PHOTOS: LA's Hall of Justice once home to notorious criminals

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
The historic Hall of Justice, which is located in the 200 block of W. Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, reopened in 2014 following a $233 million renovation.
Crews worked to preserve courtrooms and the original cell block at the Hall of Justice that once held notorious cult leader Charles Manson.
Clara Phillips brutally murdered her husband's mistress with a claw hammer in July 1922. She escaped from the Los Angeles County jail after shearing off the bars off her cell.
PHOTOS: LA's Hall of Justice once home to notorious criminalsThe historic Hall of Justice, which is located in the 200 block of W. Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, reopened in 2014 following a $233 million renovation.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Hundreds of historic artifacts belonging to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will soon be moved to a new museum at the historic Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles.

The iconic 14-story building, which was closed as a result of damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake, reopened in October 2014 following a $233 million renovation.

Built in 1925, the Hall of Justice was a central hub for L.A. County law enforcement, home to the sheriff's department, the coroner and the court system.

Crews worked to preserve some remarkable features, including courtrooms and the original jail cells that housed the likes of notorious serial killer Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan, who killed Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

See photos from the exhibit and get more details here: http://abc7.la/1fEaSjB.