The undercover police stings happening inside California jails
About this episode
The episode discusses controversial undercover police stings in California jails and their implications on justice and racial bias.
Inside jails across California, a controversial police practice is happening. Undercover agents pose as incarcerated people. Their goal is to get confessions out of suspects. The tactics — known as Perkins Operations — have led to hundreds of murder convictions. But critics call the pratice coercion. They also say it promotes racially-biased policing. Now, the California Supreme Court is reviewing a number of convictions. On KPBS Midday Edition, we talk about a recent CalMatters investigation into Perkins Operations and the controversy surrounding them. Guest: Cayla Mihalovich , justice reporter and California Local News Fellow, CalMatters Cayla Mihalovich completed this story with the support of a grant from Columbia University’s Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights in conjunction with Arnold Ventures.
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