‘Here’s a case where we have a...
‘Here’s a case where we have a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, and something in the security system was faulty. It certainly raises concern about placing another prison in the downtown area.”
--Gerry Hertzberg, chief legislative deputy to City Councilwoman Gloria Molina, commenting on the escape of five federal prisoners from the Metropolitan Detention Center.
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