California. General Rob Bonta said the state will sue the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and its Sheriff Robert Luna, a “humanitarian crisis” that state officials call inside the county jail.
Benta said in a Monday press conference that the prisoners were placed in unsafe, dirty facilities with cockroaches and rats, and said in a Monday press conference that there was a lack of basic clean water and food. “What’s even more shocking is that people are dying,” he said.
More than 205 people have died in four years, 40% of which are caused by suicide, homicide and overdose, Bonta said. He called for comprehensive reforms, but said the county refused to comply with his hands.
“I prefer cooperation over litigation, but the county has no choice, so litigation is like that,” he said.
Los Angeles County, which owns the country’s largest prison system, has long been criticized for its harsh conditions. As it expands to about 13,000 people in any day (decades) – Maybe a century – Abuse and overcrowding.
After decades of dirty, moldy and overcrowded prisons, the system lost federal lawsuits in 1978, prompting prisoners to fight back through courts and often face lawsuits accusing it of failing to provide proper food, water and shelter.
The state’s lawsuit is amid efforts to close and replace the men’s central prison in downtown Los Angeles, where inspectors often record bad conditions: mold, mold, insufficient food and water, and recently, a report last year said the jailer said the jailer was busy watching “clear videos” and could not notice A noose hanging Inside the cell.
Officials say the difficulty of closure of prisons stems from its overbooking trend. But this year’s monitoring death toll is expected to create a record – about 36 people are reportedly reported. County website.
Prisoner sets fire in the room No smoke alarm – Not to cause a prank, but to cook and replenish the cold, sometimes inedible meals.
Most of the prisoners who have been arrested and not detained for the defendant have been left on the urine-soaked floor, garbage bags as blankets without the need for medication and working plumbing. 2022 litigation From the American Civil Liberties Union calls it “Medieval”.
