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California Prisoner Who Broke Already Damaged Jail Cell Door is Not Liable for Full Cost of Replacement
The California Court of Appeal, District 5, reversed a Kings County, California felony conviction of a county jail prisoner for intentionally damaging jail property worth more than $400 (Penal Code § 4600), and reduced the offense to a misdemeanor. The appellate court determined that while the $2,359 cell door needed ...
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