The Menendez brothers‘ jail is taking no possibilities with safety threats following the main replace within the notorious siblings’ case … TMZ has discovered.
A supply inside the California Division of Corrections tells TMZ … jail safety has been beefed up after L.A. County D.A. George Gascón‘s announcement, during which he confirmed he would ask a decide to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez — who’re at the moment serving life with out the opportunity of parole sentences for the 1989 murders of their dad and mom, Kitty and José Menendez. Gascon filed the document formally asking a decide to resentence them Thursday night.
We’re advised guards are working time beyond regulation to maintain everybody protected contained in the jail … in addition to exterior the power, given the chance that lookyloos will descend upon the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County.
Our supply says there’s an opportunity somebody someplace will attempt one thing silly concerning the siblings … as this can be a high-profile case proper now.
We’re advised enormous occasions like this additionally have a tendency to attract out households of different inmates, who hope to plead for his or her launch.
Taking all of this into consideration, the correctional facility has additionally elevated perimeter patrols across the space.
As for Erik and Lyle … we’re advised the siblings stay of their pod, however are being intently watched whereas out within the yard … out of concern one other inmate could do them hurt with the intention to make a reputation for themselves.
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But, our supply says the brothers are nonetheless being handled like rockstars contained in the jail … with a number of inmates asking for autographs and different private mementos.
As we beforehand reported, Erik and Lyle aren’t technically supposed to offer away their belongings … however that hasn’t stopped their fellow inmates from calling dibs.