From San Diego Union-Tribune:
The civilian oversight board that investigates Sheriff’s Department misconduct allegations has found credible a spate of complaints filed by a transgender woman who was badly beaten after being placed in a cell with three men at the San Diego Central Jail.
The county’s Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board is also recommending that department policies be revised to require deputies to book people they arrest into jails that match their gender identity.
“The assault and injury were the result of a systemic failure on the part of (the Sheriff’s Department) exemplified by insufficient policies and procedures, a lack of sensible and appropriate communication among numerous staff members and no apparent forethought by several employees as to the ramifications of placing a transgender female in a cell with three cisgender men,” review board investigators found. Continue reading >>>
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