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Government

Feb. 1, 2007

Putting Teeth Into State Prison Oversight

Two years after a federal judge threatened to take control of California's prisons, a team of attorneys assigned to improve the staff disciplinary process says it is breaking a code of silence among guards.

By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Two years after a federal judge threatened to take control of California's prisons, a team of attorneys assigned to improve the staff disciplinary process says it is changing the system's culture and breaking a code of silence among the guards.
      "The first year was kind of rough," David R. Shaw, director of the Bureau of Independent ...

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