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California Prison Officials Rethink Use of Force on Mentally Ill Inmates -- Prison Guards Would Be Required to Consider Mental-Health Status Before Using Force

California prison officials have proposed new policies regarding the use of force after videos of prison guards dousing mentally ill prisoners with pepper spray surfaced during a civil trial last year. [read the full story here]

Dow Jones Institutional News, Monday, August 4, 2014
Tags: Health & Medical Issues, California
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