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| Dangerous inmates filling county jails |
| By ocregister.com - Salvatore Hernandez and Sean Emery |
| Published: 11/19/2012 |
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ORANGE, CALIFORNIA – One of the inmates in Theo Lacy Facility tapped the man in front of him and – not feeling hungry – offered him some of his food. In a place where food is a valuable commodity, the gesture could have been viewed as gracious. In county jail, though, it could turn deadly. The Latino inmate viewed the offer as an insult, and the tap on the shoulder by a black inmate as a threat where racial tensions can run high. The shoving began and inmates quickly lined up along racial lines before deputies intervened. No one was injured during the Oct. 2 confrontation, but officials said it shows how tensions have risen in Orange County jails. Over the past year, more inmates have been housed in Orange County jails, their sentences are longer and more have a violent criminal history, leaving authorities searching for ways to ease the pressure. Local jails changed after the state passed AB109, a law that transfers the responsibility of housing thousands of inmates from state prison to county jails. Read More. |
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