Although the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has experienced a decline in the number of inmates supervised, the amount of staff attacks has increased.
Experienced CDCR officers knew the “California Model” of prison management would cause an increase of crime within prison walls, but the significant increase in staff battery by inmates was more than expected. The most recent numbers are from July 2024 with 292 separate incidents of staff members being battered by CDCR inmates.
This chart shows the regular increase in inmates battering staff members in CDCR in the past year following the implementation of the California Model:
This chart shows the declining CDCR prison population and the increase in staff attacks as a percentage of the population:
