The incident first became public last summer when the American Civil Liberties Union obtained a 15-second clip of surveillance video and posted it online. The graphic footage showed two deputies chatting as a man emerged from his cell with his hands cuffed behind him. One deputy appeared to grab the inmate from behind and slam him headfirst into the wall, without a clear provocation.
Kamlager-Dove wrote in a Dec. 17 letter. "The LADA's failure to prosecute in this situation appears to be part of a concerning pattern of failing to hold deputies in the Los Angeles County jails accountable for their abuses..."
In explaining their reasoning, prosecutors said it was unclear whether the deputies intentionally harmed the inmate or whether his injuries were from him 'swinging and lunging his own body toward the wall.'
Fortunately, in the past, the United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney of the Central District of California have stepped in and played an important role in remedying the LADA's failures.
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