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Racial Rioting Erupts in L.A. Jail
Loaded on May 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1997, page 22
Two days of bloody fighting between black and Latino prisoners at Los Angeles County jails left 200 injured, 188 with serious wounds and 26 with minor scraps and bruises. Three deputies were also hurt in the eight incidents at the Pitchess Detention Center facilities in Saugus, November 21, 1996.
Filed under:
Racial Discrimination,
Prison Rebellion,
Excessive Force,
Shootings.
Location:
California.
Sheriff's ...
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