Jail Phone Privacy Violations Prompt OC to Consider New Vendor
OC jail recorded telephone calls
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The vendor, Global Tel-Link, potentially jeopardized criminal cases by improperly recording phone calls between attorneys and their clients.
Hunger Strike by OC Jail Inmates Ends
OC jail hunger strike
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A hunger strike by Orange County jail inmates ended as of 10 p.m. Friday according to Sheriff’s spokesman Ray Grangoff.
At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment
OC jail hunger strike
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Roughly 150 to 200 Orange County jail inmates are on a hunger strike to protest jailhouse conditions, according to two different estimates — one from the OC Sheriff’s Department and another from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
New $3.6 Million Sheriff’s Surveillance Plane Approved Without Discussion
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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Orange County supervisors voted without discussion and in less time than it took to read the agenda’s one sentence summary, to buy a $3.6 million surveillance plane for the Sheriff’s Department.
North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifies Zero
Housing & Homelessness
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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter two months ago called on south county cities to identify and develop additional shelter beds, and gave them until Wednesday to identify locations.
DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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In the days leading up to Danny Pham’s death, jail staff placed him with a man who police say confessed about two months earlier to murdering a homeless man.
Will the CA Attorney General Act on the Jailhouse Snitch Scandal?
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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Complicated investigations can several take years, but a deadline is looming: the expiration of the three-year statute of limitations on state perjury charges against three Sheriff’s deputies who are accused of lying under oath about their work with informants during testimonies in 2014 and 2015.
OC Grapples With $33 Million in Sheriff Cost Overruns
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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The mid-year overruns could end up eating into millions of dollars in county discretionary money that could pay for other services, according to budget documents.
County Won’t Hire Outside Lawyer to Defend DA and Sheriff In Jailhouse Informant Lawsuit
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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The County of Orange will defend the District Attorney and Sheriff’s Department from a lawsuit over the alleged misuse of jailhouse informants, after the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday for the county’s in-house attorneys to defend the lawsuit.
Supervisors Say No to Watchdog Looking at DA and Sheriff’s Use of Informants
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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“I think it’s improper for us to talk about, really, that subject matter now,” said supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do.