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If you know someone who has been arrested then most likely they will be held in one of the following Jail Facilities in California .  In order to locate this individual you will need their full name and then you can locate where they are being held by police at the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Inmate Locator.  If the person was arrested in Los Angeles County and have not bailed out of jail within a couple of days then they are most likely at Los Angeles Twin Towers Jail  or at Pitchess Detention Center if they are a man and at Lynwood Jail  Facility if they are a woman.

Once you have located them, you will need a qualified Criminal Defense Attorney to visit them at jail.  The Attorneys at Budris & Barrios can help you!  The Attorneys at Budris & Barrios are experienced attorneys that realize that people are scared when they are arrested and that people sometimes just need someone to talk to and explain their case.  The Attorneys at Budris & Barrios will take the time to go visit you at jail and help you through this stressful situation.  The Attorneys at Budris & Barrios always offer a free consultation and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call them now they can help!

Yes, it is true the California Prisons will reduce it’s population.  Recently in California, federal three judge panel ordered California to reduce the prison population by 40,000 over the next two years.  Also in California, the legislature has proposed a plan for the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation to reduce the prison population by 27,300 to save an estimated $1.2 billion to the California budget.  The plan includes a variety of methods for determining which inmates will be released.  These methods are:

-Using alternative custody methods ofr lower risk offenders, which promises a 6,300 inmate reduction in the prison population;

-Reducing the ranks of parolees by assigning risk based parole supervision and lower parole agent caseloads, expected to reduce the number of inmates by 5,300 for parole revocations;

-Commuting the sentences of select deportable criminal aliens, for a reduction in the prison population by 8,500 inmates;

-Increasing the felony thresholds for property crime and/or changing some wobblers  (crimes that can be considered either misdemeanors or felonies) to misdemeanors, for a reduction in the prison population of 5,600; and

-Increasing the use of positive behavior and rehabilitation credit programs, for a prison population reduction of 1,600.

So, what does this mean?  This means that the California prison system cannot hold the inmates that are currently behind bars.  The prison population will be reduced and certain inmates will be released over the next two years or sooner especially due to this recent court order by the federal judges in California and the huge budget crisis in California.  California simply cannot house all of the current inmates!

There are more drug-related arrests than there are arrests for serious, violent crimes such as murder, armed robbery and rape. Since marijuana was deemed illegal by our federal government in 1937, the number of arrests continues to rise especially in the wake of the war on drugs.

Also, nearly half of the people arrested for drugs are arrested for marijuana!  So even though you may think that marijuana use is not as serious a drug offense as cocaine or heroin, our justice system is arresting someone found with this drug about every 40 seconds in the United States. That’s just one of the many reasons why you need an experienced defense attorney that specializes in the defense of your marijuana drug charge.

In an effort to provide for the use of Marijuana for medical purposes the State of California has established California Medical Marijuana laws.  However, many individuals find themselves subject to criminal justice system even though they have the right to use marijuana under the California Medical Marijuana laws.  If you find yourself charged for possession, sale or transportation of marijuana and you feel that you have been wrongly accused of this crime – you need a criminal defense attorney that focuses on these type of crimes and can help you during this difficult time.

Assebly Bill 390 was introduced by Assemblyman TomAmmiano in Febraury of 2009.  This bill was created to legalize and tax marijuana in California and decriminalize the possession of marijuana by the every day person. The existing law in California provides that every person who possesses, sells, transports, or cultivates marijuana, concentrated cannabis, or derivatives of marijuana, except as authorized by law, is guilty of one or more crimes.  Assembly Bill 390 would remove marijuana and its derivatives from existing statutes, legalize the possession, sale, cultivation, and other conduct relating tomarijuana and its derivatives by persons 21 years of age and older.  

According to officials, fighting broke out at 9:15 a.m. at the West Facility Institute For Men on Central Avenue in Chino.  Numerous inmates began fighting in the Laguna Hall dormitory until prison guards took control of the situation. Prison officials say 198 men are housed in that facility. 

Officials were unclear whether the incidents were racially based, but both Hispanic and white inmates were involved in the fights.  According to prison officials, 55 inmates of the more than 200 injured were taken to hospitals.  Five inmates were transported to outside hospitals and one had sustained a puncture to the abdomen, according to reports.  Another inmates also suffered stabbing injuries.  Seven inmates sustained minor injuries.  None of the injuries are reportedly life-threatening.  According to officials, no prison staff were injured during the riot and there are no reports of property damage.

In addition to prison personnel and fire crews, police officers from Chino and Ontario, as well as deputies from the San Bernardino Sheriffs Department, were called to the scene.  The situation was brought under control by Sunday morning.   They also reported that the guards took control using pepper spray and that no lethal force was used.  Officers have full control of the prison, which has since been put on lockdown.  A cause for the fighting is under investigation.  See live coverage at 

Riot Breaks Out at Chino State Prison – FOX 11 News – myFOXla.com

Created by: Lisa M. Budris, Esq.

The Los Angeles County Jail, known locally as “LA County Jail” is a Los Angeles County facility that houses male individuals currently detained by any police department in the Los Angeles county area.

The facility is operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department and houses over 800 individuals. The Los Angeles County Jail is primarily used as a temporary housing facility for individuals awaiting court dates in the Los Angeles Metropolis area.

All individuals housed at the Los Angeles County Jail are listed online by Last Name, and First Name. To locate a family member or friend click here and enter his or her name.

The reasons for which an indiviudal may be housed at the Los Angeles County Jail is because this person may have committed a criminal offense. To learn more about the potential offenses please see our Criminal Defense Section.

To get directions to this facility click here.

Visiting hours at the Los Angeles County Jail vary depending on the scheduling of the deputy sheriffs on duty. To find the most current visiting schedules click here.

If you would like one of our respected and experienced attorneys to visit a family member or friend who is detained at the Los Angeles County Jail click here.