LA County Jail Guards Bribe Prisoner to Shank Another Prisoner
Back in December 2013, the "Eye Witness Newscast" aired a situation concerning Los Angeles County Jail (mens) Sheriffs who were corrupt and therefore federal charges were filed on these 18 officers. This triggered something in my mind that occurred while housed in the LA County Jail Twin Towers.
While I was there an officer offered me "special favors" if I would stab a prisoner for him. I declined his offer and in turn I contacted the Internal Affairs Division and reported this incident. The very same day other prisoners who had also been approached with this offer beat this prisoner until he was unconscious. Because I had knowledge of the incident I was re-housed in "high power" with no way of speaking to anyone regarding the assault I witnessed and the role of the officers. It should be noted that the prisoners who assaulted the other prisoner (who was deaf), are former officers and children/brothers of active law enforcement.
While in "high power" I was contacted by two LA County Sheriff Sergeants, one male and one female. I was interviewed (taped interview) by the female Sergeant and during the interview I was threatened with bodily injury if I furthered the investigation.
I wrote the U.S. Attorney General's office, Central District of California, 312 N. Spring St, LA, CA and reported this incident, but I've yet to hear anything from them. It should also be noted that while I was going back and forth to court, I also made my attorney aware of the incident when it occurred.
I have the sheriff's name, dates and there was a former California Highway Patrol officer who made contacts in case of my sudden disappearance. I have his name and he too will attest to what I've written. If anyone reading this can help prosecute this wrongdoing, I can provide this information.
MIM(Prisons) responds: The December news report that this prisoner references includes a bit more detail on the case:
Eighteen current and former members of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department were indicted for crimes including unjustified beatings of jail inmates and visitors, unjustified detentions and a conspiracy to obstruct a federal investigation.The charges are the result of a two-year investigation and involve conduct by deputies assigned to both Men's Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
While we are always pleased to see the criminal injustice system go after their own and actually target real crime, we are not surprised that there was little interest in following up on this prisoner's reports of abuse. It is only when abuse becomes public and embarassing that we can expect any real justice in the prison system, and even then it is generally just to target a few scapegoats to make it look like the problem has been fixed. We know this sort of abuse is ongoing in jails and prisons throughout the country. In reality, the prosecution of individual workers in these institutions will do little to change the fundamental system which requires ongoing abuse and brutality as a part of its role of social control. We continue to expose these abuses as we educate and organize for a movement that will put an end to the entire criminal injustice system that serves imperialism. In it's place we will implement a system of justice for the oppressed.
