The person of a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison or to imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 is under the protection of the law, and any injury to his person, not authorized by law, is punishable in the same manner as if he were not convicted or sentenced.
Cal. Penal Code § 2650
Mistreatment of Prisoners
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case The Geo Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom (2021)
Most recently applied in The Geo Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom (October 2021)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 463
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