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| Report: Inmates accessed confidential info |
| By The Mercury News |
| Published: 09/19/2006 |
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WASHINGTON, DC - Inmates at a California state prison gained access to Social Security numbers, pension information and birthdates in a prison warehouse, according to a report by federal investigators that was issued quietly last month. "One prisoner found with confidential records reportedly asked an inmate serving time for identity theft to teach him how to use the information," investigators for the Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General said in the report. "Prison officials do not know how many prisoners might have obtained the personal information," the report said, adding that the incident remains under investigation. The investigators warned that the incident reveals the dangers of letting prison inmates get access to other people's Social Security numbers. The Inspector General's report doesn't name the prison, but it describes events, which match those that a lawsuit alleges occurred at California's high-security Pelican Bay State Prison. In May, the CO's union filed a civil lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections, alleging that Pelican Bay inmates had been found with guards' personal information on multiple occasions. "At the very least, the events suggest a reckless disregard" for securing the documents, Christopher Miller, a Sacramento-based lawyer for the prison guards, said Monday. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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