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Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Jail Information
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Visit Orange County Sheriff Department web site for more information.
Binder’s Bail Bonds is not affiliated in any way with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Binder’s Bail Bonds, a privately owned and operated California licensed bail agency, is providing this information to assist the public with their bail bond needs in the event they have a friend or loved one in custody in the Orange County Jail.
Brief History of the Orange County Sheriff Department
The history of Orange County goes back further than the past 100 years and is a tribute to the adventurous spirit, personal drive and tremendous courage of the early explorers and settlers who's vision and fortitude made cities where there were only dreams. In any society, there are always challenges, but the pioneer men and women who forged Orange County out of a barren land had the courage to overcome the obstacles that stood in their path.
It wasn’t until California became a state in 1850 that formal law enforcement institutions, based on the common law of England, became established. Even then, Southern California was a lawless society until the 1870s, plagued by rustlers, highwaymen, murderers, robbers and swindlers. Many made their headquarters in Los Angeles, blatantly defying the law and its traditional keepers-sheriff, jailer, judge and jury. Impromptu, poorly organized vigilante groups supplemented formal law enforcement officials, often taking the law into their own hands, but even these groups were ineffective.
The growth of communities, the increase in the number and proximity of small farms and the improvement of both education and communication systems finally brought lawlessness under control. Each formal community had its marshal, its constable and its judge and when Orange County was formed in 1889, its citizens had a sheriff, directly responsible to them, and a new set of institutions right in their own backyard.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department today is a highly professional organization, which not only continues in its traditional role of crime suppression, but also has expanded into the area of crime prevention. At the Orange County Sheriff’s Department you can see the spirit of adventure and the same courage as the early settler had. Orange County is a place where dreams have become a reality.
Central Jail Complex - Orange County, California
Address:
550 North Flower Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Located next the Sheriff’s Headquarters building is the Central Jail Complex. The Complex actually consists of three separate buildings-The Men’s Central Jail, Women’s Central Jail and the Intake Release Center. The three buildings are inter-connected using a series of tunnels and corridors. These facilities are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by 398 deputy sheriff positions and 292 professional staff member positions. The combined facilities have an average daily population of approximately 2540 inmates (excluding medical ward inmates)
Men’s and Women’s Central Jails:
Facility Address:
550 North Flower Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
General Information:
(714) 647-4666
Driving Directions:
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The Men’s and Women’s Central Jails are traditional style cell block and dormitory jail facilities which house both sentenced and pre-trial maximum security inmates. The linear design physical plant calls for inmates who must be moved to services such as meals, roof recreation, visiting, either individually, in small groups or via mass movement. This constant inmate movement is staff intensive and requires a larger staff to accomplish the daily routine within a facility under federal mandates and state requirements. Both the Central Men's Jail and the Central Women's Jail provide for the custody of persons arrested for crimes within Orange County pending disposition by due process of law as well as those sentenced to the County Jail. In addition to providing for the care and custody of the persons in the jails, the Sheriff’s Department provides opportunities for vocational and educational training for inmates housed in these facilities.
The Intake Release Center (IRC):
Facility Address:
550 North Flower Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
General Information:
(714) 647-4666
Driving Directions:
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Opened in January 1988. Commonly called the "IRC," the facility is located west of the Central Men’s and Women’s Jails. The IRC was constructed in a four-module configuration with self-contained housing areas. The opening of the IRC helped facilitate a prompt, accurate and legal booking and release process for arrestees. The IRC receives arrestees from all Orange County law enforcement agencies plus other state agencies. A recently added tunnel connects the IRC to the adjacent Santa Ana City Jail for the movement of inmates between the county and city jails. The IRC also provides court holding cells for the Central Jail Complex and Sheriff Department’s Transportation Bureau.
The facility’s functions are booking, classification, housing and release of persons in custody. During the booking process, the arrestee is medically triaged, searched, photographed and fingerprinted. On a daily basis, deputies can process more than one hundred bookings. The IRC books an average of 65,000 arrestees and releases an average of 60,000 persons annually.
A Classification Detail consisting of specially trained deputies screen the inmates prior to assigning a housing location. Inmates are classified with consideration to safety for the public, staff and other inmates. The criteria used to classify inmates include seriousness of charges, prior convictions, and propensity for violence and their compatibility with other inmates. These factors determine whether the housing location should be the Central Men’s or Women’s Jail, IRC, Theo Lacy facility or James A. Musick facility. The Classification Detail recently went online with the Department of Justice Cal/Gangs computer data system. This system allows them to share and receive information with other law enforcement agencies on gangs throughout California via the Internet. The IRC’s design of self-contained module housing areas provides a secure environment for both inmates and staff. This design eliminates the mass movement of inmates. Unlike the Central Men’s and Women’s Jail, inmate visits, meals and recreation are provided within the housing area. A tunnel connecting the IRC to the Central Men’s and Women’s Jail allows for movement of staff and inmates between the facilities. The Orange County jail system leads the nation in suicide prevention. The combined facilities have had only one suicide in the past 6 years and have worked together to prevent over 80 attempted suicides. During incarceration, inmates are provided with educational opportunities. These opportunities include computer training, job development, parenting and the "Great Escape" program that provides drug abuse counseling to the participant and the potential for an early release from jail.
In February 1998, the IRC implemented the Department of Justice DNA Program. Prior to release, all inmates convicted of violent and sexually related crimes must submit blood and saliva samples. The samples are drawn by trained medical staff and forwarded to the Department of
Justice. the samples are used to compile a DNA database for future nationwide use by law enforcement agencies. Currently, the Orange County jail system is overcrowded and exceeds the Board of Corrections rated capacity by 125%. Under federal court order since 1978, the Orange County jail system employs various release programs to comply with all mandates.
Theo Lacy Facility:
Facility Address:
501 City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868
General Information:
(714) 935-6940
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The Theo Lacy Facility provides for the custody of 2,068 minimum to maximum security pre-trial and sentenced inmates. Facility staff manages a community work program which allows inmates to do meaningful community work in lieu of twenty-four hour incarceration. In order to provide for the security of the inmates, TLF employs 174 deputy sheriff positions and 82 non-sworn positions. The facility is located in the City of Orange across the street from The City Mall (recently renamed "The Block") and next door to the Orangewood Children’s Home.
James Musick Facility:
Facility Address:
13502 Musick Road
Irvine, CA 92718
General Information:
(714) 647-4666
Driving Directions:
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The James Musick Facility provides custodial and rehabilitative programs for 1,256 adult male and female inmates screened as minimum security risks. Educational programs are available which enable the inmates to receive high school diplomas while incarcerated. Training in agricultural skills is offered as part of a planned and balanced agricultural program. Special emphasis is placed on the production of vegetables and eggs which are used within the departments Food Services Unit. The laundry Unit services other county jails. Orangewood Children's Home and Juvenile Hall.
Food Services Unit:
The Food Services Unit is under the direct management of the Assistant Sheriff. This unit provides meals to approximately 5,000 prisoners each day plus sack lunches for inmates and arrestees in court. The unit prepared in excess of 5,586,000 meals during the past 12 months. Food Services personnel are assigned to all five jail facilities.
Correctional Programs Unit:
The Correctional Programs Unit consists of three teams providing inmates the opportunity for an effective rehabilitative experience while incarcerated. The teams are "Education," "Inmate Resources" (recreation, referral counseling, library and audiovisual services), and the third team concentrates on the development and evaluation of new program proposals, and liaison services between the Sheriff's Department and other county agencies who conduct inmate programs within the jails. The most recent program, "Correctional Industries," seeks to provide realistic, meaningful work experiences for inmates which simultaneously offset some jail operating costs.
Helpful information Binder’s Bail Bonds can provide:
Binder’s Bail Bonds is a family owned and operated bail agency proudly serving the all of the Orange County Jails. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 day a year. Some of the information we can provide include: booking information, case information, warrant information, court appearance locations, dates to appear, charge(s) and bail amount(s) at absolutely no cost to you. By calling us at 1-800-957-2245, you will speak with a friendly, professional bail agent who can answer all of your questions and outline all of your bail options. If you choose to use our bail bond services, we will do everything in our power to make it as quick, easy and simple as possible.
How long will it take to get released on bail from the Orange County Jail?
After a defendant is booked into the Orange County Jail (i.e.: fingerprinted, photographed, warrants checked, etc.), it typically takes anywhere from 2 to 8 hours to be released after bail is posted. Binder’s Bail Bonds does everything possible to expedite the bail release process. Please give us a call at 1-800-957-2245 so we can assist you right away.
