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California Department of Corrections and Rehabiliation News

Rape of female officer by inmate raising alarm on California’s prison policies

Rev Red January 26, 2024 5 Comments

“Women do not feel safe, even male staff do not feel safe,” an anonymous staffer said. Documentation from CDCR reveals that on January 20, 2024, inmate Robert Lawrence Ransom Jr.,…

Corrections & Rehabilitation News

Inmate with makeshift blade assaults two correction employees at CT prison

Rev Red January 25, 2024 No Comments

Two Department of Correction employees were injured Wednesday during an assault involving an inmate who had a makeshift blade at a correctional center in Suffield. The inmate, who has not…

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Supreme Court declines to halt first US nitrogen-gas execution in Alabama case

thetoughestbeat January 24, 2024 No Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt Alabama from proceeding with the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas to carry out the death penalty on convicted murderer Kenneth…

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Will LA Sheriff’s deputies be banned from drinking while carrying a firearm?

thetoughestbeat January 23, 2024 No Comments

In response to dozens of incidents over the years of law enforcement officers being intoxicated while carrying a gun, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Jan. 23,…

Training

Debunking the overdose risks of fentanyl contact for correctional officers

thetoughestbeat January 16, 2024 No Comments

Much discussion has been had lately regarding the dangers of fentanyl. Correctional officers have expressed fear of searching inmate housing units due to possible fentanyl contained in the cells. Although…

California Department of Corrections and Rehabiliation News

Former inmates suing CA Department of Corrections alleging sexual abuse by prison staff

thetoughestbeat January 16, 2024 No Comments

Dozens of women are suing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They say they were sexually abused by prison staff while serving time at state prisons in Chino and…

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Mando Overtime is a Bummer

thetoughestbeat January 14, 2024 No Comments
California Department of Corrections and Rehabiliation News Politics

Friendlier prison officers? Why Gavin Newsom’s advisers want them at San Quentin

thetoughestbeat January 9, 2024 3 Comments

Converting a state prison into a rehabilitative center, as the Newsom administration seeks to do with San Quentin, means changing how correctional officers do their jobs. Instead of shying away…

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