Originally Posted by RandyRandy

Actually, the key word is pre-trial detainees, as opposed to another key word convict. The vast majority of detainees in the infamous Tent City were awaiting trial, not having been convicted of anything. Sheriff Joe proudly measured the temperature in these tents as 145 degrees during the summer, something Amnesty International described as inhumane conditions. http://www.ipsnews.net/2009/05/migra...hunger-strike/