![]() Whatever the case, we’ll be following it. And, it may possibly, in the end, be a drama of consequence. ![]() Still the gradual unfolding of the commission”s nascent determination to be make a genuine difference, which means first getting to the bottom of this mess, is a drama fraught with intriguing characters, and very much worth watching. How this will all play out, and whether the commission will ultimately step up forcefully enough to shove itself into relevance, remains very much to be seen. It also appears they are starting to suspect that its real causes don’t lie with an old jail facility that needs to be shut down, and/or a few out of control deputies that need better training or whatever, that the issue is far more entrenched and complex and may very well have much to do with those at the very top of the department. Furthermore, even the most conservative members of the commission are beginning to apprehend, to their evident surprise, the severity of the problem in the jails. Yet, having obsessively monitored their meetings for the past five months, I can report that at least some of the seven commissioners-maybe all, if we’re lucky-do not intend to be irrelevant, not if they can possibly help it. It is entirely possible it will issue a fat and earnest report that generates a few news stories, and some congratulatory action on the part of the Board of Supervisors, and then for all practical purposes vanishes. No one knows for sure if the Jails Commission will matter at all.
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