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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Defies Court Order, Refuses to Allow Attorney to Take Photographs of Injured Prisoner
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2011, page 48
Claiming there was “nothing to hide,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore nevertheless defended the decision of the Sheriff’s Department not to comply with a court order authorizing an attorney to take photographs of his incarcerated client, who, according to the attorney, was so badly beaten by jail …
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Police Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Contempt (Civil Procedure),
Police,
Excessive Force (Police).
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California.
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