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Twin Towers Correctional Facility

The Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex in Los Angeles, California.[1] The facility is located at 450 Bauchet Street, in Los Angeles, California and is operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The facility consists of two towers, a medical services building, and the Los Angeles County Medical Center Jail Ward.

The 1.5 million square foot (140,000 m2) complex was opened in 1997, though it remained empty for a period prior to opening because of lack of operating funds. During that time, the deputy sheriffs had to prevent people from breaking in.[2] It was authorized and constructed after the Northridge earthquake damaged the historic Hall of Justice in the city. Security at the facility centers on a panoptic design that allows deputies and officers in a central control room to look through secure optical material to see into all areas of the facility.[3]

rapper[6]

The Game

rapper[7]

Freddie Gibbs

reality TV personality. Was in jail for a few weeks.[8]

Paris Hilton

former actor[9]

Danny Masterson

Michael Jackson's personal doctor[10]

Conrad Murray

pornographic actor[11]

Ron Jeremy

Jackass cast member[12]

Steve-O

rap producer

Johnny "J"

real estate heir and killer, extradited to California to face murder charge for killing best friend Susan Berman[13][14]

Robert Durst

former film producer extradited from New York to face his sexual assault trials[15]

Harvey Weinstein

Cultural references[edit]

It has also been used as a filming location for the movies Blast and Mean Guns, both directed by Albert Pyun.


It also features in Michael Connelly's book The Law of Innocence.[16]

Los Angeles County Sheriff's page for the Twin Towers Correctional Facility