California
As smoke from his cigarette curled into the air, Orange County Marshal James C.
Feb. 17, 1987
An Orange County Jail inmate was stabbed with a handmade knife Friday morning by a fellow prisoner in a basement holding cell at the main county Superior Court building in Santa Ana.
April 27, 1985
World & Nation
The first Orange County marshal to serve both the Superior and Municipal courts announced his retirement Wednesday, saying he would leave July 1 to spend more time with his children and return to real estate.
March 10, 1988
The war between smokers and nonsmokers has moved behind bars with a proposal by Orange County deputy marshals to ban smoking by prisoners in courthouse holding cells.
June 4, 1988
More holding areas have been opened to ease overcrowding in cells where Orange County Jail inmates are kept on their way to and from court appearances, and an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer said Monday that he will not press a federal lawsuit based on overcrowding claims.
Feb. 3, 1987
Despite the get-tough laws and rhetoric of the 1980s, a huge number of people arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles County have escaped paying a fine or serving jail time simply because the county marshal’s office has not been able to find them.
Oct. 29, 1986
A gay and lesbian caucus of the Episcopal Church wants five Episcopal delegates to the National Council of Churches replaced, charging that their opposition to “observer” status for a Los Angeles-based, largely homosexual denomination violates Episcopal Church policies.
Dec. 12, 1992
After a police officer identified the wrong man at a hearing in a drug-sales case Tuesday, a judge found the defense attorney in contempt of court for failing to reveal that the man brought from jail to face the charge was not his client.
May 20, 1987
A Newport Beach housewife who won $100,000 in the California Lottery turned over nearly all of her winnings to an Orange County deputy marshal this week as a result of a lawsuit against her husband.
Nov. 22, 1985
When the black-and-white prisoner transport bus pulled into South Orange County Municipal Court Friday afternoon, more than six hours late, a frustrated and angry group of judges showed that they had had enough.
Aug. 22, 1987