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Brenda Villa, 32, a former sergeant at California State Prison, Sacramento, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit falsification of records and three counts of falsification of…
A Sacramento Superior Court judge has held that the Newsom Administration’s effort to grant early releases to tens of thousands of prison inmates is invalid when it comes to offenders…
Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 – along with counseling, job search assistance and other support – under a first-in-the-nation program aimed at…
On November 28 CDCR released the results of an internal survey. Several months prior, the Department requested its staff to complete an anonymous survey of working conditions for CDCR. The…
Over the seven years Lawrence Cox worked as an inmate in California state prisons, he washed kitchen dishes and pans and cleaned urinals and dormitories. Cox said he was never…
The California correctional system has lost focus which will ultimately contribute to increased crime and violence in the community. This loss of focus is especially true with the so called…
Nearly a decade after they arrived, all inmates have been moved out of a facility in California City leased when the state needed more space. Alia Cruz, spokesperson for the…
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) relies upon many programs as part of its mission to facilitate the successful reintegration of incarcerated individuals back to their communities. The…
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