Litigation
Oct. 25, 2014
Suit alleges discrimination of gay, transgender inmates in San Bernardino jail
The jail's policy of automatically segregating gay, bisexual and transgender inmates denies these offenders equal access to rehabiliation and reduced jail sentences, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles this week.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Bernardino County jail policy that automatically segregates inmates who self-identify as gay, bisexual or transgender has come under fire for allegedly being unconstitutional.
In a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles this week, a putative class of 15 current and former inmates at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga claim their isolation in the so-called "alternative life...
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