Government
Oct. 18, 2011
ACLU jail injunction morphs amid abuse allegations
The ACLU's long-running litigation related to overcrowding inside the nation's largest jail system could take a more urgent trajectory amid rising reports of violence against inmates by sheriff's deputies.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - An avalanche of recent reports alleging sheriff's deputies abuse jail inmates has spurred a federal criminal investigation and calls for new scrutiny by county officials. But one key factor in how the L.A. Sheriff's Department weathers the scandal may depend on the reaction of the federal judge overseeing a long-running lawsuit directly related to jail conditions in Los Angeles County.
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