Every officer who is guilty of willful inhumanity or oppression toward any prisoner under his care or in his custody, is punishable by fine not exceeding four thousand dollars ($4,000), and by removal from office.
Cal. Penal Code § 147
Other Offenses Against Public Justice
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 49 Cal. App. 4th 1471 - People Ex Rel. Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n v. County of Santa Clara (1996)
Most recently applied in 687 F. Supp. 2d 1155 - Young v. City of Visalia (January 2010)
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 240
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