Section 919 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
919
. (a) The grand jury may inquire into the case of every person
imprisoned in the jail of the county on a criminal charge and not
indicted.
(b) The grand jury shall inquire into the condition and management
of the public prisons within the county.
(c) The grand jury shall inquire into the willful or corrupt
misconduct in office of public officers of every description within
the county. Except as provided in Section 918, this subdivision does
not apply to misconduct that involves a shooting or use of excessive
force by a peace officer described in Section 830.1, subdivision (a)
of Section 830.2, or Section 830.39, that led to the death of a
person being detained or arrested by the peace officer pursuant to
Section 836.