"Time and again, he wrote, efforts by his office "were ignored" by county leaders. "The county is putting all its efforts into convincing the public and the courts that it is following the law and has no room to honestly evaluate itself and make the changes it would need to really follow those laws," Huntsman told The Times in a message early Tuesday. "That's not compatible with my oath of office.""
"In stacks of detailed reports, the inspector general's office has described a wide range of abuses and failures by the Sheriff's Department, the L.A. County Probation Department and county leaders. Huntsman's office has documented poor conditions in L.A. County's jails, called out the Sheriff's Department's for noncompliance with portions of of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, and criticized the inability or unwillingness of sheriff's department officials to rein in so-called deputy gangs, whose tattooed members have repeatedly been accused of misconduct."
Max Huntsman is retiring after serving 12 years as Los Angeles County Inspector General. Huntsman cited budget cuts to his office, repeated ignoring of oversight efforts, and county reluctance to implement recommendations as central grievances. He said county leaders focus on convincing the public and courts that the county follows the law rather than honestly evaluating and changing practices to actually follow those laws. The inspector general's office documented abuses and failures by the Sheriff's Department, the L.A. County Probation Department, and county leaders, including poor jail conditions, noncompliance with portions of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, and deputy gangs accused of misconduct.
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