Koreans Fear Race-based Attacks in L.A. County Jails Feb 04, 2004 http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=c51e1004cdd48273c54b4d3f167f5cd5 Families of Korean inmates at the L.A. County Men’s Central Jail don't want their family members to room with non-Asian prisoners. After an Asian inmate was assaulted by a group of African Americans, allegedly because he was thought to be Korean, family members are concerned Korean inmates are being targeted. Investigators at the Sheriff Department reportedly suspect that the victim was mistaken for a Korean by the attackers. Currently about 7,000 inmates in jails are waiting for court sentencing statewide. And Lee estimates that 300 to 400 Koreans are locked there.