O.C. sheriff seeks contract to house federal detainees

From the Los Angeles Times

While Los Angeles County is releasing hundreds of inmates early because of budget cuts, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is trying to avoid similar cuts by importing hundreds of new detainees.

She has won approval to negotiate with the federal government for the Orange County jail system to house more than 800 immigration detainees. In return, the county would receive $40 million a year — money Hutchens said would be used to avoid cutbacks in the jails and possible layoffs of deputies.

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