“There are at least 18 gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,” according to the investigation, and they are allegedly tied to the deaths of at least 19 people, all of whom were men of color. Castle’s reporting includes a database of names of deputies reportedly involved in these gangs. The department did not speak to the journalism outlet for the series.
This week, the civilian oversight board charged with keeping tabs on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) announced it’s launching an investigation into the prevalence of deputy gangs within the department.
So the police are policing cartels working within the LAPD.
Since its formation in 2017, the Commission has been tracking the issue of deputy gangs. There is a long history of documentation on deputy gangs, including the 1992 Kolt Report, the 2012 Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence Report, the Inspector General’s Analysis into the Banditos, Loyola Law School’s 50 Years of Deputy Gangs Report, Knock LA’s Investigative Series into Deputy Gangs, and most recently the 2021 RAND Study on Understanding Subgroups.
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