Criminal
Jun. 20, 2023
ACLU, Los Angeles County reach provisional agreement in a decadeslong lawsuit over jail conditions
The county has agreed to a series of restrictions on how long detainees can be held in various areas of the jail, ensuring more humane treatment.
Los Angeles County and the American Civil Liberties Union have potentially reached a settlement in a lawsuit concerning the condition of mentally ill detainees in the Inmate Reception Center at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
ACLU attorneys painted a harrowing picture of detainees shackled to chairs for days while others were crammed together, sleeping head-to-foot on cold concrete floors. The lawsuit also shed light on delays in p...
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