Government Code section 845.2

Except as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 830), neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for failure to provide a prison, jail or penal or correctional facility or, if such facility is provided, for failure to provide sufficient equipment, personnel or facilities therein.

Source: Section 845.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=845.2. (updated Jan. 1, 1963; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_845.2

Original Source: Section 845.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=845.2. (last accessed May 12, 2025).