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Four Prisoners Murdered at Three California Prisons Within Eight Days
Loaded on Sept. 7, 2022
by Matthew Clarke
Filed under:
Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
Location:
California.
by Matt Clarke
Within eight days spanning the end of April and beginning of May 2022, four prisoners were murdered in separate incidents at three California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisons. At least eight prisoners are being investigated in connection with the murders, all but one …
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