Use for Jail
The Lincoln Heights Jail, 401 North Ave. 19, has a capacity of 5,000 and no private residences nearby. It is surrounded by railroad yards and factories. It was built with Los Angeles city bonds and is earthquake-proof. It has a self-contained stainless steel kitchen, bakery, laundry and medical facilities and shops.
It is now a city warehouse! The jail closed in 1965.
Why isn’t it used as sorely needed housing for overflow from the County Jail--or for the homeless?
FRED COLEMAN
Los Angeles
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