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One or more times, one inmate sexually assaulted another with a broomstick. Another was raped with his head forced down a flushing toilet. "All of this occurred with the apparent cooperation of LASD employees."
Shocking injuries resulted, including a fractured jaw, broken collarbone, eye wounds requiring surgery, broken blood vessels, bruised ribs, a lacerated tongue, and extended dizzy spells.
Scores of sworn statements attested to these abuses and others, including seven or eight deputies severely beating a non-resisting inmate, inflicting multiple injuries.
One inmate was beaten so badly he lost consciousness and woke up in a hospital with blood over his chest. A handcuffed juvenile was pummeled in the stomach. Open wounds are inflicted requiring stitches.
The ACLU/SC said it documented deputy abuses in LA County for years. "But this year is a watershed: it marks the first time that civilian witnesses have come forward (with) reports of deputy violence against non-resisting inmates."
They and others confirm a pervasive culture of violence. Deputies brazenly attack inmates in full view of witnesses.
An unlikely source provided more evidence. LASD deputies revealed abuses by others. "They describe colleagues who treat acts of deputy-on-inmate violence as badges of honor, and spur each other to commit violent assaults."
It's so unchecked that some deputies attack others. Numerous accounts attest to "deputy violence run amok." It's gone on for years unchecked with no remediation.
Some attacks required multiple surgeries. Others inflict long-lasting or permanent injuries. Most leave psychological scars.
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