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Government

Feb. 26, 2013

Prison officials buried critical report, plaintiffs claim

State officials "buried" a report by a consultant who was critical of the prison system's suicide prevention program, according to a filing by plaintiffs in a case accusing California of providing inadequate care to inmates.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


State officials "buried" a report by a government-paid consultant who was critical of the prison system's suicide prevention program, according to a filing by plaintiffs in a case accusing the state of providing inadequate care to inmates due to prison overcrowding.


If the claims in the document, filed Thursday, are true, observers said the report could be a game-changer in the long-run...

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