L.A. County Board Members Left in the Dark on Federal Issues With Mentally Ill Inmates
On Tuesday, some members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors said they were unaware of ongoing issues regarding the treatment of inmates with mental illnesses until they received a letter in September 2013 announcing a federal investigation. Although it remains unclear where the communication breakdown began, country board members have received closed-door briefings on the investigation since receiving the letter.
- "L.A. County Board Said Unaware of U.S. Focus on Mentally Ill Inmates" (Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 6/10).