A federal judge ordered more surveillance and remedial measures after finding that California’s prisons continue to violate disabled inmates’ civil rights.
In this July 9, 2020, file photo, a correctional officer checks a car entering the main gate of San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Finding persistent, targeted abuse of disabled inmates in California’s prison system, a federal judge on Thursday ordered prison officials to install surveillance cameras and require guards to wear body cameras at five state prisons.
Senior U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken also ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop a policy to monitor and control how much pepper spray is used on disabled inmates and an electronic system to track incidents of misconduct.