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June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners
Loaded on June 12, 2015
by Michael Brodheim
Filed under:
Prison/Jail Murders,
Shootings,
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
Location:
California.
June, 2013 Proves To Be Deadly Month for California Prisoners
by Michael Brodheim
In unrelated incidents, two California prisoners were killed on the same day in June 2013, one at Wasco State Prison in Kern County, the other at the Lancaster State Prison in Los Angeles County.
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