Sheriff to Get Extra $65 Million for Existing Services Amid Pushback Over Housing, Public Defender
Orange County budget
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County costs are growing faster than revenues, most prominently with the Sheriff’s Department, officials said.
Rackauckas Secretly Cleared Deputies Accused of Lying About Informants
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas quietly decided last year to not have prosecutors tell defense attorneys about 10 sheriff deputies suspected of lying about or concealing records about jail informants.
Two Weeks After Jail Death, It’s Still Unexplained as DA Contacts Mother
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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Officials have so far declined to say what happened leading up to Anthony Aceves’ death, who discovered him unconscious, and who was with him when he was found.
OC Examines Inmate Death as Mother Says It’s Been 12 Days Without Info
jail deaths
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The so-far unexplained death of Anthony Acevez is drawing interest from two county supervisors, in response to the man’s mother publicly asking for answers.
Grand Jury Finds Lack of Sheriff’s Department Oversight in Illegal Jail Phone Recordings
Orange County Grand Jury
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A lack of oversight allowed the illegal recording of more than 30,000 phone calls between inmates and their attorneys inside county jails, according to the Orange County Grand Jury.
OC Gives Sheriff Sole Control of Crime Lab, Against National Recommendations
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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The move to put the crime lab scientists under a law enforcement agency directly contradicts the national best practices Sheriff Don Barnes and DA Todd Spitzer cited to justify the change.
OC Sheriff Moves to Upgrade Wiretapping System
wiretapping
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The Pen-Link system allows law enforcement to monitor, store, and analyze phone conversations and internet communications for investigations, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff Officials Knew in 2015, 2016, and 2017 About Attorney-Client Recordings
OC jail recorded telephone calls
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At least three more OC sheriff officials knew in 2016 and 2017 of illegally recorded telephone calls between jail inmates and their attorneys, in addition to a sheriff investigator’s knowledge in 2015 of such recordings, according to evidence presented Wednesday in Superior Court.
Supervisors Silent on Immigration Debate Over Inmate Transfers to ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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The state-mandated forum brought out more than two dozen public speakers who supported and opposed the Sheriff’s Department’s involvement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Sheriff and DA Officials Knew For 2+ Years About Attorney-Client Recordings
OC jail recorded telephone calls
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The testimony raised questions about why, when sheriff and DA officials learned of attorney-client recordings in 2015, they apparently did not examine the issue further and potentially stop the systemic recording of hundreds of protected calls.