LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The family of a Los Angeles County jail inmate who died by suicide has filed a lawsuit, claiming deputies failed to perform proper checks to assure his safety.

Maxwell Aguirre was being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in September 2023 when he died. He was 22.

The parents of the Air Force veteran held a news conference Thursday, demanding justice.

"There is no justice," said Aguirre's father, Omar Aguirre, who spoke at the news conference. "If there's an allegation against you, if there's a possibility that you might end up in custody, your life is at risk."

The family's attorneys said deputies falsified mandatory jail checks, a practice known as "burning checks" at the time of Aguirre's death.

"They effectively falsified a government record saying

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