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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Feds Want Oversight Of L.A. County Jails

Comments (1) | inmate abuse, inmate suicide, jim mcdonnell, L.A. County Jail, l.a. county sheriff's department, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, u.s. department of justice

The Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Federman
Editor-in-Chief

The Sheriff's Department continues its long slide into scandal and gross negligence.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Watchdog Organizations Give Sheriff Baca Shot At Redemption

Comments (0) | abused reporters, ACLU, american civil liberties union, citizens' commission on jail violence, inmate abuse, lee baca, Los Angeles, miriam krinsky, resignation, Sheriff Baca, Sheriff Lee Baca

Katherine Ostrowski
Staff Reporter

Despite shocking innmate abuse by deputies, L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca keeps his job.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Sheriff Lee Baca's Response To Jail Violence 'Has Been Insufficient,' Commission Asserts

Comments (0) | commission on jail violence, Crime, head injuries, inmate abuse, jail abuse, Justice, lee baca, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county jails, los angeles county sheriffs department, paul tanaka, politics, prison, Sheriff Lee Baca, | ACLU

Paresh Dave
Executive Director

Report also criticizes Undersheriff Paul Tanaka.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Sheriff Baca Under Fire For Inmate Abuse

Comments (0) | ACLU, Crime, head injuries, inmate abuse, Justice, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county jails, politics, prison, Sheriff Lee Baca

Baca's deputies have faced numerous allegations of abusing inmates. (Neon Tommy)

Aaron Liu
Assistant News Editor

Baca's deputies bash heads with "alarming regularity," says ACLU.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

L.A. County Supervisors Approve Oversight Of County Jails

Comments (0) | ACLU, board of supervisors, deputy abuse, FBI, Gloria Molina, inmate abuse, lee baca, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county, los angeles county prison, prison conditions, zev yaroslavsky

Mary Slosson
Executive Editor

Independent oversight approved.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Baca to Investigate Inmate Beatings

Comments (2) | ACLU, deputy abuse, FBI, inmate abuse, lee baca, los angeles county, los angeles county prison, prison conditions

Mary Slosson
Executive Editor

The FBI and ACLU are turning up the heat.

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