Opinion ID: 212402
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Heading: The Santa Ana Courthouse Holding Facility

Text: The best description of the Santa Ana Courthouse holding facility comes from the Orange County Grand Jury Report, an annual publication mandated by state law. [3] The 2006-2007 report lists the courthouse facility as one of Orange County's adult jail facilities and describes it as follows: COURT HOLDING FACILITY is a secure detention facility located within a court building used for the confinement of persons solely for the purpose of a court appearance for a period not exceeding 12 hours. 2006-2007 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY, THE STATE OF ORANGE COUNTY JAILS AND PROGRAMS 1 (June 7, 2007) (Grand Jury Report). The facility is further described by the County as a labyrinth of sub-basements, tunnel[s], secured elevators, and holding cells through which approximately 600 inmates travel each day. Id. at 4. The facility holds individuals taken into custody at the courthouse as well as inmates who are transferred from other facilities to appear at court hearings or trial. Inmates brought into the facility are segregated by race, gang affiliation, criminal level of intensity, and other characteristics to prevent trouble. Id.