O.C. inmates chafe at continuing lockdown
A three-week lockdown at a high-security Orange County jail -- triggered by racially charged fights between inmates -- is drawing protests from prisoners who say authorities are being heavy-handed by stripping them of basic privileges.
But Orange County Sheriff's Department officials said the get-tough treatment was needed to keep violence from continuing or spreading to other jail facilities. DAVID REYES and SEEMA MEHTA in the Los Angeles Times.
But Orange County Sheriff's Department officials said the get-tough treatment was needed to keep violence from continuing or spreading to other jail facilities. DAVID REYES and SEEMA MEHTA in the Los Angeles Times.