The North County Correctional Facility is one of the county jails in Castaic. Jail records show he was booked on suspicion of an unspecified felony on May 1. L.A. County Sheriff’s Department records show Meiser worked at North County Correctional Facility as an investigator. Operation Safe Jails’ main goal is to combat “the criminal activities of inmate gang members” and discourage gang activity, according to Sheriff’s Department records. In recent months, department officials have repeatedly touted the need for better body scanners to search inmates for drugs — a solution that would not necessarily address the problem of drug smuggling among sworn staff.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 08, 2024 04:31 UTC