US Attorney Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the Orange County, California, Sheriff’s Department to Protect Against the Misuse of Custodial Informants

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Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland

The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on the use of custodial informants by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California. The agreement, together with an earlier agreement with the Orange County District Attorney, fully resolves the department’s civil investigation into custodial informant activity at the Orange County Jails from 2007 through 2016 that violated criminal defendants’ right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment and right to due process of law under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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