There are currently 1,200 people quarantined at the Fresno County Jail after 13 inmates who were transferred from the jail to Wasco State Prison tested positive for COVID-19.
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Last week, a majority of the state's Judicial Council voted to remove the statewide $0 bail policy last week, and the program ended on Saturday, June 20.
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The goal behind the policy is that releasing lower-level criminals, the risk of spreading the coronavirus would be reduced since jail populations would be minimized.
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The zero dollar bail policy has been controversial. County sheriffs said they saw some of the suspects they released - accused of committing another crime, sometimes within hours of their release.
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This time, Fresno County will make a few changes to the policy. Among them, suspects will not be eligible for release if they are accused of car theft, child abuse, elder abuse, or assault with a deadly weapon that could cause serious injury.
Attorneys who represent some of the 1,200 inmates housed in the North Jail are now taking even more precautions over concerns after a new COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine.
"It's frightening to learn that all of our worst fears have been confirmed - that it is in the jail, which means it's probably in the court," said Public Defender's Union President DJ Brickey.
As a precaution, no inmates being housed in the North Jail are being allowed to leave their pod.
Inmates who are quarantined are no longer being brought into court. As a result, their cases are being postponed.
The outbreak is causing a ripple effect since inmates can no longer be moved or booked into the North Jail.
So just as the controversial statewide zero dollar bail order expired, a local one went into effect, creating a continuous juggling act for jail officials.
"Now we have a limited amount of spaces that those coming in off the streets can go to. With the north jail being off-limits, we're either going to take advantage of this zero dollar bail and basically release them in the booking or we'll try to find a new spot if they are somebody dangerous," said Tony Botti with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.