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Mar. 5, 2009

Magazine Sues County Over Jail Litigation Records

Magazine sues Los Angeles County over jail payouts, says county has failed to respond to public records requests.

See Correction Below.

By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A nonprofit legal magazine sued Los Angeles County Tuesday, seeking records of litigation payouts involving the county's jails.

Prison Legal News, a Seattle-based monthly publication that covers prison issues nationwide, claims the county violated the California Public Records Act by turning down a request for information regard...

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