Contra Costa County will spend $1.75 million in federal coronavirus relief on 24 new deputy sheriff positions, despite dozens of county residents imploring the Board of Supervisors not to use that funding for law enforcement.
The 24 deputies, including one lieutenant, will be tasked primarily with supporting the mental health of inmates at a remodeled Martinez Detention Facility.
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