ACLU attorneys also claim inmates with serious mental health issues who need medical attention are often chained to chairs for days and are forced to sleep while sitting up.
The LA County Jail houses more than 14,600 inmates and the jail’s inmate reception center is where recently arrested individuals are processed and held while they wait for a more permanent placement at the largest jail facility in the country.
“But, while we work toward these two related objectives, we must also address the profound day-to-day challenges of maintaining this antiquated facility at an acceptable level for those who remain inside the jail. We are committed to doing so by implementing necessary improvements as quickly as possible.”
“Closing Men’s Central Jail without a replacement plan is a mistake and a policy direction I have consistently opposed,” Barger told The Post. “I believe the conditions at the Inmate Reception Center are a direct result of that policy direction and a void it has created.”
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