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Incident at California State Prison-Sacramento Under Investigation

September 19, 2012, 6:03 pm
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REPRESA – California State Prison-Sacramento (CSP-SAC) administrators are investigating the causes of a riot that occurred today at 11:17 a.m. on one of the prison’s maximum-security general population yards.


Sixty inmates were involved in the incident. Correctional peace officers used less-than-lethal force options including blast dispersion rounds to stop the riot. Officers also discharged six rounds from the Mini 14 rifle. One inmate suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Another 12 inmates were taken to area hospitals for treatment of injuries including stab and slash wounds and head trauma. Four of the 12 were treated and returned to the prison.

Several other inmates suffered minor injuries and were treated at the prison.

There are no reports of injuries to staff. Officers recovered four inmate-made weapons.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) sent a Deadly Force Investigation Team to conduct a criminal and an administrative investigation into the use of deadly force. A deadly force review board will conduct a full and complete review of the incident as well.

The Office of the Inspector General’s Bureau of Independent Review was also notified and will provide real-time oversight of CDCR’s investigation of its staff.

CSP-SAC is a multi-mission institution that houses 2,658 inmates. Opened in 1986, the institution primarily houses maximum-security inmates serving long sentences and those who have proved to be management problems at other institutions.



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Contact: Sgt. L. Quinn, (916) 294-3012 or Terry Thornton, (916) 445-4950

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Disturbances at California State Prison-Solano Under Investigation

September 20, 2012, 6:30 pm
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Three inmates sent to area hospitals.


VACAVILLE – California State Prison-Solano (CSP-SOL) administrators have begun an investigation into several disturbances that occurred simultaneously at the prison today.

Just after 1 p.m., a disturbance involving 60 to 80 inmates broke out on one of the medium-security yards. Correctional officers used pepper spray and discharged two warning shots from the Mini 14 rifle to stop the disturbance. Two inmates were injured from the fighting and were taken by ambulance to area hospitals.

At about 1:30 p.m., another fight broke out on another medium-custody yard. At the same time, three other disturbances occurred in other buildings. More than 60 inmates were involved in these fights. Four suffered injuries; three were treated at the prison and one was taken by ambulance to an area hospital.

The entire institution has restricted inmate movement to facilitate the investigation.

CSP-SOL is a medium-security institution that houses 4,228 male general population inmates.

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Contact: Lt. Elizabeth Eck, (707) 529-7302
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CDCR Launches Online Visiting Reservation System

October 1, 2012, 8:41 am
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Pilot of new system shows shorter wait times and overall better visiting experience
SACRAMENTO– The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today launched the Visitor Processing Appointment Scheduling System (VPASS) to help reduce lengthy wait times and electronically notify visitors of any schedule changes at the institution.

A pilot of the system at Folsom State Prison showed VPASS to be a more streamlined system than the current process. It decreased wait times and, in turn, increased the amount of time spent visiting.

“Relationships between inmates and their loved ones are key to successful rehabilitation,” CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate said. “This new system will help by improving visiting experiences.”

Currently, the system is only available to the general public at the following institutions as part of the pilot program:

·         California Institution for Men in Chino
·         California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo
·         California State Prison-Solano in Vacaville
·         California Training Facility in Soledad
·         Folsom State Prison in Folsom
·         Ironwood State Prison in Blythe
·         Kern Valley State Prison in Delano
·         Pleasant Valley State Prison in Delano, and
·         San Quentin State Prison

The appointments for the pilot opened today for the weekend of October 6.

Before implementing VPASS, CDCR institutions processed visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. This resulted in hundreds of visitors showing up early at institutions across California, sometimes as early as the night before their visit.

Now, visitors can make appointments throughout the week, which will ensure a more efficient use of time. Visitors can log into the system on CDCR’s website: http://visitorreservations.cdcr.ca.gov/Default.aspx and create an account.

From there visitors can proceed to schedule an appointment for their preferred weekend day and time. For now visitors can only schedule appointments one week before their visit. 

Before reserving a time online, visitors must be pre-approved to visit the institution and the inmate.

A Frequently Asked Questions document is also available here: http://visitorreservations.cdcr.ca.gov/faqs.aspx. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2012
Contact: Dana Simas
(916) 445-4950
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One Year In, Realignment Dramatically Cuts Size of California Prison Population

October 1, 2012, 9:06 am
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Smaller population helps satisfy court orders, control costs, prevent early release

SACRAMENTO – When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the State of California to reduce prison overcrowding in 2011, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and the Legislature responded with Public Safety Realignment. The state’s main tool for reducing the prison population has already cut the number of inmates in the state’s 33 prisons by more than 24,000. This has been achieved without any early or unsupervised release of state prison inmates. All offenders are monitored after their court-ordered sentence is completed.

“Realignment is good policy and it’s working,” said California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Secretary Matthew Cate. “Realignment prevented early release, and is allowing us to meet the Supreme Court’s order while ensuring there is room in our prisons for serious offenders. We must also acknowledge the hard work and collaboration of State and local officials to ensure public safety during the implementation of Realignment.”

Realignment is also helping California achieve two other important goals: reducing the amount of money spent on the state prison system, and bolstering State and local rehabilitation programs to reduce recidivism and improve overall public safety.

When Realignment is fully implemented in 2015, the annual prison budget will be reduced by $1.5 billion, representing an 18 percent drop in State corrections spending, and up to 70 percent of inmates will get the rehabilitation programs that they need.

Under Public Safety Realignment (also commonly known as AB 109), low-level offenders who formerly would have served a sentence in State prison now serve their time in county jail. Such offenders are also now supervised by county probation officers, instead of State parole after they have completed their sentences in prison.

Realignment has the support of many of State and local leaders. Success stories include the Alternative Custody Service program in Butte County, with an initial recidivism rate of around 19 percent, and the new Day Reporting Center in Sonoma County, which was funded by Realignment. Many of California’s local law-enforcement associations, including those representing sheriffs, police chiefs and probation officers, support the Governor’s efforts to secure permanent funding for Realignment

Realignment was the best and safest way forward when the State of California was ordered to reduce prison overcrowding. The other main options were building several new prisons in two years or releasing 33,000 inmates early from prison.

The Brown administration has made significant progress in changing prison conditions in order to get California out from under expensive federal oversight. Overall health-care scores in California’s 33 adult prisons are rising (as measured by the Office of the Inspector General). The judge in the health-care lawsuit (Plata) wrote this year that “the end of the Receivership is in sight” and the judge in the dental lawsuit (Perez) dismissed that case in August.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2012
Contact: Jeffrey Callison
(916) 445-4950
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Suspected Inmate Homicide at California State Prison- Los Angeles County

October 3, 2012, 9:50 am
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LANCASTER – Officials at California State Prison-Los Angeles County (LAC) are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide after he was found unresponsive in his Administrative Segregation Unit cell on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.

The inmate, 63, whose name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin, was pronounced dead at the institution at approximately 3:29 p.m.  The cause of death is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Prison officials have named his cellmate Damian Reguera, 40, as the suspect in the case.  Reguera, will remain in the Administrative Segregation Unit pending the investigation.

The victim was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on July 3, 2003, from Siskiyou County.  His commitment offense was assault with a deadly weapon.

Inmate Reguera was received by CDCR on May 18, 2010 from Los Angeles County with a commitment offense of voluntary manslaughter.

LAC provides educational, vocational, re-entry and self-help programs that provide inmates life skills, and work skills that can be used in support of their efforts at reintegration into society. The facility has a unique Progressive Programming Facility (PPF) developed specifically to provide a program free from disruptive behavior in which personal and CDCR goals can be more readily achieved.

For more information about LAC, visit CDCR’s website at www.cdcr.ca.gov

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  
October 3, 2012
Contact: Lt. Jackie Galapon
(661) 729-6912
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Parole Granted for Former Manson Family Member Bruce Davis

October 4, 2012, 3:55 pm
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San Luis Obispo – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) issued a grant of parole today for convicted killer and former Charles Manson associate Bruce Davis, 69, during a parole consideration hearing at California Men’s Colony. Today’s decision was the result of Davis' 27th parole suitability hearing.

The BPH issued a grant of parole to Davis in January 2010 because of his positive adjustment, record of no recent disciplinary problems, and for successfully completing academic and vocational education and self-help programs. However, the parole grant was reversed by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June 2010, who concluded Davis was still dangerous because of an evaluator’s diagnosis of a personality disorder, Davis’ conformist tendencies, and his sporadic participation in substance-abuse programs over the years.

Davis challenged Governor Schwarzenegger’s reversal of his parole grant in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which ruled against Schwarzenegger and vacated his decision.  In 2012, California’s Second District Court of Appeal upheld the Governor’s reversal of the January 28, 2010, grant, ruling that the Governor’s concerns were justified and supporting his conclusion that Davis was still dangerous.

Davis appeared before the panel today. The suitability finding is subject to a 120-day decision review period.  If the grant is finalized at the conclusion of decision review, the Governor may conduct an independent review of the decision. Under California law, the Governor may reverse, modify, affirm or decline to review the Board’s decision.

Davis was sent to state prison on April 21, 1972, with a life sentence from Los Angeles County for two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and robbery.  He was convicted for the July 25, 1969, murder of Gary Hinman and the murder of Donald “Shorty” Shea sometime in August 1969.

The BPH hearing transcript will serve as the official record and is expected to be transcribed in approximately 30 days.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2012
Contact: Terry Thornton
(916) 445-4950
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Disturbance at Ironwood State Prison Under Investigation

October 9, 2012, 3:07 pm
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Riot involved 461 inmates; four inmates still hospitalized

BLYTHE – Ironwood State Prison (ISP) administrators are continuing their investigation into a riot that occurred on October 6 and involved 461 inmates.

On Saturday, October 6 at about 1:50 p.m., hundreds of inmates started fighting on a medium-security yard. The fighting spread into the dayrooms of two other housing units.

Correctional officers used pepper spray, batons, baton rounds, direct impact rounds and one warning shot from the Mini 14 rifle to stop the fights.  Staff from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, located next to ISP, also responded.

Seven inmates were seriously injured and taken to area hospitals.  Three were treated and returned to the prison; four are still hospitalized. One of the four inmates suffered stab wounds. The other three are being treated for swelling to the head, fluid in the lungs, and damage to an ear requiring surgery.

Approximately 100 inmates were treated at the prison for minor bruises and scratches.

One officer was injured when an inmate threw a rock, hitting his leg. He was treated at a local hospital and released.

Staff recovered two inmate-made weapons.

The prison is on modified program, which means inmate movement and programming is limited to facilitate the investigation.

The entire institution has restricted inmate movement to facilitate the investigation.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2012
Contact: Lt. Willie Hawkins
(760) 921-4382
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Inmate Death at Correctional Training Facility Being Investigated as Homicide

October 11, 2012, 3:30 pm
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SOLEDAD– Investigators at Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate after a recent autopsy report concluded the death was a homicide.

Inmate Rick Stockton, 52, was pronounced dead on Sunday, October 7, at an outside hospital where he was transported after being found unresponsive in a restroom.

Inmate Stockton was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on August 4, 1999 from El Dorado County to serve a 25-year-to-life term for vehicle theft, possession of a deadly weapon, grand theft, robbery, and forgery.

The Office of the Inspector General has been notified.

The primary mission of CTF is to provide housing, programs and services for medium custody inmates. CTF opened in 1946; covers 680 acres, and is a three-facility complex, each function’s independently, however when required each facility supports each other.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2012
Contact: Jenee Deitcher
(831) 678-5952
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Homicide at California State Prison-Sacramento Under Investigation

October 18, 2012, 2:05 pm
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Inmate held in suspicion of murdering cellmate

REPRESA – California State Prison-Sacramento’s Investigative Services Unit is investigating the October 17 death of a 51-year-old inmate as a homicide.

Correctional officers found an inmate unresponsive in his cell just after 9 p.m. during count. The inmate, whose name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notifications, was pronounced dead at 9:23 p.m. He had been in prison since December 10, 2001 and was serving a 25-year-to-life sentence from Contra Costa County for assault with the intent to commit a specific sex act.

The deceased inmate’s cellmate has been identified as the suspect in this case and has been housed in the prison’s Administrative Segregation Unit pending the investigation.  The suspect, 46, has been in state prison since November 9, 1986, and is serving a 17-year-to-life sentence from Alameda County for second-degree murder.

California State Prison-Sacramento is a multi-mission institution that houses approximately 2,600 inmates and employs more than 1,700 staff.  Opened in 1986, the institution primarily houses maximum-security inmates serving long sentences and those who have proved to be management problems at other institutions.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2012
Contact: Levance Quinn
(916) 294-3012
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Solar Power Ramped Up at Four California Prisons

October 22, 2012, 11:30 am
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Discounted power saves tax dollars, curbs greenhouse emissions

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced that solar energy fields that generate electrical power for four of its prisons are now running at full capacity, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving $45 million in energy costs over the next 20 years.

“These solar fields benefit the environment and show a responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars,” CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate said. “These solar fields will prevent a billion pounds of greenhouse gases from being emitted to the air and make the prisons less reliant on power generated by natural gas and nuclear sources.” A dedication ceremony was held today at North Kern State Prison, one of the institutions powered by solar energy.

Approximately 56,000 solar panels, which generate 14 megawatts of power, were constructed adjacent to the four prisons at no cost to taxpayers by Sun Edison Corp.  In return, CDCR purchases the electrical power from Sun Edison at discounted rates, which results in reduced energy costs. (14 megawatts of power is roughly equivalent to the energy required to power at least 45,000 homes.)

In addition to North Kern State Prison in Delano, solar fields are generating power for Chuckawalla Valley and Ironwood state prisons in Blythe and the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi.  A fifth field of photovoltaic panels are currently under construction at California State Prison, Los Angeles in Lancaster and an expansion of the Tehachapi field will add approximately 3.3 megawatts of power by early 2013.

The State of California also has awarded contracts to Sun Edison to construct an additional 20 megawatts of solar capacity at other prisons in Northern California.  Those sites are still being evaluated and have the potential to reduce CDCR’s electrical costs by an additional $45 million over 20 years.

The solar fields are part of CDCR’s “Going Green Initiative” which includes recycling and water conservation projects that improve energy efficiency in all 33 prisons by reducing electricity and natural gas use. All of the energy saving projects are paid for without the use of state general fund tax dollars and are financed with low- or no-interest loans, such as those from Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.  

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2012                                  
CONTACT:Bill Sessa  (916) 445-4950
George Becerra (661) 721-2345
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Centinela State Prison Correctional Officers Recovering from Inmate Assault

October 22, 2012, 3:14 pm
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IMPERIAL – Three correctional officers are recovering from injuries they suffered from an attack by a Centinela State Prison inmate last Friday.

On October 19 just after six p.m., two officers were conducting security checks in a medium-custody housing unit and encountered two inmates suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. One of them had a contraband cell phone.

One of the inmates complied with the officers’ orders to exit the cell and submit to handcuffs, but the inmate with the contraband cell phone punched one officer and resisted efforts to surrender the contraband.

Three officers were injured and taken to area hospitals for treatment. One officer suffered a cut finger. The officer who was punched also suffered a knee injury. A third officer suffered a head injury. He was treated at a local hospital and airlifted to a San Diego medical center for additional treatment.

All three officers are home recovering.

No inmates were injured. The facility where the attack occurred is on modified program, meaning inmate access to normal programs is limited to facilitate the investigation into the incident.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 22, 2012    
CONTACT:  LT. JAMES HILL 
(760) 337-7900 X7601
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CDCR Urges Parents to Use “Operation Boo” Halloween Safety Guide

October 23, 2012, 2:06 pm
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                        (Media ride-along registration deadline is today, October 23.)


Sacramento – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of Adult Parole Operations – aided by law enforcement partners statewide – is preparing to conduct the 19th annual Halloween children’s safety project, “Operation Boo.”

This year, it features CDCR’s online parent empowerment brochure.  Beginning today, the media is invited to partner with CDCR in spreading the word about how parents and guardians can help keep kids safe by using this online resource.  The Operation Boo Parent Patrol Online Guide gives suggestions for non-threatening ways to teach children how to spot and avoid potential sexual predators. The brochure also offers links to help parents pin point sex offender residences and avoid those homes while plotting their children’s trick-or-treat paths.

The Tradition

CDCR has been conducting and expanding the Operation Boo Project since 1994.  Operation Boo is held throughout California on Halloween night. State-supervised sex offenders* are monitored closely to ensure that they don’t attempt to attract children to their homes.  The special conditions of parole imposed on sex offenders for Halloween night include:

o    A 5 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew during which parolees must remain indoors;
o    No exterior lights may be on at their homes (to discourage children from approaching);
o    No offering of Halloween candy and no Halloween decorations;
o    Sex-offender parolees can open the door only to respond to law enforcement, such as  parole agents checking compliance. 

*There are almost 92,000 sex offenders in California. CDCR is responsible for supervising about 10,395 or 11 percent of them. For more information, please visit:  http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Parole/Sex Offender_Facts/index.html

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In addition to the traditional compliance checks, Operation Boo will include two features added statewide last year.

•    Parent Empowerment:  Since only a small percent of sex offenders are under CDCR supervision so parental empowerment is key to protecting California children from sexual predators year round.  That’s why CDCR  is again promoting a free downloadable brochure with helpful information and links for parents including:

o    How to share a fun and non-threatening Halloween activity with their children to allow discussion of dangerous behavior in adults.

o    Tips by well known organizations and experts for discussing personal safety for children.

o    Internet links to help survey the community and learn where sex offenders may live so parents and children can steer clear and report any illegal activity observed.

o    Operation Boo Parent Patrol badges for Halloween night to send a message to predators that they’re being watched, and to let everyone on the trick-or-treat trail know that parent awareness is key to keeping children safe.

    The Operation Boo Information Guide for Parents is available here:
     http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Parole/_pdf/Operation-Boo-Parents-Guide.pdf

•    Halloween Night Transient Sex Offender Monitoring:  Since a significant number of sex offenders are homeless, special reporting centers will be set up in parole regions in areas where such offenders typically congregate.  Transient sex offenders will be ordered to report to a center to spend the curfew under supervision.  The centers will be part of the Halloween night media tours.  Per a prior news advisory, the deadline for media registration is today, October 23, (availabilities are limited and vary by region). For more information click here: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/News/operation-boo-media-component.html)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2012
CONTACT:  Luis Patino
(916) 445-4950

 



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CDCR Reclaims Key Prison Health Care Functions from Receiver

October 26, 2012, 9:19 am
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Health care access and facility activation returning to State control; provision of care will follow

SACRAMENTO – After six years of working with a federal Receiver to rebuild thestate’s prison health care system, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is now reclaiming responsibility for health care access and building and running new facilities.

“Our department has worked closely with the Receiver’s Office to bring prison medical care into compliance with the U.S. Constitution, and we are ready to assume full management and control of prison health care in the months to come,” said CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate. “Today’s agreements are an important step toward ending the costly class-action lawsuit that led to federal control of prison health care.”

Today’s agreements return two important health care responsibilities to CDCR. First, the department will now run the health care access units that ensure care is available to inmates. Second, CDCR will also run all new and remodeled health care facilities, including the new center in Stockton. The next step is for CDCR and the Receiver to continue working to delegate the remaining healthcare functions back to the State including the provision of care.

California’s prison health care system has continued to improve in recent years. Some of these improvements include: redesigned primary care at all 33 adult institutions, gains in the number and quality of health care staff, new quality control procedures, and better use of technology including electronic health records. California has also launched multiple construction and renovation projects including a new, 1,722-bed facility in Stockton.

A string of class-action lawsuits dating back to 1990 resulted in varying levels of federal oversight of health care in California prisons. In 2006, Judge Thelton E. Henderson appointed a federal Receiver with full authority over prison medical care. Since then California has made significant improvements. In August 2012, an ongoing class-action lawsuit over dental care, Perez v. Cate, was dismissed by the federal court. In September 2012, the court ordered a process to end the federal receivership and return management and day-to-day control over medical services to the State.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2012    Contact: JEFFREY CALLISON
(916) 445-4950
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New Report Shows Recidivism Rate Continues to Decline

October 29, 2012, 11:08 am
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Recidivism rate is 63.7 percent, down from 65.1 the year before

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today released the 2012 Outcome Evaluation Report, the third in a series of annual reports tracking the recidivism rates of adult offenders released from state prison.  The report shows that recidivism rates have declined for the second straight year.

The focus of the 2012 report are the inmates released from CDCR during fiscal year 2007-08, a pivotal year when CDCR began using risk and needs assessments to better rehabilitate and supervise its offender population.  These inmates had a 63.7 percent three-year recidivism rate, down from 65.1 percent the year before.  They also committed 1,450 fewer crimes than those released the year before, despite being a larger group of inmates.

“We’re pleased to see that recidivism rates are improving and that the reforms we undertook in 2007 and 2008 are working,” CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate said.

In 2007 CDCR began using the Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) and the next year began using the California Static Risk Assessment (CSRA) and the Parole Violation Decision Making Instrument (PVDMI).

COMPAS is a research-based risk and needs assessment tool used by CDCR in the placement, supervision and case management of offenders. It helps CDCR staff assign the right inmates to the right programs at the right time based on individual risk and needs assessments, reducing the likelihood of reoffending. All inmates are assessed using COMPAS before their release from prison. The report finds that, of those inmates with a substance abuse need as identified by COMPAS, those who receive in-prison substance abuse treatment and aftercare recidivate at less than half the rate of those who receive neither (30.7 percent compared to 62.7 percent, respectively).

CDCR partnered with the University of California, Irvine, to create a validated risk assessment tool to inform decision-making for parolees. The CSRA is a 22-item actuarial risk prediction instrument that predicts the likelihood to recidivate and moved CDCR from the use of an offense-based system.  The report finds that the CSRA performs well at predicting the risk for recidivism.

The PVDMI, launched statewide in November 2008, assesses a parolee’s risk for recidivism as calculated by the CSRA and the severity of the parole violation, based on a severity index, to determine a consistent and appropriate response to the violation.  Since the implementation of the PVDMI, fewer parolees have been returned to prison.

The report also contains a new section on the Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison, a college program that began in 1996. Inmates who graduated from the program had a very low rate of recidivism after one year out of prison, as compared to a matched comparison group of similar inmates (5.4 percent compared to 21.2 percent, respectively).

In fiscal year 2007-08, 116,015 people were released or re-released from state prison. The in-depth 2012 report focuses on the 73,885 inmates who returned to prison within three years of release. It also looks at demographics, including gender, age, ethnicity, sentence, length of stay, mental health status, and other factors.

CDCR measures recidivism by arrests, convictions and returns to prison and uses the latter measure – returns to prison – as its primary measure of recidivism. CDCR’s return-to-prison measure includes offenders released from prison after having served their sentence for a crime as well as offenders released from prison after having served their term for a parole violation.

Future reports will monitor how the implementation of realignment legislation impacts recidivism.

The 2012 Outcome Evaluation Report is published by CDCR’s Office of Research, which provides research data analysis and evaluation to implement evidence-based programs and practices, strengthen policy, inform management decisions and ensure accountability.

To view the entire report, please visit 
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Adult_Research_Branch/Research_Documents/ARB_FY_0708_Recidivism_Report_10.23.12.pdf


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2012
CONTACT:  Terry Thornton
(916) 445-4950
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State Prison Escapee Recaptured

October 31, 2012, 3:10 pm
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SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) special agents today announced the arrest of Carolyn Macy in Fairfax, Virginia, 12 years after she had escaped from detention in Los Angeles.

“I commend our special agent for investigating this case with tenacity and commitment,” Office of Correctional Safety Chief Anthony Chaus said. “We never stop looking for an escapee and are committed to apprehending them no matter what.”

Macy, who has a criminal history consisting of various theft-related crimes and identity theft, was sent to state prison from Santa Clara County on May 25, 1999 with a three-year sentence for grand theft of an employer exceeding $400 and defrauding with the use of an access card. Prior to her scheduled parole date, Macy was transferred to the Central City Community Center in Los Angeles on January 7, 2000. On February 2, 2000, she escaped from CDCR custody.

Recently, a CDCR special agent assisted by a parole agent developed several new leads and then located Macy in Fairfax, Virginia. Working with the Fairfax County Sheriff and the Loudoun County Sheriff in Virginia, the agent conducted further investigations that ultimately led to Macy’s arrest.

Officers with the Fairfax and Loudoun county sheriff’s departments took Macy into custody on Friday, October 26. Virginia authorities also said Macy was still involved in identity theft and may also file additional criminal charges.

The Office of Correctional Safety handles all major adult and juvenile law enforcement, investigative, security and intelligence functions for CDCR. This includes critical incident response, apprehending fugitive parolees and escaped inmates and conducting complex investigations and surveillances involving inmates and parolees suspected of major crime or organized gang activity.

98.6 percent of all offenders who have escaped from an adult institution, camp or community-based program since 1977 have been apprehended.




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Inmate shot at High Desert State Prison during assault

November 1, 2012, 10:52 am
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Susanville – On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at approximately 2:40 pm, a 36-year-old High Desert State Prison (HDSP) inmate was shot in the right hip as he was kicking another inmate in the head.  Two additional suspects were also seen kicking the victim of the assault. They were all wearing boots.  HDSP Facility A staff saw the victim being kicked in the head and ordered the three suspects to stop the assault.  After the suspects failed to stop the assault the Facility A staff fired two warning shots.  The suspects continued the assault and one of the suspects was shot in the right hip. 

The victim of the assault lost consciousness during the incident.  He was treated at the HDSP Correctional Treatment Center and later was transported to an outside hospital for additional treatment.  The inmate suspect that sustained the gunshot wound was transported to an outside hospital for treatment. 

The second and third suspects in this case were not injured and were placed in the Administrative Segregation Unit. 

The victim was received from Los Angeles County and is serving a 33-year-to-life sentence for murder.  The inmate’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The first suspect is a 36-year-old received from Los Angeles County and is serving a three-year, eight-month sentence for possession of controlled substances for sale.  The names of the suspects are being withheld pending investigation into this incident.

The second suspect is a 29-year-old received from Orange County and is serving a 37-year sentence for kidnapping.

The third suspect is a 30-year-old received from Orange County and is serving a 9-year sentence for selling controlled substances.

The case is under investigation by the Lassen County District Attorney’s Office, the Investigative Services Unit at HDSP, and the Deadly Force Investigation Team.  The Office of the Inspector General’s Bureau of Independent Review was notified.

High Desert State Prison located in Lassen County opened in 1995 and houses 3,537, minimum-, medium-, and maximum-custody Inmates. The institution provides academic classes and vocational instruction and employs more than 1,275 people.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2012

                             
Contact Lt. Nick Albonico
(530) 251-5100
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CDCR Checks on 1703 Sex Offenders during Operation Boo

November 1, 2012, 12:42 pm
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Compliance checks result in 85 arrests statewide; 5 parolees-at-large apprehended; new charges filed against 5 known predators; weapons, drugs and child porn confiscated

SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) parole agents contacted 1703 sex-offender parolees during compliance checks as part of the 19th annual Operation Boo Child Safety Project on Halloween night 2012.  Statewide, new charges were filed against 5 of the sex offender parolees contacted, 5 parolees at large were arrested, 2 parolees were found with child pornography,  7 weapons were confiscated and 17 parolees were found with narcotics.

“Our statewide efforts with Operation Boo on Halloween night help protect the innocence of California’s children as they enjoy the traditional trick-or-treating pastime.  The 85 arrests made by our parole agents and GPS specialists prove how important it is that we continue these annual sweeps," said Margarita Perez, Acting Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations. 

On a regional basis:

Region 1 (which includes Northern and Central Inland counties and extends south to Kern County) conducted 218 searches and arrested 16 sex offender parolees, including one parolee-at-large.

Region 2 (which includes the Central Coast and the Bay Area counties) conducted 252 searches and arrested 16 sex offender parolees, including three 3 parolees-at-large.

Region 3 (which includes the greater Los Angeles area) conducted 358 searches and arrested 16 parolees, including one parolee-at-large.

Region 4 (which includes San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties) conducted 875 searches and arrested 37. 

For more information about Operation Boo please visit: 
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/                                                              
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 1, 2012        
CONTACT:  LUIS PATINO 
(916) 445-4950

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Inmate Walks Away from Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County

November 5, 2012, 2:45 pm
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ASUZA— California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for an inmate who walked away from the Julius Klein Conservation Camp in Asuza located in Los Angeles County on Friday, November 2.

The inmate is 23-year old Jeremy Angel Ruano, Hispanic male, 5’9, 188 pounds. Ruano has brown eyes and black hair. Ruano was committed to CDCR on March 5, 2009 from Los Angeles County to serve a six-year term for assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.

Inmate Ruano was last seen at approximately 8 p.m. during a mandatory inmate count. Staff searched the inmate dorm area, surrounding buildings and the camp perimeter after he was discovered missing.

All local law enforcement agencies and the California Highway Patrol were notified and are assisting in the search. The Sierra Conservation Center (SCC), located in Jamestown, sent an Investigative Services Unit to the area.

If anyone has information about, or knowledge of, the location of this individual immediately contact 911, the Julius Klein Conservation Camp at (626) 910-1213, or the SCC Watch Commander at (209) 984-5291, extension 5439.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2012
Contact: Lt. Jack Ingram
626-910-1213
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CDCR implementing its new gang management reforms

November 8, 2012, 1:26 pm
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Case-by-case reviews of gang-validated inmates an important step in new Security Housing Unit policy

 SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is now implementing a pilot program that will reduce long-term confinement in Security Housing Units (SHU) and overhaul the way gangs are managed. The “Security Threat Group Identification, Prevention and Management” pilot program was approved and certified by the Office of Administrative Law on October 18, 2012 and filed with the Secretary of State.  It is now the department’s official policy and enabled CDCR to begin conducting case-by-case reviews of inmates in segregated housing.

“The new gang management policy was developed with significant input from experts internally and throughout the nation and now includes prevention, interdiction and rehabilitation elements,” Undersecretary of Operations Terri McDonald said.  “This complex retooling of our gang management program requires considerable changes to state regulations and departmental policies and procedures. Implementing it as a pilot will improve the department’s ability to incorporate the new changes,” McDonald added.

Because of the magnitude of the changes and the complexity of gang management, CDCR is phasing in implementation. Phase One has begun which includes case-by-case reviews of CDCR’s existing validated gang population housed in its security housing units (SHU). The reviews will determine the appropriate placement of those inmates either in a new Step-Down Program or to general population housing. The reviews began October 25 at Pelican Bay State Prison and continue this week at other institutions.

“The reviews are extremely comprehensive and will take time to complete throughout the entire system,” McDonald said.

The term security threat group (STG) will generally replace the terms prison gang, disruptive group, and/or street gang within CDCR. The new STG policy is a behavior-based approach that focuses more on individual accountability.  Highlights include:

•    Incorporation of an STG prevention program for offenders during the intake process and an orientation process for validated affiliates in the Step-Down Program.
•    Recognition of the different levels of threat posed by STG members, associates and suspects, and that their housing should correspond with their respective threat level.
•    The incorporation of a weight-based point validation system which continues to require a direct link to an existing validated member or associate.
•    A new behavior-based system, which will serve to enhance the existing intelligence-based validation system.
•    A new STG behavior-based disciplinary matrix, which will provide for additional procedural due process safeguards and a system of individual accountability.
•    A new STG Classification Committee, which will provide an additional level of due process review and affirm initial STG validations.
•    STG associates – a majority of inmates housed in SHUs – will no longer be considered for direct administrative placement into a SHU based solely upon their validation to an STG unless there is a corresponding confirmed disciplinary behavior at the time of the original validation.
•    Implementation of an incremental three- to four-year Step-Down Program, which by design will replace the existing six-year inactive review process for validated STG affiliates.
•    The Step-Down Program will be an individual behavior-based program for STG affiliates that will provide graduated housing, enhanced programs and interpersonal interactions as well as corresponding privileges and personal property enhancements.

McDonald said Phase Two of the STG pilot program will include the implementation of the new validation process and will begin early next year. Case-by-case reviews of validated affiliates housed in smaller Administrative Segregation Units will also be implemented with the new validation system.

“These changes support our goals to reduce long-term SHU confinement, provide alternatives for inmates who want to disassociate from a criminal gang lifestyle, maintain safety in our prisons and communities and have a more effective system that complies with national best practices,” McDonald said.

CDCR manages about 3,100 STG (gang) members and associates in security housing units.  About 20 percent of these offenders are validated STG members, who maintain a high level of influence over subservient street gangs and other individuals incarcerated within the prison population and represent a significant threat to the safety of others and institution security.  The remaining 80 percent are validated STG associates, who under the direction of STG members assist in carrying out illicit, disruptive, violent and/or criminal activities in the operations of these criminal organizations.

California Penal Code Section 5058.1 grants CDCR the authority to implement pilot programs. The “Security Threat Group Identification, Prevention and Management” pilot has the force of law and will expire by operation of law in two years or on October 18, 2014 unless adopted by CDCR into the California Code of Regulations using the process described by the Administrative Procedure Act.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2012
Contact: Terry Thornton
(916) 445-4950
 



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California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran Correctional Officer Recovering from Inmate Assault

November 9, 2012, 2:48 pm
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CORCORAN – A correctional officer is recovering from injuries he suffered from an attack by a California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF) inmate yesterday.

On Thursday, at 10:32 a.m., a correctional officer was talking with inmate Martin Villanueva, 27, when Villanueva punched the officer in the face, knocking the officer back where he struck the back of his head on the wall. Villanueva then pulled the officer’s jacket over his head and continued to punch him in the face and head area.

Inmate Villanueva was subdued and subsequently transported to administrative segregation.

The officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment for lacerations to his forehead and the back of his head. He was released from the hospital this morning without serious injury.

Villanueva was committed to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on On January 21, 2011 from San Diego County to serve a four-year sentence for first-degree burglary. He was scheduled to be paroled October 29, 2013.

The matter has been referred to the King’s County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2012
Contact: Lupe Cartagena
(559) 992-7154
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