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4 May 2012, 11:34 am by Jessica Monaco, ACLU
Sheriff Lee Baca publicly credits his new outlook to this report, written by corrections expert James Austin, which found that LA’s jail population could be safely reduced through use of alternatives to incarceration. [read post]
3 May 2012, 6:36 pm
Student forgotten in cell for 5 days will sue DEA, CNN, May 3, 2012 DEA Ignored All My Cries, Said Student, NBC San Diego, May 3, 2012 UCSD student's 5-day ordeal in DEA jail sparks outrage, anger, Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2012 More Blog Posts: US Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal to Protect Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca From Inmate's Personal Injury Lawsuit Over Gang Stabbing in Jail, California Injury Lawyers Blog, April 30, 2012 $121M Los Angeles… [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 4:42 pm
The US Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Los Angeles County that seeks to shield Sheriff Lee Baca from a California negligence lawsuit filed by an inmate who was attacked by other inmates while behind bars in 2006. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 8:26 am by StephanieWestAllen
County Sheriff Lee Baca and the National Institute of Justice, to name just a few. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 2:02 pm by Rick Hasen
LA Times: “Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca admitted Friday that he broke state law by making a political endorsement while in uniform. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 5:18 am by Joe Palazzolo
” WSJ Another shot at the sheriff: The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and other top law-enforcement officials in federal court, alleging widespread abuse of inmates by sheriff deputies in the county’s jail system. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 12:25 pm by Rachel Myers, ACLU
The ACLU and the ACLU of Southern California filed a federal class-action lawsuit today charging that Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and his top commanders condoned a longstanding, widespread pattern of violence by deputies against inmates in the county jails. [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 10:46 am by Rachel Myers, ACLU
Times today called on the new seven-member commission charged with investigating Los Angeles County's jails to put real pressure on Sherriff Lee Baca to improve conditions in the troubled facilities. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 12:21 pm by Rachel Myers, ACLU
Thanks in large part to the advocacy of the ACLU and the ACLU of Southern California, the nation finally took notice of the high levels of prisoner abuse in the LA County Jails, leading Sherriff Lee Baca to agree to an independent investigation. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 2:39 pm
According to Sheriff Lee Baca, a criminal investigation of police brutality often delays departmental disciplinary measures such as suspension and termination. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 6:35 am by Jeralyn
County Sheriff Lee Baca told The Times that homicide detectives want to talk to the captain based on comments he had made recounting the case on its 30th anniversary. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 10:14 am by Eric E. Johnson
Sheriff Lee Baca that the aim is to get “at least” the L.A. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 3:02 pm by Will Matthews, ACLU
Less than two weeks ago, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was indignant. [read post]
2 Oct 2011, 5:56 am
According to Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff, almost every single dispensary in the city operated as a criminal enterprise last September. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 10:05 am by Will Matthews, ACLU
That’s why the ACLU yesterday called for the immediate resignation of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who is in charge of running the jail, and is asking you to help us call on U.S. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 7:41 am by Will Matthews, ACLU
But perhaps even more shocking than the violence itself is the fact that it has been allowed to exist for years under Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who has covered up and ignored repeated claims of brutality. [read post]