FLT CREW OF A319 IS CHAGRINED TO LEARN ON ARR IN LAX THEY HAD CARRIED 2 UNESCORTED PRISONERS WITHOUT NOTIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. EVEN MORE UPSET TO LEARN THAT PURSER DISCOVERED THE COM BREAKDOWN AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THE FLT CREW ENRTE.

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ARRIVING AT LAX; THE ACFT WAS MET BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. WHEN THE CABIN DOOR WAS OPENED; THE CAPT SOLICITED INFO FROM THE OFFICIALS WHO SAID THEY NEEDED TO REMOVE SOME UNESCORTED PRISONERS FROM THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO ANYONE ELSE DEPLANING. THE PROC WAS HANDLED SMOOTHLY AND THE PRISONERS WERE ESCORTED AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAPT WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE PRISONERS AT ANY TIME DURING THE FLT UNTIL THEIR REMOVAL FROM THE ACFT. THE PRISONERS' ORIGIN WAS PDX. IT IS UNCONFIRMED WHETHER THE PRISONERS WERE EVER ESCORTED ABOARD EITHER FLT. THE IDENT OF THE PRISONERS WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FLT ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE AFT GALLEY; WHO NOTICED THEIR SIMILAR ATTIRE. THE PRISONERS' DEMEANOR WAS PLEASANT; BUT SHE NONETHELESS INFORMED THE PURSER. OBVIOUSLY; THERE WAS A PROB WITH CUSTOMER SVC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS CASE. HOWEVER; IT WAS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING TO DISCOVER IN DEBRIEF THAT THE PURSER AND OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS KNEW OF THIS AND FAILED TO INFORM THE CAPT. ADDITIONALLY; THE PURSER SEEMED RELUCTANT TO DEBRIEF ON THIS MAJOR COMS FAILURE AND PRESENTED A BRUSQUE AND APATHETIC ATTITUDE ABOUT THE ENTIRE MATTER. CLRLY; THERE WAS A VIOLATION OF SECURITY POLICY; AS WELL AS; I AM SURE; MANY OTHERS. IT IS DISCONCERTING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN; AND WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THERE WERE NOT ANY INCIDENTS AS A RESULT.