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Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles Serves Multiple Purposes

By Neil Shous, Esq.

The Twin Towers Correctional Facility is known to be the world?s largest jail at approximately 1.5 million square feet complex. It is built on 10 acres of land consisting of two towers, hence the idea for the name evolved from that concept. The Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles has an impressive jail system operated by the Los Angeles Sheriff?s Department for the last 11 years. The security system is derived from the ?panoptic? unique design of the building which allows the monitoring officer to have an all around view of the facility in one place. This huge jail facility houses inmates that are on maximum security as well as inmates that have medical conditions. Inmates that require a variety of serious medical and mental health needs are also accommodated at the Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles because they have a full-service medical response unit to provide treatment for the inmates both at the Medical Services Building and the Medical Center Jail Ward...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on May 14, 2009 (boomark / email).