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L.A. County inmate councils give inmates an outlet to vent their complaints to jail officials and may be part of a larger shift toward more humane treatment of inmates. Above, an inmate council meeting at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic in June.

L.A. County inmate councils give inmates an outlet to vent their complaints to jail officials and may be part of a larger shift toward more humane treatment of inmates. Above, an inmate council meeting at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic in June.

  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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Charles Robertson, left, James Williams and Rick Herst are among inmates participating in an inmate council at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.

  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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Charles Robertson takes notes at an inmate council meeting at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.

  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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Robert Scott, left, and Charles Wesley participate in an inmate council meeting at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.

  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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Charles Robertson, left, Capt. Chuck Antuna, James Williams and Rick Herst participate in an inmate council meeting at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.

  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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An inmate council meeting at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.

  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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