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Number 13103
Subject Prisons
Source Los Angeles Times
State None
Year 1996
Publication Date None
Summary Racial tensions and street conflicts often boil over in the 'thunder dorms' of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Los Angeles Times looks into the understaffed and overcrowded jail, described as the most explosive in L.A. County. (May 19, 1996)
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Keywords Ferrell Breakdown behind bars Violence Juveniles Recidivism Drugs Racism Gangs Crime 9 pgs.
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