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Inmate abuse allegations continue to dog SLO County Jail

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than a year after the FBI mounted a criminal investigation into alleged civil rights abuses of inmates at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into how the sheriff’s department... (Continue reading)

Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department under investigation

Written on 15 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it had launched a civil rights investigation into allegations the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department withheld evidence and used jailhouse informants to illegally obtain confessions. For years, defense attorneys have... (Continue reading)