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Government

Jul. 8, 2015

Orange County District Attorney's office to investigate use of jailhouse informants

The Orange County District Attorney's office put itself under the legal microscope this week, announcing the commission of an independent body that will review the county's use of jailhouse informants to seal convictions.


By Banks Albach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The Orange County District Attorney's office put itself under the legal microscope
on Monday, announcing the formation of an independent body that will review the county's
use of jailhouse informants.


The decision by district attorney Tony Rackauckas comes after a two-year investigation
that revealed a network ...

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