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Two plead guilty in beating death of inmate

By "eAdvocate"

1-19-2011 California: SANTA ANA ? Two of nine jail inmates charged in the beating death of a fellow inmate wrongly identified as a child molester pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and were each sentenced to 15 years in state prison. The October 2006 slaying of John Chamberlain, who was in jail on possession of child pornography charges, prompted an investigative report by The Orange County Register that revealed that one of the charged inmates accused a jail deputy of setting up the attack. It also led to a special Orange County Grand Jury probe. In April 2008, grand jury transcripts were released that revealed widespread negligence by guards at Sheriff's Department jails. No jail officials were charged in connection with Chamberlain's death...continue to full post

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