"Sheriff's staff raised red flags about jail brutality 2 years ago"

"Reports tell of misconduct and shoddy investigations. One audited more than 100 violent encounters with inmates and found that deputies crafted narratives 'dramatized to justify' force."

By Jack Leonard and Robert Faturechi
Los Angeles Times
October 29, 2011
Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jail-force-20111030,0,1292189.story

Excerpt (see news article cited directly above):

• Sheriff's officials have disciplined more than 30 jailers in the last two years for beating inmates or covering up the abuse, according to the sheriff's watchdog.

Commentary:

• Persons who commit crimes against law enforcement officers receive enhanced sentences. 
• Accordingly, law enforcement officers who commit crimes should receive enhanced sentences.