Orange County jails

Attorneys allege the use of jailhouse informants has violated their clients' Constitutional rights
Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have used sentenced inmates to help get information on pre-trial detainees.

The primary challenge in the Orange County jails, however, is how those informants are being used.  Some defense attorneys have alleged they're starting to cross a line.

One public defender has reportedly said that authorities are having sentenced inmates interrogate suspects- which is a huge no-no.  Not only that, but when the matter goes to court, prosecutors have allegedly been hiding the inappropriate tactics.

Although it's still too soon to tell how …