CDCR
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is one of the largest state correctional systems in the United States, overseeing a vast network of prisons, rehabilitation programs, and parole operations. This section offers articles that examine the structure, policies, and initiatives of the CDCR, focusing on its role in managing inmate populations and promoting rehabilitation. Understanding the operations of the CDCR is vital for correctional professionals working within or in collaboration with this system. Explore related topics on Prison Administration and the challenges of managing large correctional systems for additional insights.
The bonuses are funded by nearly $200 million in federal fines imposed over California’s failure to meet mental health staffing mandates in prisons
At least 459 hearings and dozens of petitions are under review due to nearly 6,000 faulty drug tests in California prisons
Dannuzio Patron, 38, attacked a CO with an improvised weapon while officers were attempting to remove him from the prison cell via a tactical team
Leslie Van Houten was 19 when she helped Manson and other followers kill Leno LaBianca, a grocery executive in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary, in 1969
“These allegations aren’t a reflection on all of those correctional officers who work hard in keeping our citizens safe,” the district attorney said
“The skills our students learn pave the way for successful reentry, helping them prepare for careers or continuing their education,” Superintendent Shannon Swain said
During the first year when the proposition was in effect, the proportion of people who reentered their communities successfully increased to 55.4%
Folsom State Prison inmates purchased 3,822 boxes of Girl Scout cookies
Guillermo Viera Rosa will join the Los Angeles Probation Department during a time of turmoil
The facility will be renamed the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and inmates serving sentences will be moved elsewhere in the state’s penitentiary system
They had gotten lessons in neurobiology and pharmacology, ethics and the law, family dynamics and relapse prevention
The department has expanded the use of surveillance and body-worn cameras “across prisons in the state” and has increased staff training
“The avenues for drugs entering prisons during the first year of the pandemic ... remained staff, contractors, official visitors and mail,” an official said
CDCR COs and staff bring Christmas spirit to children with special needs
The experiments in the 60s and 70s involved administering doses of pesticides and herbicides to the incarcerated men
Newly graduated CO, Joshua Kubel, continues a family tradition of service started by his grandfather
CDCR prisons held about 94,000 inmates last week, down from about 120,000 in 2019 and about 160,000 in 2011
The two inmates were attempting to kill another prisoner with makeshift weapons
The decision likely ends 15-year battle between the California Correctional Peace Officers Association and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Correctional officer Harry Bestolarides is a soft-spoken visiting officer but after work, he is the lead singer of the alternative-metal band Sedit
Providing access to web-based services can give parolees more freedom, and increase the effectiveness of their supervision and rehabilitation
Police have not said why Reginald Smith, who retired from the CDCR in 2002, shot at police and refused to surrender
The 13-week Basic Correctional Officer Academy includes training in communication, de-escalation, arrest and firearms
The court sided with CDCR over a federal healthcare receiver who had initiated the vaccine directive
The proposal doesn’t say anything about which prisons might be closed
People who work in healthcare settings at prisons will still have to comply with a separate mandate
The findings come as the governor seeks $126.6 million in the next fiscal year and $162.5 million annually thereafter to expand treatment
CDCR didn’t say how many ODs were recorded, but a memo distributed March 30 said there were 19 as of that date
The deadline for written comment is April 13
“If he is released early, he will continue to break the law,” the DA’s office wrote last year in a letter vehemently opposing parole
The woman’s son coordinated with another person to email her a spreadsheet containing the personal information of 9,043 people
The Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility has been the subject of a lawsuit by several disabled inmates
Local law enforcement officials say it could take months to address the backlog of hundreds of jail inmates in need of transfer
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