Finding F1.11
LASD is challenged to fund purchases of vehicles, helicopters, and inmate transport buses. Often, budget decisions highlight more pressing challenges with a “hope” that deferred maintenance can wait until capital requests are approved by the Board of Supervisors. Aging helicopters present both maintenance costs and potential liability problems. LASD’s lack of inmate transport buses leads to the cancellation of court dates, which results in financial consequences for the LASD, Courts and family members.
Jury report: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Changing Culture and Increasing Transparency · PDF page 85
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Acknowledges funding and prior missed-court problems; reports 26 operational new buses and fewer than 20 missed dates per week in mid-2026, while helicopter needs remain under analysis.
Read official response · PDF page 8The response identifies the disputed current extent and gives concrete dated operating assertions. Court transport is addressed, but helicopter liability and other downstream effects receive incomplete coverage. Reported outcomes remain agency claims. Report physical PDF page(s) 85; County response physical PDF page(s) 8. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.