Criminal
Jul. 1, 2011
O.C. Jails Ordered to Accommodate Disabled
A federal judge ordered Orange County to upgrade its jails to accommodate disabled inmates and imposed a monitor to make sure the county does so.
By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge ordered Orange County to upgrade its jails to accommodate disabled inmates and imposed a monitor to make sure the county does so. U.S. District Judge Audrey B. Collins issued the injunction late Tuesday after finding "widespread violations of the ADA." Pierce v. County of Orange, 8:01-cv-00981-ABC (filed Oct. 18, 2001) Her order requires the county to house most disabled inmates separately and to make extens...
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