Day after day, this series in The Los Angeles Times has outlined the absolutely appalling conditions at King-Drew Hospital. Here's today's offering -- it will break your heart.

THe people who have let this go on, and the politicians who have made excuses for it, should be hauled off to prison in complete ignominious shame. Yes, the hospital may be underfunded, and the staff suboptimal. But there is never any excuse for what's been going on at King-Drew.