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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Feds end 35 years of county jail scrutiny"
Following up on federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker's order last Monday to end federal oversight of the Marion County Jail, the Indianapolis Star today has a feature headed "Five questions for Judge Sarah Evans Barker." Here is #4:
4. How important was the ACLU's role?It was huge. They were courageous to take on the case. It's not a popular cause. They were not wide-eyed, irrational radicals. (Legal director) Ken Falk, I think, spent 11 years on this personally. One of the important means by which this case was able to be resolved is that there was highly effective lawyering on both sides.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 17, 2007 09:17 AM
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