Gov. Code, § 845.2 · Chapter 3. Police and Correctional Activities
Gov. Code, § 845.2
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Except as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 830), neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for failure to provide a prison, jail or penal or correctional facility or, if such facility is provided, for failure to provide sufficient equipment, personnel or facilities therein.
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History
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.
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