Tag: jails

Orange County DA Criticizes Decision to Release Serial Felon With COVID to Home Confinement

December 22, 2020
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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has criticized a decision by a Superior Court judge to release a Beverly Hills surgeon charged with 88 felonies from the county jail due to complications from COVID-19, allowing him to await trial under house arrest in Brentwood. Dr. Randy Rosen, 57, has been charged with hiring body brokers…

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Orange County Cities Join Sheriff in Opposing Order to Release Inmates

December 21, 2020
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Cities throughout Orange County, California, are standing by Sheriff Don Barnes as he fights a court order demanding the release of 1,800 prisoners from county jails. In a Dec 11 court order, Barnes was told to pare down Orange County’s jail population as the centers grapple with rising COVID-19 infections. But the region’s top cop…

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