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02-06-2006, 05:44 PM
LA County sheriff says inmates want segregation after jail riot
By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press Writer
Monday, February 6, 2006
(02-06) 14:37 PST Los Angeles (AP) --
About 400 inmates in Los Angeles County jails have been segregated because of weekend racial clashes that killed one inmate and injured more than 100 others, Sheriff Lee Baca said Monday.
The 21,000-inmate system was on partial lockdown Monday, and Baca said the inmates would remain segregated to keep black and Hispanic inmates from acting out on gang rivalries. He said the rioting came after years of animosity exacerbated by overcrowding, too few guards, and gang members being taken off the streets.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/02/06/state/n131650S13.DTL
By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press Writer
Monday, February 6, 2006
(02-06) 14:37 PST Los Angeles (AP) --
About 400 inmates in Los Angeles County jails have been segregated because of weekend racial clashes that killed one inmate and injured more than 100 others, Sheriff Lee Baca said Monday.
The 21,000-inmate system was on partial lockdown Monday, and Baca said the inmates would remain segregated to keep black and Hispanic inmates from acting out on gang rivalries. He said the rioting came after years of animosity exacerbated by overcrowding, too few guards, and gang members being taken off the streets.
Read the whole article here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/02/06/state/n131650S13.DTL