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Teeth Extraction Policy for CA Women Prisoners Rescinded
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2008
by John Dannenberg
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2008, page 26
Filed under:
Classification,
Work Release,
Gender Discrimination -- Women,
Dental Care,
Mothers in Prison.
Location:
California.
Teeth Extraction Policy for CA Women Prisoners Rescinded
by John E. Dannenberg
As part of a bizarre medical policy, the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has for years imposed a rule that requires women prisoners who apply for alternative community incarceration programs, where they can live with their ...
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