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A federal jury needed little time last week to convict two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies for beating an inmate with mental illness and filing false reports to cover up the assault. Convictions stemming from the scandalous abuse in the jails have become commonplace – 21 current or former L.A. County Sheriff’s Department members have now been convicted.

By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli

[Eugenic sterilization] prevents the birth of children who would probably have a bad heredity, who could not be cared for properly, by their parents, and who would be likely to become state charges…Conservatively and sympathetically administered, it is a practical, humane, and necessary step to prevent race deterioration.

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California created the nation's first paid family leave program for workers more than a decade ago, allowing for workers to get paid time off to bond with a newborn or adopted child or care for sick family members (a child, spouse, parent, parent-in-law, sibling, grandparent or grandchild).

By Lida Dianti

By Reverend J. Edwin Bacon Jr.

A federal jury today convicted former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka of conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges. Tanaka’s conviction and former Sheriff Lee Baca’s recent guilty plea are remarkable developments given the department’s long and troubled history of violence and impunity.

Class Action Suit Challenges Locking Up Immigrants Too Poor to Pay Bond