Overcrowding and insufficient staffing plagues the L.A. County Jail, which is one of the most notorious in the nation for squalid conditions. There was a $1.7 billion plan to rebuild it, but on Tuesday, the County Supervisors said the plan was not good enough.
Why LA dropped a $1.7 billion plan to redesign the county jail
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Credits
Guest:
Matt Stiles - LA Times
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir,
Rosalie Atkinson,
Brian Hardzinski,
Adriana Cargill