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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated February 7, 1962 partially reads, "Easy street and the road to sobriety part long before you get to the Bouquet Canyon address of the Los Angeles Police Department's drunk rehabilitation center, Lt. Elton Sims says. Lieutenant Sims, officer in charge of the center, says he has yet to find any of the 678 inmates indulging in the 'country club' life that Supervisor Warren M. Dorn has charged exists there. Dorn's comments came during discussion about the county's buying or renting the center from the city. Under a new state law, the county must take care of convicted drunks." Sims looks out over his 581 acres and 678 inmates in Bouquet Canyon.
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Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department Rehabilitation centers--California--San Fernando Valley Inmates of institutions--California--San Fernando Valley Imprisonment--California--San Fernando Valley Alcoholics--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Panoramic views Valley Times Collection photographs
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