COVID-19 Forces Progress in Reducing County Jail Population

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the county's ongoing efforts to reduce the Pima County jail population.The average daily population was 1,428 as of last week. Before the pandemic, the jail had an ADP of around 1,900, according to April 25 memo from Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry to the Board of Supervisors.Huckelberry said there has been a "rapid decline" in daily bookings since around March 11, and he hopes that future bookings will be only for those who are an "actual danger