FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Activists are calling for change after the death of an inmate in Broward County.
A South Florida family hopes they can bring about change after the death of their loved one while in the custody of Broward corrections officers. Some of those relatives, friends and community activists pleaded with Broward commissioners on behalf of Kevin Desir.
They believe deputies crossed the line while trying to restrain him after he suffered a mental breakdown at the North Broward Bureau back in 2021. He later died at the hospital.
Desir’s brother is demanding accountability and asking for officials to release video of the incident.
“It’s been 492 days since my brother left the facility lifeless, and we’ve gotten no answers,” said Desir’s brother, Mike Desir. “Just release the video. My mother has not even had an opportunity to see the video. The public has not had an opportunity to see the video. That’s all we’re asking for right now.”
Commissioners listening to the presentation only said they would see what they could do.
“Well, I feel that they shouldn’t be allowed to self investigate themselves in the first place,” said the deceased’s brother. “You know, they’re just policing themselves, and there’s no accountability being held. How can you tell me somebody who walks in, in perfect physical health, walks out, and now you’re not finding any wrongdoing and no answer. How does that happen? The dots are not connecting. It’s not making any sense.”
Both the state attorney’s office and BSO’s internal affairs investigations last week exonerated the department’s personnel of any wrongdoing.
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