Corrections1 Staff
LOS ANGELES — Aging metal detectors at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail are posing a serious risk to staff and inmate safety, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
Because all but one of the seven detectors at the jail are out of service, inmates are finding it increasingly easier to smuggle scrap metal weapons around the facility, Sheriff’s Capt. Daniel Cruz said.
In response to the lack of quality equipment, officers at the jail have been forced to increase pat-downs and cell searches. This, coupled with knowledge of the faulty detectors, has increased the frequency of officer stabbings.
The Sheriff’s Department has promised it will replace three of the seven metal detectors at the jail, which houses about 4,000 male inmates.
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