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California Prison Guards Protected in Criminal Investigation

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2002 published in Prison Legal News February, 2002, page 6
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Self Incrimination, Criminal Prosecution, Civil Procedure, Injunctions, State Law Claims, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions. Location: California.
A recent case before the First Appellate District of California demonstrates the political clout of the California Correctional Peace Officers' Association (CCPOA), and the sweetheart treatment that clout buys. That clout enabled CCPOA to win a preliminary injunction against the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the California Department of …

 

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