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Project ORCA wraps up with 93% of cases disposed; jail population down but facility work and consent-order compliance continue
Summary
County officials reported Project ORCA reached a 93% disposition rate and that jail population declined to about 2,476 on a mid-January snapshot, while ongoing facility repairs (the "jail blitz") and DOJ-related compliance work remain active county priorities.
County staff reported that Project ORCA, the multi-year case-disposition initiative, reached a final program milestone: 93% of the original cases were disposed, with 138,599 dispositions recorded and 9,650 active cases remaining.
Steve Nirocci of the county strategy office summarized ORCA results and timelines for remaining cases. His slide presented the department-level remaining-case counts: roughly 2,900 remaining in superior court, 3,800 in state court, about 2,200 in magistrate court and 599 in the solicitor's office. State court and the solicitor predicted closure of their remaining…
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