<p>FILE - This May 19, 2004 file photo shows Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca during a tour of the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has been accused of hiding details of deputy assaults on inmates, but also has had to scrap a questionable program where official-looking badges were given to local civic leaders. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)</p>
July 15, 2012
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July 15, 2012 9:15 p.m.
LA sheriff's legal challenges mounting
LOS ANGELES - Jail commanders condoning the beating of inmates. Evidence withheld from inmates accused of attacking guards. A photo of a woman wearing an official-looking badge while brandishing handguns at a nightclub.