A Los Angeles County supervisor withdraws a motion that sought to drastically reduce the number of people locked up in county jails.
LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis withdrew a motion Monday that sought to drastically reduce the number of people locked up in County jails, including a proposal to return to a Covid-19 pandemic-like nearly 'no-bail' state, in which most people arrested were immediately released from custody.
The motion, introduced by Solis and Lindsay Horvath, said the County should"depopulate and de-carcerate" by, in part, directing the agencies with control of the jail and its inmates, the LA County Superior Court and the Sheriff's Department, to consider releasing all of those serving felony and misdemeanor sentences,"who can be safely released back into the community," amidst a long list of other possibilities.
The motion, which had been set to be heard at the Board's public meeting Tuesday, also proposed to release everyone arrested with bail set at $50,000 or less, including those accused of domestic violence, and an effort to encourage state officials to send fewer people serving prison terms to County jails, something required after the passage of state prison reform initiatives.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Two other Supervisors, Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn, sent written statements in opposition, both citing concerns over endangering public safety with a release of inmates en masse. "I do support balanced reform efforts but not at the expense of community safety," said Barger, who has supported discussions about building more modern jail facilities with more built-in mental health treatment space.
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