Inmate Dies After Attacking a CDCR Correctional Officer
Rev Red
CDCR is investigating a staff assault where an inmate died at Soledad State Prison (Correctional Training Facility). A press release says an incident started around 1100 hours on March 21,…
California Department of Corrections and Rehabiliation
Attempted Murder of two CDCR Correctional Officers
On March 20, 2024, an inmate at California’s Salinas Valley State Prison attempted to murder two correctional officers. The inmate was housed in the prison’s restrictive housing unit, slipped his…
Calif. to transfer hundreds of death row inmates out of San Quentin
In 2016 the California voters showed that the citizens of California wanted to keep the death penalty. Proposition 66 passed by voters to speed up executions. Shortly after, Governor Newsom…
Two Officers Attacked in Separate Incidents at California State Prison Lancaster
On March 18, 2024 two correctional officers were attacked by inmates in two separate incidents. Inmate Armenta resisted being placed in handcuffs by a correctional officer. During the struggle, the…
CDCR Inmate Discipline Process, Step-By-Step
I know this blog is followed mainly by people already in the corrections profession. However, I have received enough questions regarding inmate discipline from folks outside of corrections I decided…
Folsom prison inmate sexually batters department nurse
It is very unfortunate, but California correctional officers get battered on almost a daily basis. Most of these violent attacks against officers are reported internally, however not reported to the…
California hit with almost $100 million in fines over prison mental health staffing issues
thetoughestbeat
From Courthouse News Service By Alan Riquelmy The state of California faces some $94 million in sanctions after a federal judge on Friday found it had failed to meet court-ordered…
California May Face More Than $40M in Fines for Lapses in Prison Suicide Prevention
By: Don Thompson CDCR could face more than $40 million in fines after it failed to improve suicide prevention measures in state prisons despite a federal judge’s warning that she…