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| Inmate says officers beat him again |
| By Los Angeles Times |
| Published: 08/16/2004 |
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Orange County (Calif.) jail officials have shown an indifference to violence against inmates by deputies, who call themselves "psycho crew" and "the untouchables," according to an inmate who is suing a second time alleging that he was beaten. Daniel Louis Parra, 36, who is awaiting trial for murder, states that in both incidents he was pulled out of a food line, taken down a stairwell out of the view of video cameras and beaten. Both incidents were investigated by jail officials, who found no evidence of wrongdoing by jail personnel, said Jon Fleishman, a sheriff's spokesman. Fleishman also denied the existence of a so-called "psycho crew" or a group called "the untouchables." "We are used to colorful descriptions being attributed to our deputies by plaintiff's attorneys who seem to want to eye the deep pockets of the county," he said. Parra was treated for injuries to his neck, head, face, eyes and arms after the alleged attacks, his attorney said. He and other defense attorneys said the county jail system provides prime grounds for any young deputy to mix it up with inmates. Citing anecdotal evidence, they say jail beatings have increased. Parra's lawsuits allege that jail beatings are a problem at the county's jail facilities. Tolerating the abuses has been a "custom, policy and practice" at the facilities for years, the lawsuits state. During the last five years, 67 inmates have filed 31 claims that officers beat them, according to the county's risk management office. |
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