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California: Nine Detainees Charged in Jailhouse Killing; Five Sentenced to Life Terms
Loaded on May 15, 2013
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2013, page 50
In January 2012, an Orange County, California judge sentenced two of nine detainees implicated in the jailhouse killing of a suspected child molester to terms of 15 years to life in prison. Three other detainees also were sentenced to life, while the remaining defendants received sentences ranging from 6 to …
Filed under:
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Failure to Protect (General),
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
Location:
California.
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