California · Government Code
GOV §846: Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for injury caused by the failure to make an arrest or by the failure to retain an arrested person in custody.
What this law says, in plain English
Public entities and employees cannot be held legally responsible for damages resulting from failure to arrest someone or failure to keep an arrested person in custody.
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