In Riverside County's jails, the coronavirus silently stalked inmates and deputies
But Bianco has generally spurned the broad release orders adopted in other agencies. In a court filing, the department said it already releases low-level offenders to ease overcrowding, including those who would otherwise qualify for compassionate release or who are at high risk of contracting the virus. It’s unclear what criteria it uses for those releases.The latest maps and charts on the spread of COVID-19 in California.
Harry Werksman, left, and his brother David Werksman, who was a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who died from complications of COVID-19. In the days before Young fell ill, Willie Meadows, 56, said he and other inmates were “packed like sardines” onto a bus and taken from Cois M. Byrd to Larry D. Smith. None of them wore masks or gloves.
Bianco has yet to release the court-ordered jail safety plan. Norman suggested moving inmates to the new jail in Indio that currently sits empty, but the Sheriff’s Department said the facility is not ready to house people. Bianco said he hoped it would be in the next couple months.
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