Criminal
Jun. 9, 2012
Judge grants cert in ACLU prison suit
A federal lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for jail abuses has been granted class-action certification.
By Henry Meier
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for jail abuses has been granted class-action certification.
The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of inmates Alex Rosas, Jonathan Goodwin and similarly situated detainees and future detainees, seeks to reform practices at the lockups that plaintiffs say too often result in physical v...
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