Shocking new videos have laid bare the violence inside L.A. County jails, with guards seen kneeling on one inmate’s neck.
Deputies have been exposed as using excessive force and beating inmates in the newly released videos that a California Judge ordered to be released on Thursday.
The videos, covering a time frame from October 2019 to July 2022, were released as part of a lawsuit brought by Alex Rosas and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
The suit has been brought against the Sheriff’s Department over their treatment of inmates, with the LA Times and WitnessLA requesting the release of the videos.
In one video, an inmate is shown being pinned to the ground and swarmed by deputies who have applied what is known as the WRAP.
Another is shown being grabbed by two deputies who pin him to the ground, while one of them kneels on the inmate’s neck.
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