<![CDATA[sheriff-lee-baca - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/sheriff-lee-baca/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Old Section LA County Jail to Be Closed]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/old-section-la-county-jail-to-be-closed/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/old-section-la-county-jail-to-be-closed/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:07:00 GMT It was announced on Tuesday, April 12, 2012, by Sheriff Lee Baca that a section of the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail will be closed and the inmates would be moved to other locations. The inmates will be moved to other counties or fire camps but Sheriff Baca did not detail when the closure…

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It was announced on Tuesday, April 12, 2012, by Sheriff Lee Baca that a section of the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail will be closed and the inmates would be moved to other locations. The inmates will be moved to other counties or fire camps but Sheriff Baca did not detail when the closure will start. There had been discussion about closing this ancient sector of the jail depending on the construction of a better facility. The closure will go through independent of the construction proposal and is based on a review commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union. The report explains that the number of inmates at the jail could be reduced by transferring them to electronic confinement. The facility had been in the spotlight in reference to violence amongst inmates and abuse of force by guards. The design of the cell blocks are considered obsolete by today’s standards, a point of concern considering that violent inmates are housed in that sector.

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]]> <![CDATA[Woman Found Dead After Early Morning Release by Police]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/woman-found-dead-after-early-morning-release-by-police/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/woman-found-dead-after-early-morning-release-by-police/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:40:00 GMT It was confirmed on Thursday, August, 12, 2010, by Sheriff Lee Baca that the remains of Mitrice Richardson were found in the Santa Monica Mountains. This was the missing person case from September 2009, where Sheriff’s officials had taken her in for failing to pay a restaurant bill, then released her at 1:00 a.m. with no ride…

]]> It was confirmed on Thursday, August, 12, 2010, by Sheriff Lee Baca that the remains of Mitrice Richardson were found in the Santa Monica Mountains. This was the missing person case from September 2009, where Sheriff’s officials had taken her in for failing to pay a restaurant bill, then released her at 1:00 a.m. with no ride home. Remains were identified by dental records; a cause of death is not known. The remains show no obvious sign of foul play and were found near a neglected marijuana grove by a park ranger. Her parents had questioned the Police Department’s release procedure since Richardson had shown signs of mental instability earlier that day. Authorities say that they did not notice any behavior that would suggest an altered mental state. The law requires that if officials believe some one is mentally troubled they must have the person mentally evaluated before being released. The family of Ms. Richardson may file a civil suit if they believe authorities were negligent in failing to properly evaluate Ms. Richardson at the time of her release from custody.

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