L.A. County’s Female Inmates Wait Months for Treatment
A report released Friday found that female inmates in the Los Angeles County jail system sometimes wait months for medical treatment that should have been required within 24 hours. In response to the report, the Sheriff's Department plans to implement a new plan to ensure medical treatment within 24 hours of requests.
- "L.A. County's Female Inmates Waited Months for Medical Treatment, Report Says" (Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7/12).