Following allegations that the Orange County Jail was in violation of multiple food service standards, an unannounced, onsite inspection found the allegations to be untrue, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced on April 11.
Because of COVID, the OC Jail previously didn’t have food in the “chow halls” and would eat in the cells instead. The transportation of the food to the cells made them have a modified menu.
The OC Jail was hit with a surprise inspection on March 17 and 18 by the California Board of State and Community Corrections to “verify that food service has resumed to normal operation, that food storage systems are appropriate and that items being served are fit for human consumption.”
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