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Jails chaplain witnesses brutal assault on inmate

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September 27, 2011

Horrific deputy-on-inmate brutality in LA jails

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September 27, 2011

Baca Must Go

The voices have been there for years, if you were listening – horrific stories of abuse of inmates at Los Angeles County jails; not by other inmates, but by the deputies guarding them.

September 27, 2011

Return to the UAE

I had vowed never to return to the United Arab Emirates.

September 23, 2011

2011 Annual Report

The ACLU of Southern California recently released its 2011 Annual Report. Below is a welcome letter from ACLU/SC Executive Director Hector Villagra.

September 23, 2011

Troy Davis Executed Wednesday Night

September 22, 2011