Kern County is home to half of California’s immigration detention facilities, making conditions inside centers a major concern for many residents. But despite that, a presentation from Kern County Public Health has revealed the county will not be moving forward with its own inspections.
According to Kern County Public Health director Brynn Carrigan, her department is limited in carrying out health inspections as authorized by state law.
“We have no authority to do anything beyond what’s already being done and it would be done in a much more limited scale than what is being done at the state level,” said Carrigan…