Alejandro Madrid, et al., Plaintiffs v. Jeanne Woodford, et al., Defendants: In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, No. C90-3094-T.E.H.: Special Master's Final Report Re Department of Corrections Post Powers
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The inability of the California Department of Corrections' Central Office to discipline correctional officers following their involvement in prisoner abuse is investigated and commented on. This report contains the following eight sections: introduction; the Pelican Bay State Prison Use of Force Remedial Plan; the Special Master's hearings and document requests; the Special Master's compliance with the Order of Reference Filed January 23, 1995; findings; discussion of recommendations; recommendations; and conclusion. The pernicious nature of the Code of Silence presents a formidable challenge to compliance.