Latinos / African-American Conflict the Cause for Cali Jail Riot?
8:33 am By Maegan La Mala · Justice| Los Angeles| race
6 Feb 2006
Law enforcement and the media are blaming racial tensions between Latinos and African Americans inside the North County Correctional Facility, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, for the disturbances that happened on Saturday there, leaving 20 inmates hospitalized and one dead. Inmates threw mattresses and banged heads against bunk beds for nearly in hour.
Deputy Steve Suzuki, a sheriff’s spokesman said :
The motivation appears to be racial tensions and a carry-over of a feud between black and Hispanic gangs.
The inmate that was killed was a 45 year old registered sex offender. Since the violence, Latino and African-American inmates have been segregated, which is illegal but legal advisors say that the current state of emergency permits it.
Via / CNN.com
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4 Responses to Latinos / African-American Conflict the Cause for Cali Jail Riot?
Damie_Troy
February 7th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
I never care about ethnic gangs fighting because they’re moral scum.
Maegan la Mala
February 8th, 2006 at 10:39 am
Ah yes and let me guess “they” all deserve to be in prison too. Do me a favor look this up: “prison industrial complex”.
HispanicPundit
February 14th, 2006 at 2:14 am
“Since the violence, Latino and Hispanic inmates have been segregated,…”
Latino and Hispanic inmates have been segegated? Wow, that must have been hard to do.
Maegan la Mala
February 14th, 2006 at 8:40 am
ha ha good looking out.