Public Interest
Oct. 24, 2012
Lawyers volunteer thousands of hours to defend prisoners' rights
In the wake of the ACLU's investigation last fall into conditions in Los Angeles County's jail system, more than 50 attorneys from nine major law firms dedicated thousands of pro bono hours to the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
It might seem unlikely that a group mostly of former federal prosecutors would volunteer thousands of hours to defend the rights of prisoners locked in Los Angeles County jails.
But in the wake of the American Civil Liberties Union's investigation last fall into conditions in the county's jail system, more than 50 attorneys from nine major law firms dedicated thousands of pro bono hours to the ...
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