The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appears to be shifting its position piece by piece on its previously held commitments to expanding what is already the largest jail system in the world.
The #JusticeLA campaign–which got off the ground about a year and a half ago and was born from the work of family members in Los Angeles County who had loved ones harmed and killed by the L.A. County jail system–has been struggling with the Board of Supervisors on their dissonant plan for almost a decade. Today saw a huge shift, as one of the parts of the plan to expand and build a new women’s jail in Lancaster–a 160-mile round trip from downtown L.A.–was halted by the Board. In fact, the plans for the jail may end up being scrappedaltogether.
Below are two articles that covered last week’s #JusticeLA action–one from The Los Angeles Times and one from the Daily News. We’re also sharing with you the Facebook livestream of the press conference.
Onward.
Media Stories
Plan to create an L.A. County womens‘ jail in Lancaster faces serious opposition (The Los Angeles Times)
Proposed women’s jail in Lancaster losing support from LA County supervisors (The Daily News)
Facebook Live Video of Press Conference
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