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Remaking the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.
Last week, L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca lashed out at the FBI investigation into allegations of inmate abuse and deputy misconduct in the county jails and insisted that his department was capable of policing itself. This week, Baca is taking a different...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, FBI, Prisons, Culture, Justice System
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30 jailers punished for inmate beatings, report says
In the last two years, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials have disciplined more than 30 jail employees for beating inmates or covering up the abuse, according to a report from the agency's watchdog obtained by The Times.
Other deputies "get away"...Tags: Criminals, FBI, Prisons, Injuries and Wounds, Crimes
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Code of silence among jail guards hinders abuse probes, watchdog says
A code of silence among guards in Los Angeles County jails hinders investigations into abuse complaints, while deputies who report wrongdoing are sometimes subjected to retaliation by colleagues, according to the Sheriff's Department's watchdog.
One...Tags: FBI, Prisons, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles Times, Photography and Video
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Baca says he was out of touch with county's jails
In a searing self-critique, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca acknowledged that he was out of touch about problems in his jails and had failed to implement important reforms that could have minimized deputy brutality against inmates.
Faced with an...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, FBI, Prisons, Racism, Los Angeles Times
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U.S. widens inquiry into abuse at L.A. County jails
Federal authorities have widened their misconduct investigation into the Los Angeles County jail system, demanding internal Sheriff's Department documents detailing deputies' use of force on inmates over several years, as well as other records.
Sheriff's...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Prisons, FBI, Prosecution, Politics
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L.A. County supervisors impose jail oversight
![Contending that allegations of prisoner mistreatment have "shattered" public faith in the Los Angeles County jail system, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Tuesday an outside oversight committee and measures that could potentially overhaul the sheriff's use-of-force policy.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65507145-18220019-187105.JPG "Contending that allegations of prisoner mistreatment have "shattered\" public faith in the Los Angeles County jail system, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Tuesday an outside oversight committee and measures that could potentially overhaul the sheriff's use-of-force policy.")
Contending that allegations of prisoner mistreatment have "shattered" public faith in the Los Angeles County jail system, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Tuesday an outside oversight committee and measures that could potentially...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Photography Supplies and Services, Prisons, FBI, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Supervisor districts aren't settled yet
While the current proposal for changing the county supervisory districts keeps Altadena intact and firmly in the district of Michael D. Antonovich, the battle isn't over yet. Supervisor Gloria Molina and what the LA Times calls "Latino activists" are...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Don Knabe, Minority Groups
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Supervisors approve jail oversight committee
L.A. NOWL.A. County supervisors unanimously approved two proposals Tuesday intended to provide more oversight of the troubled jail system.... -
L.A. County bans parking cars marked 'for sale' on some streets
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to prohibit the parking of vehicles marked “for sale” on designated roadways. A study conducted last year by the California Department of Motor Vehicles in Los Angeles County found that these... -
L.A. County supervisors raise questions about parolee plan
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors raised new questions Tuesday about Sheriff Lee Baca’s proposal to take on parolee supervision. By year’s end, the state will begin passing over responsibility for thousands of low-level parolees to... -
Steve Lopez: The sheriff and D.A. trip over Shaquille O'Neal
L.A. NOWShaquille O'Neal: Here's a question about the dud of a kidnapping case that involved former Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal: What in tarnation were the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and the L.A. County district attorney's office thinking?... -
Yaroslavsky denounces plans to create new Latino-majority district
L.A. NOWIn a sharp statement Friday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky condemned plans to create a second Latino district for the Board of Supervisors, describing two pending proposals as "a bald-faced gerrymander that is completely unnecessary."...
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