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Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said he’s taking allegations of inmate abuse within the LA County jail system seriously.

In response to recent claims made by former department rookie Joshua Sather that he had been instructed by a supervisor to beat a mentally ill inmate, as well as other allegations brought forth by the American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU), Baca said he has created two separate task forces address concerns.

“A number of allegations of misconduct including excessive force by Sheriff’s Department jail staff have been brought to my attention,” Baca said in a statement. “In order to address Read more »

Longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has come under attack recently from a civil rights group, which is demanding his resignation because of the problems stemming from the jail system. The group, the American Civil Liberties Union, calls the system corrupt and says that it encourages fear and deputy brutality.

Sheriff Baca and his deputies are responsible for the supervision of more than 15,000 inmates in the LA County jail system, the busiest in the country. The Sheriff disputes the claims that have been made by the ACLU. The ACLU stated during a news conference that the sheriff and his top commanders were intentionally Read more »

Incarcerated inmates at the Los Angeles County Jail are still finding ways to victimize people through phone fraud schemes, according to authorities.

One of the newest schemes coming to light is one in which the inmate will call a number and yell “Emergency!” when the recording plays stating that the phone call is from an inmate at the jail.

If the person on the receiving end accepts the call, the inmate will Read more »

LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, at approximately 7:30am the 20-year-old inmate was reportedly found lying lifeless in his jail cell at the Men’s Central Jail in L.A, according to the Sheriff’s and Coroner’s officials.

His name has not yet been released to the public and the death of the inmate is now undergoing investigation. There is no information being released now according to why his death occurred or if there was any violence that contributed to his death. An autopsy is Read more »

Tuesday, authorities announced that there would be a criminal investigation conducted in efforts to find out the truth behind allegations towards two Sheriff’s Deputies who beat an inmate unconscious at the Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles.

On Monday, a statement was filed at the courthouse by an ACLU staffer who had visited the jail and claims to have witnessed the act which spawned the investigation.

The ACLU staffer, Esther Lim, stated that she saw two deputies through a window, who were unaware of her presence, and she was able to see them punching, kicking and tasering an inmate while his body appeared to be limp.

According to an internal sheriff’s log, the incident was confirmed to have happened on January 24, although the log further stated that the inmate was punching the deputies until they had no other choice by to tase him. Lim stated that the deputies’ log was distorted and that the inmate, James Parker, was completely lifeless and Lim worried that he was dead.

The allegations are suggesting that Lim, during the incident, heard Read more »

The Twin Towers Correction Facility, aka, Twin Towers Jail is a goliath building Read more »