ACLU seeks ban on head strikes by deputies in LA County jails

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California is seeking a federal court order barring Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies from striking jail inmates in the head except for rare instances that require deadly force.

According to the motion, a panel established to monitor the agreement plan has found the Sheriff’s Department repeatedly failed to address the overuse of dangerous head strikes as well as to hold line employees and supervisors accountable for dishonest reporting about the excessive use of force. “Inmates no longer fear they will be targeted with excessive or unnecessary force,” said the county’s brief.

The brief added that the Sheriff’s Department cannot change its discipline process without negotiating with the deputies’ union. Emergency room physician Shamsher Samra, who worked as a clinician in Twin Towers for three years, said in a declaration for the ACLU that fist strikes to the head “can, and frequently do, result in severe, and potentially, fatal injuries.”

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