Judge curbs Newsom’s early inmate release scheme
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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…
Corrections & Rehabilitation
2 charged with trying to smuggle night-vision devices, bolt cutters, knives into Alabama prison
Two people are charged after authorities say they tried to smuggle bolt cutters, night-vision equipment, knives and more into an Alabama prison https://www.al.com/news/2023/12/2-charged-with-trying-to-smuggle-night-vision-devices-bolt-cutters-knives-into-alabama-prison.html
Some Californians released from prison will receive $2,400 under new state re-entry program
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…
CDCR Staff Survey Results
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…
California prison officials aim to raise hourly minimum wage for incarcerated workers – to at least 16 cents
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…
California Prisons Have Lost Focus
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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…
State removes all inmates from Cal City prison, remaining staff working to close facility
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…
Understanding HIPAA compliance in corrections
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…