Policy

Jail Reforms Agreed To by Los Angeles Sheriff

Training, oversight and lots of video surveillance

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Without conceding there was "failure of leadership," Sheriff Lee Baca on Wednesday accepted blame for deputies abusing inmates in county jails and embraced all of the sweeping reforms recommended by a blue-ribbon committee.

"I don't lead with my ego," Baca said during a rare news conference inside Men's Central Jail, against the backdrop of a chapel cross. "I lead with my intellect."