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It’s not clear how long it will take to fix the problem, but in the meantime deputies and dispatchers must use radios instead of patrol car computers.
About 200 men, some from the neighboring Twin Towers lockup, attended this year’s Christmas Mass at Men’s Central Jail in downtown L.A., celebrated by Archbishop José Gomez.
At least eight L.A. County Sheriff’s Department members have been sidelined amid a federal inquiry into an alleged coverup of a beating of a trans man, sources say.
The trial of Diana Teran, an advisor to former L.A. County D.A. George Gascón, is on hold as an appeals court reviews the case, which involves allegations she improperly used records about law enforcement misconduct.
The request comes after the L.A. district attorney declined to prosecute the deputies involved.
The $7.5-million settlement comes months after Sean Essex was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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Joseph Benza III, 36, was charged late Tuesday with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for what prosecutors alleged was a 2023 assault on Emmett Brock, then a 23-year-old teacher on his way home from work.
The investigation of Lt. Garrido led to criminal accusations against a captain.
The dangerous problem of sleep deprivation leads to a health and safety crisis in prisons and jails.
Mark Lillienfeld was previously barred from rehire at the Sheriff’s Department over the 2023 training incident.
