Amid growing allegations of deputy brutality on prisoners in the Los Angeles County Jail system, the county's board of supervisors could approve the formation of an independent investigating committee as early as Tuesday.
The independent panel would review jail abuse allegations, already under investigation by the FBI, and suggest reforms.
L.A. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced his choice for the appointment he would be called upon to make to the commission, which was proposed by Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Mark Ridley-Thomas. If Antonovich's announcement was a signal that he plans to vote in favor of establishing the proposed five-member panel, the measure will have enough votes to pass at a meeting Tuesday.
Public concerns over the allegations gained momentum after The Times reported that the FBI was able to sneak a cellphone to an inmate who was a federal informant. The plant came as federal authorities investigate several allegations of inmate abuse and other deputy misconduct, including an incident in which a jail monitor said she witnessed deputies knock an inmate unconscious and then continue to beat him for two minutes.
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