Government Code section 845.8

Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for:

(a)

Any injury resulting from determining whether to parole or release a prisoner or from determining the terms and conditions of his parole or release or from determining whether to revoke his parole or release.

(b)

Any injury caused by:

(1)

An escaping or escaped prisoner;

(2)

An escaping or escaped arrested person; or

(3)

A person resisting arrest.

Source: Section 845.8, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=845.­8.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1970; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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§ 845.8's source at ca​.gov