Criminal
Jul. 13, 2010
Women Seek Class Over Strip Search
Civil rights lawyers have filed a proposed class action alleging Los Angeles County forces female jail inmates to undergo strip-searches and cavity searches in an outdoor area before arraignment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Civil rights lawyers will seek class action status in a lawsuit alleging Los Angeles County forces female jail inmates to undergo strip-searches and cavity searches in an outdoor area before arraignment. Male inmates are searched later in the process and indoors.
"This is about how and when you search someone," said Robert Mann, one of four Los Angeles lawye...
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