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The use of pepper spray on the mentally ill

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Twenty-five people were treated for exposure to pepper spray this morning at Narbonne High School in the Harbor City area.
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A California court is deciding the constitutionality of pepper spray use on mentally ill prison inmates

Closing arguments were heard yesterday in a trial about whether the heavy use of pepper spray on mentally ill inmates by guards is a violation of civil rights.

Closing arguments were heard yesterday in a trial about whether the heavy use of pepper spray on mentally ill inmates by guards is a violation of civil rights.

The federal court case featured deeply troubling videos depicting guards spraying the irritant on screaming inmates.

LA. Times reporter Paige St. John has been following this trial and she joins host Alex Cohen.

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