L.A. Times Columnist to L.A. Sheriff: Right Your Ship
Following the release of an ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û report on Los Angeles County Jails, a echoed in calling for L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca to do something about the deplorable conditions in his jails.
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û report details a pattern of severe and pervasive abuse of inmates at the hands of deputies and an ongoing climate of violence that has been allowed to exist for years under Sheriff Baca, who the report says has covered up and ignored the claims of savagery. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û is calling for Baca’s resignation and a thorough federal investigation of the L.A. County Jails.
A video released by the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Southern California features moving interviews with victims and eyewitnesses of shocking violence by deputies against prisoners in L.A. County Jails.
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