A class-action lawsuit accusing Sheriff Bill Gore of not doing enough to protect San Diego County jail inmates from the deadly coronavirus may proceed to trial, under an order issued by a Superior Court judge. The initial ruling by Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil came as the COVID-19 infection rate has begun to tick upward across San Diego County and the nation after notable declines this spring. In the week ending July 10, the department offered COVID-19 vaccines to 461 people detained in San Diego County jails, agency records show. The initial lawsuit was filed on behalf of Terry Leroy Jones, who was incarcerated at the San Diego Central Jail. AdvertisementInmates told the San Diego Union-Tribune they were not given proper safety equipment.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2021 16:18 UTC