A group of current and former inmates in the Los Angeles County women’s jail are suing, alleging that male staff watched them shower, harassed them, and groped them while under their care.
The lawsuit claims that LA County sheriff’s deputies at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood abused their power and took advantage of the inmates in their custody.
According to an analysis conducted by the LA Times, inmates at the jail have made nearly 600 allegations of sexual abuse or harassment against its staff since 2021. None have been referred to the LA County district attorney’s office for possible prosecution, the paper found…