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Fresno Inmate Calls Mom With Plan to Sneak Drugs Into Jail in Athletic Shoes: Officials

Alfredo Garcia came up with an idea to use his mom to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the Fresno County Jail for further distribution among inmates, according to the United States Attorney's Office. Garcia, 27, called his mom, 53 year old Eva Romero, and hatched a plan to sneak the drugs...

‘July Is Going to Be Very Tragic,’ Says Fresno County Health Officer

New numbers from the state Tuesday show Fresno County has had a 97.7% increase in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the past 14 days. During the same time frame, the county has seen a 33.3% increase in ICU cases. Public health officials report that 200 of 270 ICU beds are occupied (40...

Sheriff Places 1,200 Fresno Inmates Into COVID-19 Quarantine

About 1,200 inmates at Fresno County’s north annex jail went into quarantine Friday after 13 COVID-19 tests came back positive, the sheriff's office said in a news release. On June 10, the sheriff's office received negative COVID-19 results for 25 sentenced inmates awaiting transfer to Wasco State Prison.  All of those inmates were...

California Judicial Council Votes to End $0 Bail Enacted During COVID

The California Judicial Council voted 17-2 Wednesday to rescind, effective June 20, a temporary COVID-19 policy that set bail for lower-level crimes at $0. "The Judicial Council's action better reflects the current needs of our state, which has different health concerns and restrictions county-to-county based on the threat posed by COVID-19," said Justice Marsha...

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