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| Calif. Officials Speak With Inmates |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/16/2006 |
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A top Los Angeles sheriff's official went cell to cell in a downtown California jail Wednesday, telling inmates after nearly two weeks of racially motivated rioting that a lockdown would end only when they stop fighting. “House rules are, every man has a right to come into the system and do his time without having to worry about being attacked, injured or ultimately murdered,” said Sam Jones, the jail system's chief custody officer. “I told them I owed them that, and I owed their family and friends that.” On Wednesday, Jones went to a downtown jail where an inmate died after a scuffle in a cell Sunday and a brief brawl erupted Tuesday night, injuring four inmates. A day earlier, he delivered his ultimatum at jails in Castaic, 40 miles north of Los Angeles, where racial brawls last week killed one inmate and injured dozens more. More than 18,000 inmates throughout the jail system have been denied visits, phone calls, television and other privileges because of the violence between black and Hispanic inmates. “When I left last night, each dorm applauded and said thank you,” he said. In adjacent San Bernardino County, black and Hispanic inmates aware of the problems in Los Angeles County fought on a jail bus Tuesday morning with fists and razor blades, said Robin Haynal, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office. Three inmates were injured. Some prisoners identified as ringleaders of the recent violence have been moved from dormitories into one- and two-man cells, Jones said. Officials have separated black and Hispanic inmates and brought in clergy members to try to restore peace. |
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