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Criminal

Nov. 11, 2006

Confidential Jailhouse Snitch Deals Serve Criminals Before Justice

FORUM COLUMN - By Alexandra Natapoff - The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice is considering an issue of central importance to the integrity of the criminal justice system: the use of criminal informants or "snitches."


Forum Column

By Alexandra Natapoff

     
      The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice is considering an issue of central importance to the integrity of the criminal justice system: the use of criminal informants or "snitches." The commission was created by the state Senate to address the fact that California's criminal justice system too often convicts innocent people....

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