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FBI Agent: LA County Jail Deputies Forced Inmates to Fight While Being Filmed

allan11 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal investigation of the Los Angeles County jails involved “dozens, if not hundreds” of allegations of violence at the hands of deputies, an FBI agent testified Wednesday. The Los Angeles Times reports that inmates claimed they were assaulted by guards and were forced to fight, sometimes while being filmed. FBI Special…

FBI Paid LA Sheriff’s Deputy $1,500 to Smuggle Phone to Inmate in Sting

allan14 years ago12 years ago02 mins

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The LA Times reports that a cell phone smuggled into the Los Angeles County jail to help document alleged inmate abuse was smuggled in by a county Sheriff’s deputy, who was paid about $1,500 as part of an FBI undercover sting. Ticklethewire.com had previously written about the incident, noting the Sheriff’s…