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Shocking Video Footage Reveals Rampant Violence and Neglect in Los Angeles County Jails
Loaded on April 26, 2024
by Chuck Sharman
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
Failure to Protect (General),
Jail Specific.
Location:
California.
by Chuck Sharman
A collection of graphic videos reported by the Los Angeles Times on June 24, 2023, pulled back the curtain on rampant violence and chaos inside Los Angeles County jails. The footage, saved on a discarded thumb drive, portrays a shocking lack of supervision from jailers, as ...
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