The deputies were let go "involving job performance on July 10, 2023," when an inmate used handcuffs to strangle Deputy John Durm, the sheriff's office said
This is the second lawsuit in recent months by former Metropolitan Detention Center employees alleging retaliation and substandard conditions at the jail
Many probation and supervision agencies rely on aging technology systems that are difficult for officers to use and don't provide adequate data for decision-making and measurement of outcomes
Sheriff Eddie Virden said he and his team will continue determined efforts "to bring closure to these cases and provide answers to the families seeking justice"
John DeSalvo is accused of creating a crypto token and marketing it to first responders on social media, promising returns to supplement their pension plans
Several inmates and around a dozen correction officers were treated for smoke inhalation; one inmate was burned so severely he was transported to the ICU
“Stabbings and slashing will exceed 300 this year with 6,000 uses of force — much high than other jail systems," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Powell said
Inmate Joseph Hutchinson's death comes one month after Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who controlled rackets in L.A. County jails, was killed on the yard
COs assigned to the unit at the United States Penitentiary Coleman responded to Nassar's cell and performed what officials said were life-saving measures