Tuesday, July 14

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Topic: policing

A row of cells in a jail cellblock

Tuesday, 7/14, 02:00 PM

California's growing use of jailhouse informant stings draws court scrutiny

California police agencies increasingly plant undercover agents in jail cells to draw confessions from people awaiting charges, a tactic known as a Perkins operation.
A CalMatters investigation finds the practice is widespread, unevenly applied by race, and now facing a wave of challenges at the state Supreme Court.

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