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December 21, 2000
Going Home
After five months in jail, Eddie Quinones is free
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January 26, 2007
Little Hoover, Big Problem
The Little Hoover Commission* (the bipartisan, independent state commission dedicated to "promoting economy, efficiency and improved service in the transaction of public business") has issued a new report on the state prison system, one that neatly dovetails with recent Blotter posts on sentencing a ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2007
CA soon to spend more on prisons than education!
According to an article today by James Sterngold in the San Francisco Chronicle, California will soon have the dubious honor of being the first state to spend more on prisons than higher education. Sterngold says that beginning in fiscal 2012-2013 the state will spend $15.4 billion annually on inca ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2007
You Can't Make This Shit Up
I don't know why--probably just to make sure I'm not missing any important updates on the latest south county exit poll nobody cares about or to get my daily fix of aerial photographs of toll road construction--but I tend to visit OC Blog every day. Actually the real reason I go there is they occasi ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2007
Your heroes: Cal inmates?
"Thank you heros" read a the words in neon orange, painted onto a plank propped against the corner of Modjeska Canyon Road and, ominously, Shadowland. The spelling was off, but the sentiment was genuine. Photographer Christopher Victorio and I stood with our cameras at the side of the road, watchi ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2007
Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Criminal Miscalculations
California's New Math: The LA Times reports today that state prison officials miscalculated the sentences for not 25 or 50 or 100 but for 33,000 current inmates. According to judges, officials have been applying the "wrong formula." Writes reporter Michael Rothfeld, "The sentencing errors range fro ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2008
Jail Deputies Officially Off the Hook for Bloodiest Jail Murder in County History
At a press conference this afternoon at the District Attorney's headquarters in Santa Ana, DA Tony Rackauckas announced that a nine-month grand jury investigation by his agency failed to uncover any evidence to charge any Orange County Sheriff's Department personnel for the most bloody murder in the ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2008
OC Sheriff's officials call deputy in Jail Murder Probe "Lazy" and a "Bully"
According to his colleagues and superiors, the deputy at the center of Orange County's bloodiest jailhouse murder—a man who claims he was watching television when two dozen inmates beat a suspected child molester to death just yards away—is “lazy” and showed a pattern of behavior described b ... More >>
News
December 23, 1999
Redemption Song
Dave Herrick's strange odyssey through the U.S. war on drugs
News
August 22, 2002
When Prison Guards Attack!
In Anaheim, screws say screw you to prison privatizers
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June 4, 2009
Prison Dreams, Nocturnal Butterflies and 4th St.
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February 10, 2009
Another Sheriff's Employee Who Tarnished Badge Leaves OCSD
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
News
October 2, 2008
Nurse Says Her Efforts to Improve the OC Jail's Women's Infirmary Have Broken Her, Haunt Her Dreams
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
News
July 10, 2008
Another Witness Weighs In on the Jailhouse Beating of Ex-Kiss Guitarist Mark Leslie Norton
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
News
June 19, 2008
DA's Office Says Alleged Jail Beating of Former Kiss Guitarist Referred to Sheriff's Department
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
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April 17, 2008
Theo Lacy Unmasked: Was Ex-Kiss Guitarist Mark St. John a Victim of Brutal Jailhouse Justice?
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
Features
April 3, 2008
Jared Petrovich Admits His Role In the Killing of John Chamberlain. But Why Did He Target the Guy?
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
News
March 13, 2008
An Open Letter to DA Tony Rackauckas Regarding the Jailhouse Murder of John Chamberlain
In light of the Orange County Register report on Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Taylor, the lead jailer at the center of inmate John Derek Chamberlain's October 2006 death by stomping, finally leaving OCSD, it's worth comparing his future with that of the killers many believe he egged on. The Weekly's Nick ... More >>
Culture
August 17, 2006
Taking Lives
Coyote on a Fence gets all nuancey about capital punishment
News
August 28, 2003
Equal-Opportunity Psycho Crew
Inmates allege the Orange County Mens Jail is still a haven for brutal deputies
News
August 2, 2007
OC Murderer Escapes Death Row--for Now
Jury deadlocks on ‘ultimate’ punishment for Michael Lamb
Columns
June 14, 2007
!Ask a Mexican!
'Theyre always little bit more rambunctious'
News
May 24, 2007
Kissing the Pinky Ring
Newport Beach barbecue honors racketeer heading to federal prison
Columns
April 12, 2007
Letters
'This article is CRAP. This interview never happened, and falsifying information in that way is wrong for so many reasons. Mickey Mouse is a household name. Its like slandering Jesus; you just dont do it'
News
March 29, 2007
Blind Spot
For OC jail inmate John Chamberlain, jailhouse justice served as judge, juryand executioner
News
March 30, 2006
Welcome Home, Mr. Haidl
Web Exclusive! Gang rapists finally get shipped to state prison
News
March 23, 2006
Monster's Ball
Feds, Aryan Brotherhood come to paint the OC courthouse white
News
February 16, 2006
The Trials of Billy Joe, White Supremacist
Gang leader and murder suspect says he was brutalized by jail deputies
Culture
November 17, 2005
Now More than Ever
Angela Davis matters
News
December 9, 2004
Shocking Development
Very belligerent inmate Gregory Haidl apparently zapped
News
May 13, 2004
Jailhouse Iraq
Brutalizing inmates is a proud American tradition
Features
January 1, 2004
Eddie Ready
The Year in a Life Turned Around
News
November 13, 2003
Open Big House
Nick Schou gets inside OCs toughest jail
News
May 1, 2003
Did Matt Lamont Try to Blow Up Hitlers Birthday Party?
For Matt Lamont, the worst thing about jail is the Nazis
News
November 21, 2002
A Third Reprieve
One of OCs most notorious death-row inmates wants to be sparedagain
Film
September 26, 2002
Lords of Discipline
Fear factor grips Das Experiment
Columns
June 13, 2002
Prison Blues
Visiting time at Wasco State
News
May 2, 2002
All In the Family
Former Manson Family Disciple Susan Atkins Wants to Be Your Neighbor
Culture
February 17, 2000
Everything's Memorex
James Drakes conversations speak silently
Supplement
February 10, 2000
The Weekly Guide to Doing Time
James Drakes conversations speak silently
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Justice Department Probing OC Jail Brutality
Ex-Sheriff Carona to Feds: Please Clean up the Jails before I start serving time!Front page stories in both the LA Times and Register today report that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating Orange County's jail system in the wake of recent brutality allegations. "Officials from the departm ... More >>
News
January 20, 2011
Who'll Stop the Pain?
A recent spate of suicides and strange deaths inside Orange County's jails has jail staff and activists alike clamoring for reform
Blogs
January 25, 2011
[UPDATED] Mike Carona Heads for Prison . . . in Colorado
UPDATE, JAN. 25, 1:17 P.M.: "America's Sheriff" turned himself in at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Littleton, Colorado, today to start serving his 5-and-a-half-year sentence, according to Victoria Joseph, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman."I believe justice has been do ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2011
[UPDATED with 17 More Swept Up:] 26 Charged with Carrying Out Mexican Mafia Orders in OC Jail
UPDATE, JULY 14, 5:01 P.M.: Besides the 26 Mexican Mafia members the District Attorney's office is prosecuting as a result of the Orange County Jail crimes uncovered through "Operation Black Flag," 17 Costa Mesa gang members were swept up by federal indictments related to the investigation.The in ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2011
[UPDATED with Denials:] Ehriberto Arcelara, Killer of Tennis Pro, and Carlos Sanchez, Bus Stop Murderer, Seek Paroles Today
UPDATE, AUG. 9, 5:26 P.M.: The Board of Parole Hearings, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations today denied the parole requests of Ehriberto Arcelara and Carlos Sanchez, who are currently serving 16 years to life and 15 years to life respectively at Calipatria State Prison in ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2011
Ruben Gaitan, Santa Ana Murderer from Case That Helped Lead to State Supreme Court Chief Justice Rose Bird's Recall, Loses Latest Parole Bid
Ramos in '79Way back in 1979, Ruben Gaitan was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison and his buddy Marcelino Ramos received the death penalty for shooting two workers execution-style in a Santa Ana Taco Bell's freezer room. One died.Ramos, who told the pair "Say your prayers" before pulli ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
[UPDATED with Delay to 2016:] Miguel Rodriguez, Killer of Anaheim Gas Station Clerk in '91, Seeks Parole Today
UPDATE, AUG. 18, 3:49 P.M.: Well, it seems Miguel Rodriguez read the tea leaves, didn't like how they were swirling in the cub and got a continuance on his parole hearing--that will not have him showing up again before the panel until 2016."Prior to the hearing, Rodriguez conceded that his parol ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Ex-Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo Spotted at Hooters?
George and Mike: Partners in crimeIt's safe to say that Orange County wasn't the same once George Jaramillo became second in command at the sheriff's department in 1999 and it certainly became more boring after Jaramillo was sent to federal prison a decade later for public corruption.The 51-year- ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Rodney Alcala Wants to Stay on Death Row
Serial killer Rodney Alcala has been behind bars since his arrest in 1979 for the murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe of Huntington Beach. Through his original convictions, overturned convictions and re-affirmed convictions, the 68-year-old has remained incarcerated in California. Against characte ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Denials:] Luis Carlos Escobar, Fleeing Coke Parolee Who Killed Motorist, and Alberto Aguilera, Bar Fight Murderer, Seek Paroles Today
UPDATE, NOV. 29, 5:50 P.M.: The Board of Parole Hearings, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation meeting at California State Prison in Corcoran denied parole today for Luis Carlos Escobar, 51, who murdered a motorist in a crash while fleeing from agents busting him in an underc ... More >>
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