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davidjohnston29
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davidjohnston29 asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 6 years ago

When did California start requiring cops to let their prisoners have a phone call?

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago
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    As far as I can determine, the requirement to allow an arrestee to make telephone calls (currently three completed calls) found in Penal Code section 851.5, was first added to the Penal Code in 1959.

    Source(s): 40 years as a criminal defense attorney
  • Athena
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Actually it is not just one phone call. You have been watching too much TV.

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