Facilities · Jail
Theo Lacy Facility
Orange, Orange County, California · capacity 3,442
Also reported as Theo Lacy Jail; Theo Lacy jail; Theo Lacy maximum-security jail.
17 deaths are recorded here, from 2006 to 2026; 15 by name.
- undetermined 7
- illness 5
- other person 3
- overdose 1
- suicide 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $3.3 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Name not reported October 19, 2026
- Manuel Moreno July 8, 2026
- Edson Israel Rosasmedrano February 22, 2026
- Dennis Gomez February 8, 2026
- Scott Theodore Remick January 17, 2025
- Anthony Creston Brown December 29, 2024
- Nelson Gam September 2022
- Joshua Campos March 7, 2022
- Eddie Lee Anderson December 18, 2020
- James Alan Neal July 22, 2020
- Kirk Price January 18, 2020
- Name not reported August 31, 2019
- Anthony Aceves May 23, 2019
- Jesus De Leon February 27, 2018
- Thiep Truong Nguyen December 17, 2014
- Jose Aguilar-Espinoza January 31, 2011Died in immigration detention
- John Chamberlain October 5, 2006
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.