Sheriff Lee Baca appeared before the LA County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning—at...
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Supes’ New Jail Violence Commissioners Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
The first 3 people named to the new Citizen’s Commission on Jail Violence are all highly...
If Sheriff Was “Kept in the Dark” on Jails Abuse, Shouldn’t Heads Roll?
Last week, Sheriff Lee Baca did a massive mea culpa when he met with the Times Editorial Board and...
ANATOMY OF A JAILS COMMISSION: PART 0 – the Board of Supervisors Approves 7-Member Commission on Jail Reform
Finally, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to create a Citizens’...
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...
Baca Appoints Tanaka to Head Up Task Force, Jails Probe Needs a Christopher Commission…& More
SHERIFF BACA APPOINTS PAUL TANAKA TO HEAD UP SPECIAL JAIL INVESTIGATIONS TASK FORCE We all...
2 Big Reasons Why the Calls for Sheriff Lee Baca to Resign are Dead Wrong
In a blogpost that appeared on the LA Times website in the late morning this past Friday, columnist...
26 Criminal Justice & Civil Rights Leaders Call for Fed Probe Into Jail Abuse
THE LETTER On Thursday afternoon, the ACLU released a letter signed by 26 criminal justice, civil...