California · Penal Code
PEN §4032.5: (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Wakiesha’s Law.
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(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Wakiesha’s Law. (b) If an incarcerated person has died, the county or city jail shall notify all people covered by the current medical release of information form and the next of kin form within 24 hours.
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