The Sybil Brand Institute women's jail amid the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday, May 25, 2020, in Monterey Park, Calf. The jail was completed in 1963 and at one time had over 2,000 inmates.It was closed in 1997 because of its poor physical condition as a result of damage suffered during the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Since 1997, the former jail location has been used in movies and television shows such as 24, Reno 911!: Miami, CSI, Legally Blonde, and Desperate Housewives.