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Texas Attorney General Determines Documents' Exemption After Use of Force Against Prisoner

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2007

Filed under: Medical Records, Disciplinary Hearings, Polygraphs, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Disclosure of Records. Location: Texas.

The Office of the Attorney General (AG) for the State of Texas opined the legal parameters regarding the release of investigative records and polygraph procedures used for testing employees of the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). This information request followed an incident involving the use of force against a prisoner ...

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