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Five Orange County jail inmates have been convicted of second-degree murder after being found guilty of beating a fellow inmate to death at the Theo Lacy Jail.

The 2006 beating reportedly occurred because the defendants believed the inmate to be a child molester. Jurors found Garret Eugene Aguilar, Stephen Paul Carlstrom, Jared Louis Petrovich, Miguel Angel Guillen, and Raul Villafana,  guilty of the crime.  They all face 15 years to life.

“A grand jury probe concluded that the beating death grew out of an institutional culture that allowed inmates to run the jails while deputies watched television and slept at times,” wrote OC City News Service reporter Paul Anderson. “[Former OC Sheriff's deputy Kevin Taylor] has been accused of watching ‘Cops’ and text-messaging during the beating, just about 68-feet away from the blind spot at the jail.” Prosecutors issued a scathing report on Read more »

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered California to reduce its prison population without delay, and because of that, a number of state inmates will be transferred from the state prison system to local governments.

In essence, this means that non-violent, non-sexual and non-serious offenders will serve out the remaining years of their sentences in County prisons.  Because of this legislative change, say local law enforcement officials, Orange County Jails are expected to see an additional 1,460 inmates in the upcoming year.

In Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds’ newest edition of Inside the Jail, we discuss the Impact of Realignment on Orange County Jails including the Santa Ana jail and Theo Lacy jail.

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In Santa Ana, California, the trail has begun for five inmates who were accused of brutally beating another inmate to death. Claims have been made by the defense lawyers that the guards allowed it to transpire. Each defendant is charged with first-degree murder.

John Chamberlain was incarcerated for a misdemeanor. His murder took place at the Theo Lacy Jail Facility in Orange County. A grand jury investigation was conducted in Chamberlain’s death. The jail was found to have fostered Read more »

After several months of debate, Orange County jails are now ready to accept suspects of illegal immigration in the United States.

It is said, that by mid-October, Theo Lacy jail facility will house up to 840 immigrant detainees. Upon agreement, Orange County is a necessary place to hold this inmate type in contract with ICE officials.

The Sheriff’s Department made this deal with Read more »

An inmate facing murder charges in the beating death of a man in Orange County’s Theo Lacy Jail has filed a claim  alleging that Orange County Deputies ordered him to attack the man.

Stephen Carlstrom is seeking $100 million in damages. Along with several other inmates, Carlstrom is charged in the 2006 killing of John Derek Chamberlain. 

Meanwhile, Read more »

The Orange County Jail isn’t the best place for anyone to spend time. Probably one of the reasons the place keeps our bail company fairly busy. Now the jail is under investigationby the U.S. Department of Justice .

The Orange County Jail has had allegations ongoing for quite some time, but now things have stepped up with the justice department getting involved. One of the latest cases was most likely broke the straw that broke the camel’s back and caused the increase in interest. A deputy at the Theo Lacy Jail allegedly Read more »