Supreme Court says sheriff doesn’t have to provide additional pandemic relief at jail

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Justices again show they are reluctant to second-guess local officials dealing with the coronavirus.

As is the custom in such emergency requests, the majority did not explain the reasoning for allowing Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes out from a district court judge’s order. But Justice Sonia Sotomayor said her colleagues were ignoring the court’s usual standards in granting a stay of the order.

More than 450 inmates have tested positive for the virus since March in jail facilities, but officials say most have come from newly arrested people. Unlike a prison, the jail’s population is frequently changing, they said.But U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal said officials had not done enough. Although he declined to release even more inmates, he imposed detailed requirements dealing with adequate spacing, more soap and towels for hand-washing, more cleaning and access to sanitizer.

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