Hall of Justice
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A Hall of Justice is an occasional term for a city's police headquarters, and exists in cities across the United States. In some cases, the facility may also house courts as well as jails.
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[edit] Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, the Hall of Justice was known as the Old Police Station and was a centerpiece of the Los Angeles County justice system until it was severely damaged in the Northridge Earthquake. The historic building was featured on television shows including Dragnet and Get Smart, but more significantly was the home of Los Angeles courts, the Los Angeles County Coroner, police agencies and was for many years the primary Los Angeles County jail.
Notable residents of the Hall of Justice included Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan. Autopsies performed at the Hall of Justice include that of actress Marilyn Monroe and the assassinated presidential candidate and former United States Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
[edit] San Francisco
In San Francisco, the old Hall of Justice was at Portsmouth Square on Kearny Street between Washington and Merchant. The famous image of fan-shaped curved windows, from the floor, in numerous police dramas from Ironside in the 1960s, the American television program starring Raymond Burr, to numerous contemporary cop dramas, are images of the Hall.
[edit] Other uses
- In music, the term refers to a recording studio in Seattle, Washington that was founded by Death Cab for Cutie member Chris Walla.
- In fiction, the Hall of Justice is the name of the headquarters of the fictional Super Friends from the animated series of the same name.
