Lockup Extended Stay: Orange County Season 1 Episode 5 Highs and Lows

Every year, close to 70,000 people are processed through the five facilities that make up the Orange County Jail in Southern California. Some will call the jail home until their cases are resolved in court -- a process that can take years. One inmate facing such a prospect is Daniel who, prior to his arrest, could be found performing as an actor on the stages of various Orange County playhouses. Now, he's been accused of a heinous crime. Jail has also kept Michelle isolated from her boyfriend, Beau, for the past 15 months. In fact, he's only a short walk away in the men's unit of Orange County's Central Jail facility. They're both awaiting trial. Michelle's cellmate, Stacie, has also been at OC Jail for the past 15 months, but she's no longer awaiting trial -- instead, she pled guilty to a DUI hit and run with great bodily injury. The victim of her crime: her former boyfriend. Jason is facing the death penalty for another murder that made headlines: a jury found him guilty of robbing a local Home Depot store and murdering the manager. At the time, Jason was on parole for a prior domestic violence conviction. While all 12 of his jurors agreed he was guilty of murder, only nine of them voted for the death penalty. The deadlock means that he stays at Orange County until a new jury can be convened to decide whether he will be sentenced to life in prison -- or death.