Cornerstone laying of new Hall of Justice in the Civic Center of Downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1925 

Hall of Justice building at Temple Street and Broadway in the Civic Center of Downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1928 

West Coast entertainment for women prisoners of Company Jail, Los Angeles, [s.d.] 

Lolita Campilla (left) blushes slightly for her friend Linda Meyer, who waves hello to Jesse Carmack, a construction worker at the Hall of Justice in the Civic Center, 1959 

Cornerstone being laid for the Hall of Justice (close-up of man with cement trowel) at 211 Temple Street in the Civic Center, ca. 1925 

Teenagers in jail due to lack of space in Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles, 1948 

Prisoner's shoe shop, jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Policeman examines jail's 'escape-proof' windows through which prisoner escaped, Los Angeles, 1955 

Inmate works steam irons in press room at jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Prisoner's menu is examined at jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Inmate works in laundry at jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Expectant mothers who are prisoners in jail, Los Angeles, 1952 

Jail cells made of glass, Los Angeles, 1955 

Old entrance to jail uncovered during demolition, 1934 

Old entrance to jail uncovered during demolition, 1934 (verso) 

Dungeon of Los Angeles county jail, 1931 

Chapman Building, downtown Los Angeles, 1938 

Dungeon of Los Angeles county jail, 1931 (verso) 

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration, 1960 

Tearing down of the old federal building at the corner of Temple Street and Spring Street, 1937