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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Justice Carlos Moreno on LA Jail Violence

    LA County Sheriff Lee Baca has told the Board of Supervisors his staff didn't tell him of brutal violence by deputies against inmates in county jails, including some who are mentally ill.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    LA County Sheriff Lee Baca has told the Board of Supervisors his staff didn't tell him of brutal violence by deputies against inmates in county jails, including some who are mentally ill. Since the ACLU published a scathing report, the Board is creating a seven-member Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence. So far, former federal judges Lourdes Baird and Dickran Tevrizian have been appointed, along with former State Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno.

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    LA County Juvenile Camps Still Struggling to Reform
    1. 0:00Dodgers Buyer Buzz
    2. 6:03LA County's Snake-Pits for Children
    3. 26:29Justice Carlos Moreno on LA Jail ViolenceYou’re reading this
    4. 34:22G-20 Meets amidst Crisis in the Eurozone
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