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| Jail chaplain settles lawsuit |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/14/2005 |
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A jail chaplain who was barred from the Los Angeles County facility after protesting conditions for teenage inmates has regained access as part of a lawsuit settlement, his attorneys said last Thursday. Javier Stauring, a lay chaplain and director of detention ministry for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, sued Sheriff Lee Baca in December 2003 contending that his constitutional rights were violated. In the lawsuit, he also asked a federal judge to overturn guidelines requiring jail volunteers to obtain written authorization from the sheriff's department before talking with reporters about jail operations. Under the settlement, Stauring will have his credentials restored and will be reimbursed for his legal fees, his lawyers said in a statement. He also will be able to meet monthly with a sheriff's department representative to share any concerns over jail operations. The settlement allows Stauring to speak with media without written permission, though he and other volunteers will not be allowed to disclose anything that could jeopardize jail security. The sheriff's department also changed a policy that prohibited chaplains from criticizing the jail or department, to clarify that such criticism can't be made in the presence of inmates, according to Stauring's attorneys. A sheriff's department spokeswoman declined comment last Thursday. |
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