Deaths in LA Jail
By TChris, Section Inmates and Prisons
Posted on Sun May 23, 2004 at 10:59:03 AM EST
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Posted on Sun May 23, 2004 at 10:59:03 AM EST
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by TChris
The Los Angeles County Sheriff blames a lack of resources for the violent chaos in the county jail, but it's difficult to believe that mismanagement isn't part of the problem.
In all there have been five killings inside the Los Angeles County Jail over the last seven months, more than the San Quentin penitentiary has had in eight years.
LA Couny's District Attorney is commissioning a panel to investigate the Sheriff's failure to protect inmates within the jail.
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