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Baca says he's open to U.S. probe
Sheriff Lee Baca said he would welcome a comprehensive federal civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County jail system, a significant reversal after a week of harshly criticizing FBI inquiries into allegations of deputy misconduct.
Last week,...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Police Investigations, Civil Rights, Crimes, Zev Yaroslavsky
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Ex-deputy says he, others used improper force on inmates, Baca says
A former sheriff's deputy at the center of an FBI probe inside the L.A. County jail system implicated himself and other jail employees in four cases of improper force against inmates, according to a letter written by Sheriff Lee Baca.
Baca said the...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Police Investigations, Laws, Civil Rights, Crimes
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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: Civil Rights, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Zev Yaroslavsky, Lawyers, 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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Criminals, Injuries and Wounds, Lee Baca
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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: Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Crimes, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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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: Racism, Civil Rights, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Lawyers, Justice System
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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: Police Investigations, Racism, Civil Rights, Employees, Personal Data Collection
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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...Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, Lee Baca, FBI, American Civil Liberties Union
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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?...
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