Through enforcement sweeps at CDCR, officers have discovered multiple weapons, cellular devices, controlled substances, and various prohibited items in the past week and a half.
These additional searches began after CDCR initiated modified programming March 8, 2025, at 11 high-security locations.
The following contraband items were confiscated:
- 105 inmate-manufactured weapons
- 123 cellular devices
- 62 hypodermic needles
- 189 additional items including controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, escape paraphernalia, and other miscellaneous contraband
“I want to recognize the hard work of staff as they are taking steps during this modified programming to make our institutions safer,” said CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber. “I am impressed with the commitment and ongoing dedication of CDCR employees to root out contraband, deescalate tensions, and improve the environment for staff, incarcerated individuals and visitors.”
CDCR employs many practices to limit contraband from ever entering its institution by conducting daily cell/bunk searches in all housing units, directing K-9 searches for controlled substances and cell phones, searching incoming mail for contraband, and utilizing cameras at most institutions.
As part of a comprehensive response to a recent surge in inmate violence, CDCR implemented modifications to movement within Level IV high-security areas at the following prisons:
- Calipatria State Prison
- Centinela State Prison
- California Correctional Institution
- High Desert State Prison
- Kern Valley State Prison
- California State Prison-Los Angeles County
- Mule Creek State Prison
- Pelican Bay State Prison
- California State Prison-Sacramento
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
- and Salinas Valley State Prison.
Each institution will continue to conduct systematic searches and assess when the modified programming at each facility should be concluded.
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That what didn’t get flushed.
Take Action! Contact Governor Gavin Newsom to demand that he take action to end the unconstitutional, ineffective, costly and brutal policy that, in effect, promotes violence in the form of “gladiator” fights in our state’s prisons. Leave a message at gov.ca.gov/contact/ or call 916-445-2841.v
Skidmark, CDCR is not setting up “gladiator fights”. There are some lower intelligence people who care more about their silly gang politics than they care about their family or freedom. CDCR should not care about silly gang politics. CDCR is there to restore order and seek prosecution of those human beings who choose to attack another.
The best way to avoid this is for the inmates to have some concern about their family and freedom and less concern of their silly little gangs.
N CREASED VIOLENCE IN CDCR CALIFORNIA MODEL PRISONS
We have been subjected to increased attacks by inmates with a management who does not care to address the issue. It appears many CDCR managers are afraid to implement necessary security measures as to not offend the California Model ideals.
CDCR is using fancy words to explain how Prisneyland is supposed to work. Words like “dynamic security” are used to give inmates more freedoms, “normalization” to make inmates happier in prison, “peer support” to allow inmates to earn good-time credits, and “trauma-informed organization” to give inmates an excuse when they injure staff. Although these California Model catchphrases sound researched, they are not implemented with any type of criminological necessity or scientific backing. The California Model of prison management is only a political toy which is allowing for more violence in prisons