[Dataloss] Pelican Bay Inmates Allegedly Had Access To Personal Data (fwd)

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Inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison gained access to personal information 
about employees, including their Social Security numbers, birth dates and 
pension account information, the state prison guards' union said Thursday.

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association said inmates also had 
access to prison blueprints in a warehouse where the confidential information 
was stored.

Union President Mike Jimenez said the fact that inmates worked in the 
warehouse violated a law barring the Department of Corrections from assigning 
prisoners to jobs that give them access to others' personal information.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/17/tech/main1325852.shtml