Spread of Jail Violence Feared
Some elected officials voice concern that racial tensions will follow released inmates to their neighborhoods.
By David Pierson and Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writers

As the Los Angeles County jail system was hit by another day of racially charged disturbances Friday, some local officials expressed concern that the violence will spread into neighborhoods when inmates are released.
Sheriff Lee Baca said Friday that his deputies are prepared for continued violence but are also working on ideas for quelling the disturbances that have now reached their seventh day.

The sheriff said he plans to talk to religious leaders, including Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, about coming to the jail to counsel inmates.
"The goal is to start a dialogue with the Latino inmates in such a fashion that they're appealing to their common good as human beings," he said. "There is no magic answer here. There's no magic wand. Every angle of solution has to be discussed and decided upon."

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