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Independent Jails Commission Likely to be Approved by Supes
The proposed 5-person Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence will be voted on by the LA County...
The Fed Jails Probe Widens & Sheriff Says He Knew Nada
Two important things having to do with the LA County Jails abuse scandal and with Sheriff Lee Baca...
Party for Jim Newton’s Ike Bio Draws LA Politicos & Journos
A pile of journalist and editor types plus a gaggle of politicos gathered late Sunday afternoon to...
Board of Supes to Vote Tues. on a “Citizens’ Commission” to Probe Jails Abuse
At next Tuesday’s Board meeting, Supervisors Zev Yaroslavksy and Mark Ridley-Thomas will...
ACLU Files Racial Profiling Suit Re: Creepy Incident With 56 Glendale Students
The ACLU of So Cal filed a racial profiling lawsuit against Glendale Unified School District, the...
Probation Chief Donald Blevins Officially Hands in Resignation Thursday
While Probation Chief Don Blevins last day at work will not be until October 21, 2011, he...
Incidents Where Deputies “Get Away” with Inmate Abuse May be on the Rise, says Independent Monitor’s New Report
In his most recent report on the jails, Michael Gennaco, head of LA County’s Office of...
Sheriff Says He’s Willing to Change System of Deputies Working in Jails 1st
Sheriff Lee Baca made news during the Tuesday taping of the KCRW show Which Way LA? with Warren...
Re: the Jails Mess, Baca Says He’d Welcome a Civilian Commission, So Where are the Supes?
On Tuesday morning, both the LA Times editorial board and WitnessLA called for the LA County...