Fueling the demonstrators’ concerns were the deaths of four inmates in nine days this month, all stemming from incidents at jails run by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A 48-year-old inmate at Twin Towers Correctional Facility died of suicide by “hanging, strangulation” late Thursday, according to a document obtained by The Times. Last year there were 20 inmate deaths, and in 2015, there were 21, she said. According to the documents obtained by The Times, a 72-year-old inmate awaiting trial at Men’s Central Jail died Sunday after suffering a head injury. And a 43-year-old inmate at the North County Correctional Facility died on March 3, also of unknown causes, according to another document.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2017 03:33 UTC