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Government

Jul. 23, 2009

U.S. Prison Gang Procedures Receive Scrutiny - Behind Closed Courtroom Door

U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson held a trial outside the public view in Los Angeles Tuesday, ordering the courtroom cleared to protect testimony about how the government identifies gangs in federal prison.

By Ciarán McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson closed a trial from public view Tuesday, ordering the courtroom cleared to protect testimony about how the government identifies gangs in federal prison.

The testimony came in the trial concerning a wrongful death lawsuit that the widow of a Jewish Defense League member filed against the U.S. government, alleging that it did not protect him from a violen...

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