STONEHAM v. RUSHEN

Docket No. 53017.

137 Cal.App.3d 729 (1982)

188 Cal. Rptr. 130

ELVRY STONEHAM et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. RUTH RUSHEN, as Director, etc., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

November 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

George Deukmejian, Attorney General, Robert H. Philibosian, Chief Assistant Attorney General, William D. Stein, Assistant Attorney General, Karl S. Mayer and Thomas P. Dove, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Appellant.

Michael Satris and Donald Specter for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

RACANELLI, P.J.

This appeal arises against the following background: Under the provisions of the Penal Code (to which all statutory references apply unless otherwise noted) the Director of Corrections (Director), as manager of the state prison system, is charged with the responsibility for the "care, custody, treatment, training, discipline and employment" of all prisoners (§ 5054). Upon arrival at a state prison facility...

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