Staff Safety at a Crossroads
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Violence, Reform and the Changing Reality Inside California’s Prisons By: R. P. Abstract The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is undergoing one of the most ambitious transformations in American…
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California at a Crossroads – Why Sustained CDCR Funding Is Critical to Staff Safety
Across the country, correctional systems are grappling with a shared challenge: how to balance declining prison populations with rising operational complexity. Nowhere is this tension more pronounced than in California.…
California Bill Would Bar ICE Agents From Law Enforcement Jobs in the State to Include CDCR
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California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand statutory disqualifications for peace officer employment based on prior service with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Assembly Bill 1627, introduced by…
Bipartisan bill proposes 35% pay increase for federal correctional officers
by: Sarah Roebuck / Corrections1 A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would significantly raise pay for federal correctional officers as the Bureau of Prisons continues to grapple…
A California bill aimed at providing California inmates with more comfort and entitlements has been forwarded
A California bill aimed at providing California inmates with more comfort and entitlements passed a key legislative hurdle Tuesday. Backed by state Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Senate Bill 551…
Gov. Newsom and CDCR moving inmates to make the California Model look like a success
California Governor Newsom is moving less-desirable inmates out of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to make the California Model of prison management appear successful. Anyone working for the California Department of…
Terminology matters, sometimes
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has recently pushed terminology changes in the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 15 to change the word “inmate” to “incarcerated person”…
CDCR Changes More Terminology
In a continued effort to make the inmates happier about being in prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has implemented more terminology changes. These changes to Title…