalition dedicated to reducing jail populations says people behind bars have been fed rotten food over the past two years.
Tag: Orange County Sheriffs Department
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Residents Begin Returning Home Following Emerald Fire
It remains unclear how and when the fire started, but Laguna Beach officials are hustling to get people out Thursday morning.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC’s Covid Surge Impacting Staffing at Hospitals; Outbreaks Hit Public Agencies
Hospitals say they’re facing staffing shortages worse than last winter’s surge, while one in five people getting tested in Orange County are now testing positive for COVID.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kahn: New Report Shows OC Sheriff’s Department is Giving Incarcerated People Rotting Bologna Sandwiches While Pocketing Savings
Food conditions in OC jails have always been bad, but for almost two years, the OC Sheriff’s Department has served cold, rotting bologna sandwiches while pocketing the savings. Stop the Musick Coalition collaborated with incarcerated members and coalition partners to investigate the nutrition and budget of food in OC jails.
Posted inGovernment
Why Do Orange County’s Firefighters and Deputies Have Some of the Lowest COVID Vaccination Rates?
Six months into being eligible, just 16% of Sheriff’s Department staff reported being vaccinated. At vaccination clinics held by the Orange County Fire Authority, only 53% of the agency’s frontline workers chose to get vaccinated.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
OC Sheriff Staff Have Biggest Share of COVID Worker’s Comp Claims Among County Workers
It’s unclear whether the higher COVID rates are due to deputies working in jails, low vaccination rates or both.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
No DA Decision, Some Reflection More Than A Year After OC Sheriff’s Dept. Killed Kurt Reinhold
September marked the one-year anniversary of Kurt Reinhold’s death. Much about the consequential killing remains unresolved.
Posted inGovernment
OC Residents Are Speaking Up on How $616 Million in Bailout Money Should be Spent by County
Supervisors already decided how to spend most of the money, largely on Sheriff’s Department salaries and a government office complex. Many residents want spending directed elsewhere.
Posted inGovernment
San Clemente Councilman Files Police Report On Colleague After a Heated Argument
The dispute came after council members floated the idea of stripping Councilman Gene James of the mayor pro tem title following his argument with an OC Sheriff’s deputy.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Sheriff Says Covid Vaccinations Now Mandatory for Jail Deputies, as Infections Rise
Deputy sheriffs are only about 8 percent of the county government workforce, but account for nearly half of all recent Covid infections among county employees who were exposed at work, according to county data.
