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UCLA Issues Cease and Desist on Jackie Robinson Stadium's Use for 'Field Jail'

UCLA released a statement Wednesday in which it condemned local police using its Jackie Robinson Stadium as a "field jail" to hold those detained during Tuesday's protests regarding police brutality and racial injustice:

According to Dennis Romero of NBC News, the Los Angeles Police Department acknowledged the fact that it used Jackie Robinson Stadium for that purpose, but Officer Mike Lopez said they were "no longer" using it.

As of Tuesday morning, the LAPD had arrested more than 2,700 in relation to protests taking place after George Floyd was killed May 25 while in Minneapolis police custody.