Prisons Orange County Finances

Orange County jails should spend more of the money the county makes from inmate phone calls and other services on urgently needed rehabilitation and education programs, according to a report released Wednesday by the county grand jury. For the past three years, 41% of money generated by inmates went to expand Theo Lacy Jail in Orange and to buy a commissary in Anaheim.

Orange County jails should spend more of the money the county makes from inmate phone calls and other services on urgently needed rehabilitation and education programs, according to a report released Wednesday by the county grand jury. For the past three years, 41% of money generated by inmates went to expand Theo Lacy Jail in Orange and to buy a commissary in Anaheim.