Breaking: The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it would end its agreement with federal immigration officials to hold some prisoners in the county jail system.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday it would end its agreement with federal immigration officials to hold some prisoners in the county jail system.
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said in a news release the action was being taken to free up space for better treatment of mentally ill inmates. He said the county jails had seen a 40% increase in mental health cases in the jails since 2015.The ICE contract ends in 2020, and Barnes said his department had informed the federal agency it would not be renewed. He said it’s likely those federal immigration prisoners would be moved to facilities out of state.
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