Criminal
Dec. 28, 2010
The 35th Anniversary of Rutherford
Inmate reduction is key to resolving the toxic conditions in Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles County. By Margaret Winter and Peter Eliasberg of the ACLU.
The year 2010 has seen a rising tide of violence, suicide, and untreated serious mental illness in Men's Central Jail, one of several facilities that comprise the Los Angeles County Jail system.
Massive overcrowding in this dangerous and dungeon-like facility has made it virtually impossible for Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to safely manage the jail's average daily population of more than 4,000 men...
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