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Inmate Walkaway at Wasco State Prison-Reception Center

March 4, 2013, 10:06 am
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WASCO – On March 2, 2013, at approximately 8:30 a.m., officials at Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP-RC) discovered that a state prison inmate identified as Howard Devlin walked away from the minimum support facility.

Howard Devlin, 42, was received at WSP-RC from Riverside County on July 13, 2012, for the commitment offense possession of a controlled substance, where he received a 4-year sentence.

He is described as a white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 140 pounds, medium build, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a moustache and goatee.

Prison officials have contacted local law enforcement agencies and are currently looking for the escapee.  Anyone with information is encouraged to call 911 immediately.

WSP-RC’s primary mission is to provide short-term housing necessary to process, classify, and evaluate new inmates physically and mentally, and determine their security level, program requirements and appropriate institutional placement.  WSP-RC was opened February 1991, houses approximately 5,000 inmates and employs approximately 1,700 people.


 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2013
Contact: Lt. Robert Mazuka
(661) 758-8400 ext. 5013
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Inmate Walkaway Apprehended, Returned to Wasco State Prison

March 6, 2013, 9:13 am
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WASCO – On March 5, 2013, at approximately 7:00 pm, officials at Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP-RC) received information that inmate Michael Howard Devlin, 42, who had walked away from the institution’s minimum support facility on March 2, was apprehended and in police custody.

Devlin was arrested by the Parlier Police Department along with California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Special Services Unit Agents. He was later transferred to WSP-RC.

Devlin was received at WSP-RC from Riverside County on July 13, 2012 to serve a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger.

WSP-RC’s primary mission is to provide short-term housing necessary to process, classify, and evaluate new inmates physically, mentally, and determine their security level, program requirements and appropriate institutional placement. WSP-RC was opened February 1991, houses approximately 5,000 inmates, and employs approximately 1,700 people.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2013
Contact: Lt. Robert Mazuka
(661) 758-8400 ext. 5013
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Vendor Fair Set for California Health Care Facility in Stockton

March 6, 2013, 10:30 am
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Facility will spend millions of dollars per year on supplies


STOCKTON – Businesses who wish to sell their products or services to the new California Health Care Facility (CHCF) now under construction in Stockton are invited to attend a vendor fair in that city to learn how to become certified to do business with the State of California.

The event will be held March 18 at the Stockton Hilton, 2323 Grand Canal Boulevard, in downtown Stockton, from 1-3 pm.  The fair is co-sponsored by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), California Correctional Health Care Services, Department of General Services (DGS), the Department of State Hospitals and the Stockton Hilton.  Advance registration information is available at Kim.Petersen@CDCR.ca.gov. 

“With more than 2,000 staff and 1,700 inmate-patients on the site every day, we will have many of the same needs as a small city as well as some specialized needs related to health care,” said Warden Ron Rackley.  “We expect to spend several millions of dollars a year to operate the California Health Care Facility and would like every local business that wants to do business with us to be prepared by attending our workshop in Stockton,” said Rackley.

Representatives from the sponsoring state agencies will be on hand to explain general contracting procedures and the process for being certified as a Small Business or Veteran-owned and the types of products and services that the 1.2 million square foot medical facility will need.

The first of 1,722 inmate-patients are expected in July 2013 in a facility that will employ approximately 2,400 people in up to 160 professional classifications, creating a $220 million payroll that will add an estimated $1 billion a year to the local economy.  More than half of the $1 billion in construction costs for the new facility has been awarded to businesses and contractors in Stockton and the surrounding area and more than half of the 5,500 construction jobs have been filled with local craftsmen.

More information about the California Health Care Facility is available at http://www.chcfstockton.com/ Information about CDCR is available at www.cdcr.ca.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2013
CONTACT: BILL SESSA
(916) 445-4950

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Wanted Parolee Arrested by California Parole Apprehension Team Parole Agents After Being Wanted for over 32 years

March 13, 2013, 10:32 am
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SACRAMENTO-- On March 16, 2010, the Division of Adult Parole Operations, California Parole Apprehension Team (CPAT), in Region III began an investigation into the location and apprehension of Parolee At Large (PAL), Richard Bradford. Bradford has a commitment offense of Penal Code 187 first-degree murder and first-degree attempted robbery for which he received a life sentence on July 20, 1971.

Bradford was last released on parole on December 8, 1978, and had been absconding parole since September 15, 1980. In early 2011 Region III CPAT discovered that Bradford was possibly using the name, "James Edward Heard." Further investigation  revealed that Heard owned several properties in the Pasadena area including a high-end drug rehabilitation center called Eaton Canyon Treatment Center. Subsequently, a fingerprint comparison of Bradford’s prison fingerprint card and Heard’s Department of Motor Vehicles fingerprints by the Whitter Police Department confirmed that James Edward Heard was in fact, PAL Richard Bradford.

In February 2011, Region III CPAT was contacted by Bradford’s attorney in an effort to negotiate Bradford's surrender as he was now aware that CPAT  was actively looking for him.  Bradford's attorney requested that Bradford be given some time to turn himself in to DAPO.  He never turned himself in and Region III CPAT continued efforts to locate Bradford.  However, investigative efforts for approximately two years were met with negative results.  

Information was received off and on that Bradford was in the Pasadena area but keeping a very low profile in an effort to avoid apprehension, as he was aware that CPAT was continually checking for him. Bradford transferred the control of all of his businesses to a trust, all credit cards were in the name of the treatment center as well as all vehicles. All financial aspects of Bradford's alias, James Heard, were placed in a trust, and there was little activity under the name of "James Heard."

Finally on March 10, 2013, while conducting surveillance, CPAT agents observed Bradford and his wife leave their home. CPAT agents followed them to a Home Depot store in Monrovia. CPAT agents moved in and took them both into custody without incident as they exited their vehicle. Bradford’s wife was arrested for being a felon in possession of pepper spray, and was booked into the Monrovia City Jail.  A search of Bradford's residence produced documentation for James Heard and Richard Bradford.

James Edward Heard was created with a false birth certificate in Alameda County in 1977 and a social security card was issued to this individual in 1978 during the time that Bradford was still in state prison.  Bradford began using the name James Heard off and on beginning in the mid 1980’s, and by 1992 Richard Bradford disappeared on paper.

Fortunately Region III CPAT continued their efforts and was successful in bringing this PAL to justice after over 32 years of absconding parole supervision.

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CDCR's Response to Dr. Raymond Patterson:

March 14, 2013, 9:45 am
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“We adamantly reject this monitor’s suggestion that the state is indifferent to the issue of suicide prevention.  Far from it. California has one of the most robust prison suicide prevention programs in the nation.

California’s prison suicide rate is half that of local jails, lower than many other state prison systems and in fact lower than the suicide rate of adult males outside of prison. While there will always be areas where we can improve, CDCR is identifying and implementing improvements on its own. We do not need further intrusive and costly federal court oversight.”

Once we have a chance to review this new report, we will file a full response identifying all of the flaws and inaccuracies it contains.”
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Kern Valley State Prison Officers Quickly Isolate and Control Large Incident

March 14, 2013, 12:58 pm
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(Delano) – Custody staff at Kern Valley State Prison (KVS) quickly contained, isolated and controlled a large scale incident on the prison’s maximum-security yard today.

At 9:51 a.m., several fights broke out among groups of inmates on the B Facility yard. Correctional officers used less-than-lethal options including pepper spray, chemical agents, and direct impact rounds to quickly stop the fights and bring the incidents under control.

So far, 10 inmates have been taken by ambulance to outside hospitals for treatment of stab wounds. KVSP staff are assessing the involved inmates for injuries.

Investigators with KVSP’s Investigative Services Unit are investigating the incident.

This information is preliminary; updates will be provided later.

KVSP opened in 2005 and houses 3,782 minimum-, medium-, maximum- and high-security custody inmates.  KVSP offers academic classes and vocational programs and employs approximately 1,800 people.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 14, 2013
CONTACT:  JEFF SMITH
(661) 721-6314
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Inmate Death at Kern Valley State Prison Under Investigation as a Homicide

March 22, 2013, 12:26 pm
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DELANO – Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) investigators are working with the Kern County Coroner and District Attorney’s Office to investigate the death of an inmate, which has been classified as a homicide.

Prison staff found an inmate, whose name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, unresponsive in his cell at 7:46 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013. He was declared dead at 8:44 p.m. The cell and all its contents have been secured and processed as a crime scene.

The deceased inmate was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole from Los Angeles County for first-degree murder.  He was received by CDCR on July 1, 2004, and had been housed at KVSP since April 9, 2012.

The deceased inmate’s cellmate, Scott A. Mendez, has been identified as the suspect in the case. Mendez, 41, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole from Fresno County for first-degree murder.  He was received by CDCR on November 24, 1993, and has been housed at KVSP since September 2, 2010.

KVSP opened in 2005 and houses 3,782 minimum-, medium-, maximum-, and high-security custody inmates.  KVSP offers academic classes and vocational programs and employs approximately 1,800 people.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2013
Contact: Lt. Jeff Smith
(661) 721-6314
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CDCR Officer and K-9 Killed in Car Crash

March 26, 2013, 9:13 am
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The officer and dog died this morning in San Diego County en route to an assignment

SACRAMENTO – Correctional Officer Gilbert Cortez and his K-9 Mattie died this morning when their car rolled off the road. They and four other K-9 teams in separate cars were driving south on State Highway 79 in San Diego County on their way to conduct a search of La Cima Fire Camp. The cause of the accident is under investigation. No other vehicles were involved; Cortez’s vehicle was ahead of the others.

“All of us at CDCR mourn the tragic death of Officer Gilbert Cortez,” said California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Secretary Jeff Beard. “He was a valued member of our department and his untimely passing, in the line of duty, is a huge loss to all who worked with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with Gil’s family, friends and colleagues. We are also deeply saddened by the death of Gil’s K-9 partner, Mattie.”

Cortez, 46, worked at California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) and was part of the Southern Regional K-9 Unit. He started his career at CDCR in 1990 at the California Institution for Men. The next year, he transferred to Calipatria State Prison where he was assigned to the Investigative Services Unit and promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In 2001, Cortez was transferred to CRC where he subsequently completed K-9 training.

Officer Cortez is survived by his wife, their two children and his parents.

His K-9 partner Mattie was a Belgian Malinois, donated by a private citizen in the San Diego area. She started service with Officer Cortez in August 2011 and was certified to search for contraband and narcotics. CDCR’s K-9 program uses dogs and skilled handlers to detect cell phones and drugs in prisons.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 25, 2013
Contact: Jeffrey Callison
(916) 445-4950


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Setting the Record Straight on Realignment

April 2, 2013, 4:13 pm
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Realignment is not an “early release program.” No state prison inmates have been or will be released early.

There have been no inmate transfers from state prison to county jails.

The state has provided funding to the counties to help meet any increased expenses under Realignment -- $400 million in 2011, rising to more than $850 million in 2012, and more than $1 billion in 2013-2014.

CDCR does not decide which crimes are “serious” or “violent”; those are defined by the California Penal Code.

What is Realignment?

Realignment is a big change for everyone. California is legally required by a federal Three-Judge Panel (a decision affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court) to reduce prison overcrowding to 110,000 inmates or face the wholesale early and unsupervised release of approximately 33,000 inmates. Realignment has helped the State reduce its number of inmates by more than 24,500 while providing counties with billions of dollars in funding to adjust to this unprecedented shift. The inmate reduction will help California end costly litigation and an expensive Receivership, which benefits all Californians.

In the past, all inmates released from state prison were supervised by state parole. Beginning October 1, 2011, after serving their legally required state prison sentences, inmates with a current commitment offense that is non-serious, non-violent or non high-risk sex offense are supervised by county probation. All others continue to report to state parole.

Offenders convicted after October 1, 2011 of a crime defined by the California Penal Code as non-serious, non-violent or non-sex offense stay in county jail to serve their court-ordered sentences.

Parole violations are now served in county jail.
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Condemned Inmate Justin Alan Helzer Death

April 15, 2013, 3:22 pm
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SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Justin Alan Helzer, 41, who was on California’s death row from Contra Costa County, was pronounced dead at San Quentin State Prison late Sunday evening, April 14, 2013. The death is being investigated as a suicide. He was single-celled.

Helzer was sentenced to death, along with his brother Glenn Helzer, on March 11, 2005, by a Contra Costa County jury for killing Ivan Stineman, Annette Stineman, Selina Bishop, Jennifer Villarin, and James Gamble in an extortion and murder scheme. Helzer had been on death row since March 11, 2005.

Since 1978 when California reinstated capital punishment, 58 condemned inmates have died from natural causes, 22 have committed suicide, 13 have been executed in California, one was executed in Missouri; and six have died from other causes. There are 733 offenders on California’s death row.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2013
Contact: Lt. Samuel Robinson
(415) 455-5008
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CDCR and Riverside County Sign Contract to Allow County Jail Inmates to Participate in State Fire Camps

April 24, 2013, 9:53 am
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Utilizing inmates in camps will ease Riverside County’s jail population
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RIVERSIDE – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors finalized a first-of-its-kind contract Tuesday that allows the County Sheriff to utilize jail inmates in the state’s fire camps.

“This historic agreement is another great example of the state working with counties to protect public safety,” CDCR Secretary Jeff Beard said. “This partnership will allow us to provide fire protection during what may promise to be a very busy fire season while at the same time rehabilitating lower level offenders.”

The contract allows Riverside County to ease its jail population and ensures enough able-bodied inmates are available to help with fire suppression and in other emergencies, such as floods and earthquakes. Because only low-level offenders may participate in such programs, the state’s Conservation Camps population is anticipated to decline since the implementation of Public Safety Realignment (Assembly Bill 109). Under the law, offenders convicted after October 1, 2011 of non-serious, non-violent, and non-sex crimes stay in county jail to serve their sentence.

The five-year contract stipulates the county will pay the state $46.19 per inmate per day which covers housing/supervision costs by CDCR as well as training costs for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE).

CDCR jointly manages 39 adult and juvenile camps with CAL FIRE and five adult camps with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Approximately 3,800 offenders currently participate in the Conservation Camps Program. In an average year, the fire crews provide more than 2.5 million hours of emergency response work and save the state more than $80 million annually. The crews are available year-round, and have helped to contain and mitigate all of California’s major disasters since 1946, including wildfires, floods, heavy snows, search and rescue operations, and earthquakes.

For Immediate Release
April 24, 2013
Contact:  Jonathan Parsley or Dana Simas
(916) 445-4950
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Three Female Inmates Walk Away from Community Correctional Center in Bakersfield

April 26, 2013, 12:13 pm
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BAKERSFIELD—The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for three female state prison inmates who officers discovered missing during the 9 p.m. bed count at the Female Rehabilitative Community Correctional Center (FRCCC) in Bakersfield.

The inmates are:
·         Elaina Paramore, 30, Hispanic female, 5’6” tall, 200 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes
·         Lorrena Pena, 39, Hispanic female, 5’3”, 140 lbs with black hair and brown eyes
·         Laura Serrano, 28, Hispanic female, 5’7”, 250 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes

Paramore was committed to CDCR on December 5, 2012 from San Diego County to serve a four-year sentence for child endangerment and attempting to introduce a controlled substance into a jail/prison.

Pena was committed to CDCR on January 24, 2013 from Los Angeles County to serve a two-year sentence for first-degree burglary.

Serrano was committed to CDCR on January 21, 2010 from Kings County to serve a two-year, eight-month sentence for possession of a controlled substance for sale.

CDCR has sent staff and resources to locate and apprehend the inmates. The California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement have been contacted for assistance.

If anyone has information about or knowledge of the location of these individuals, immediately contact 911 or (916) 201-5567.

The FRCCC offers treatment services, counseling and more than 30 classes a week to female inmates in a community-based environment. To be eligible for the program inmates must be low-security, serving a sentence for a non-serious, non-violent offense and must have 36 months or less to serve. On average, female inmates serve approximately 10 months and some as long as 16 months in the rehabilitative center.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2013
Contact: Dana Simas
(916) 445-4950
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California Files Court-Ordered Prison Plan, Vows Supreme Court Appeal

May 2, 2013, 11:58 pm
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SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today submitted a court-ordered list of prison reduction measures, under protest, warning that public safety could be jeopardized and progress under realignment seriously undermined.

“We respect the court’s authority to order the list of measures, but we submitted it under protest,” said CDCR Secretary Jeff Beard. “The court ordered the population reduced so as to allow for medical and mental health care that complies with the Constitution. We are already providing that level of care and so further population reduction is not needed.”

The court-ordered list complies with an April 11, 2013 federal court order requiring the state to explain how it will reduce the adult prison population to 137.5 percent of design capacity. Meeting this order requires the state to reduce its prison population by another 9,300 inmates. The order stems from cases filed by inmates dating back to 1991 that claim the state’s prison medical and mental health care is inadequate and unconstitutional.

While required to file this list of measures, the state still intends to appeal the court order for further prison population reductions to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court order persists despite more than $1 billion dollars of investment in new health care facilities and new treatment space, including a new, 1,722-bed facility that will open in July; hundreds of new doctors, nurses, psychiatrists and other medical and mental health care staff in California’s prisons; and historic prison reform under realignment – supported by local law enforcement and the Legislature – that has already reduced the prison population by more than 25,000 inmates, in addition to a 17,000 inmate reduction under the previous administration.

The court-ordered list focuses on increasing capacity to house prisoners, but also includes provisions to increase good-conduct credit. Virtually every action identified on the list requires legislative approval with the exception of the expanded fire camp capacity. All legislative changes must be urgency measures in order to meet the December 2013 court-ordered deadline.

The list includes the following measures:
• Expanding the capacity of fire camps.
• Slowing the rate of returning out-of-state inmates to California.
• Leasing beds from county jails and other facilities where there is sufficient capacity.
• Increasing good-conduct credit for non-violent inmates.
• Expanding medical and elderly parole.

The increase in credits for good conduct will not impact realignment. Prisoners who are released under the new good-conduct rules would serve their parole under state supervision. If they violate parole prior to the end of what their sentence would have been without the increased good-conduct credits, they will return to state prison.

A lengthier listing of all possible prison population reduction ideas is also included in the filing as compelled by the court.

To read a copy of the population reduction list, a timeline of the lawsuits and court actions to this point, click here.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2013
Contact: Jeffrey Callison
(916) 445-4950
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Statement from CDCR Secretary Beard

May 3, 2013, 2:19 pm
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SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Jeff Beard issued the following statement today regarding the correctional officer who was the victim of an attempted homicide in Colton last night.

“Our hearts are heavy after learning two people tried to murder one of our correctional officers in Colton last night. The Colton Police Department is investigating this tragic incident and we are thankful they immediately transported the officer to the hospital. Their quick actions saved his life. Our thoughts and prayers are with the officer, a 26-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and with his family. I am proud of the men and women who work in our prisons and who willingly take risks every day to maintain the safe operation of our institutions and protect public safety. The 52-year-old officer is in critical condition and we are hoping for a full recovery.

We are also thankful to the Colton Police Department for their efforts that led to the apprehension of two suspects in Riverside by the Riverside Police Department. We are fully cooperating with the Colton Police Department to ensure these suspects are held accountable to the highest degree of the law.”

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Condemned Inmate Mario Lewis Gray Dies

May 6, 2013, 11:51 am
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SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Mario Lewis Gray, 55, who was on California’s death row from Los Angeles County, was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday morning at San Quentin State Prison.  Subsequently, he was pronounced dead at the prison on May 4, 2013, at 6:59 a.m.  The cause of death is unknown pending the results of an autopsy.  Gray was single-celled.

Gray was sentenced to death on March 14, 1990, by a Los Angeles County jury for the April 24, 1987, burglary, rape, and murder of 87 year old Ruby Reed. Gray had been on death row since March 21, 1990.

Since 1978 when California reinstated capital punishment, 59 condemned inmates have died from natural causes, 22 have committed suicide, 13 have been executed in California, one was executed in Missouri; and six have died from other causes. One is currently pending autopsy results. There are currently 735 offenders on California’s death row.



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2013
Contact: Lt. Sam Robinson
(415) 455-5008
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Transformer explosion knocks out power to California State Prison-Corcoran

May 10, 2013, 2:08 pm
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Limited power restored early this morning

CORCORAN – Limited electrical power was restored to California State Prison-Corcoran (CSP-COR) by Friday morning after the main transformer in a PG&E substation that powers the prison exploded and caught fire late Thursday afternoon.

The fire started at 4:35 p.m. and was quickly extinguished by the CSP-COR Fire Department, the Kings County Fire Department and the Tulare County Fire Department. The cause of the explosion is unknown at this time. No one was injured.

Back-up generators supplied power to the institution on Thursday night so that prison operations were not interrupted. The acute care hospital and the lethal electrified perimeter security fence continued to be powered by backup generators and, as a result, there were no escapes. As a precaution, CSP-COR administrators restricted movement of the 4,420 inmates housed there and this morning, the prison is on modified program which restricts some inmate movement and participation in rehabilitation programming.

At 1:45 am Friday, PG&E routed some electrical power to CSP-COR from the adjacent California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, which was unaffected by the transformer explosion and fire. Power to non-essential services at CSP-COR has been shut off, but inmates are being provided hot meals, there is power to waste water operations and all back-up generators are running to power all emergency circuits.

CDCR officials noted that the electrical problems will not interfere with visiting scheduled this weekend at both prisons.

Plant operations staff from both prisons and crews from PG&E are continuing to determine the cause of the explosion and assess the damage to the substation as they plan both short- and long-term repairs.





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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2013
Contact: Lt. Anthony Baer
(559) 992-6104


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CDCR Prison Receives Top Honors for Commitment to Small and Disabled Veteran Business

May 13, 2013, 9:07 am
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CORCORAN— Staff at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF) today are being recognized for their commitment to working with small businesses and disabled veteran businesses. SATF received the Department of General Service’s top honors during the annual State Agency Recognition Awards event in November 2012 for exceeding legislative and executive mandates to contract with small business and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBE).

SATF received the Governor’s Award; staff recognized include:
  •         Tim Lemos, SATF Business Manager II
  •         Ryan Huddleston, SATF Small Business/DVBE Advocate
  •         Tommy Wan, Associate Warden, Business Services
  •         Ralph Diaz, Warden
Procurement staff at SATF increased their DVBE commitments from 3.37 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2006-2007 to 15.29 percent in FY 2011-2012. They also increased small business contracts from 38.66 percent in FY 2006-2007 to 72.70 percent in FY 2011-2012.

SATF requires all bid proposals target the small business and DVBE community. Additionally, the facility has become a statewide leader in contracting with small businesses by incorporating a one-on-one assessment and training to all staff involved in purchasing to encourage commitments to the small business community.

Contracting with local small businesses and those owned by disabled veterans ensures the local economy benefits from procurement and construction at the institution.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2013
Contact: Dana Simas
(916) 445-4950
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New Study Shows Post-Prison Arrests are Down, Convictions Static under Realignment

May 16, 2013, 2:02 pm
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CDCR tracked inmates released from prison pre- and post-Realignment 

SACRAMENTO, CA – One-year arrest rates are down and conviction rates are virtually static for offenders released after completing their state prison sentences post-Realignment, according to a report released today by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

For this Realignment Report, CDCR identified all offenders who had served their full sentence and were released from prison during the first six months after the implementation of Realignment (October 2011 through March 2012). Researchers then tracked the offenders, which include those released to state parole supervision and those released to county probation supervision, for one year to see if they were re-arrested, convicted of a new crime, or returned to state prison. CDCR then compared those results with all offenders released during October 2010 to March 2011 (pre-Realignment) and tracked them for one year in the same manner.

Key findings include:

•    Post-Realignment offenders were arrested at a lower rate than pre-Realignment offenders (62 percent pre-Realignment and 58.7 percent post-Realignment).
•    The rate of post-Realignment offenders convicted of new crimes is nearly the same as the rate of pre-Realignment offenders convicted of new crimes (21.3 percent pre-realignment and 22.5 percent post realignment).
•    Post-Realignment offenders returned to prison at a significantly lower rate than pre-Realignment offenders, an intended effect of Realignment as most offenders are ineligible to return to prison on a parole violation. (42 percent pre-Realignment and 7.4 percent post-Realignment)

Under California’s Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011, no offenders receive an early release from state prison. The law, which was passed by the Legislature in response to a federal court order to reduce California’s prison population, has achieved dramatic reductions by stemming the flow of low-level inmates and parole violators into prison.

The intent of Realignment is to encourage counties to develop and implement evidenced-based practices and alternatives to incarceration to limit future crimes and reduce victimization.

Prior to Realignment, more than 60,000 felon parole violators returned to state prison annually, with an average length of stay of 90 days. Beginning on October 1, 2011, most parole violations are now served in county jails. Also, offenders newly convicted of certain low-level offenses serve their time in county jail. Under another component of Realignment, inmates who have served their full state prison sentence for a non-serious, non-violent or non-sexual offense are now supervised upon their release by county probation rather than state parole. Realignment provides a dedicated, constitutionally protected, and permanent revenue stream to the counties.

To view the full report, go to: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/realignment/

To view a fact sheet on Realignment, go to: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/realignment/docs/Realignment-Fact-Sheet.pdf


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Contact: Jeffrey Callison
(916) 445-4950
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Inmate Death at Kern Valley State Prison Under Investigation as a Homicide

May 16, 2013, 3:36 pm
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DELANO – Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) investigators are working with the Kern County Coroner and District Attorney’s Office to investigate the death of an inmate, which has been classified as a homicide.

Prison staff discovered an inmate, whose name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, unresponsive in his cell at 9:30 a.m. this morning, Thursday, May 16, 2013. He was pronounced dead at 10:20 a.m. The cell and all its contents have been secured and processed as a crime scene.

The deceased inmate’s cellmate, Dennis John Bratton, has been identified as the suspect in the case. Bratton, 43, is serving a life sentence from San Diego County for attempted murder, multiple counts of assault with deadly weapons and firearms, and an in prison assault with a deadly weapon.  He was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on November 13, 1997, and has been housed at KVSP since May 23, 2012.

KVSP opened in 2005 and houses 3,782 minimum-, medium-, maximum-, and high-security custody inmates.  KVSP offers academic classes and vocational programs and employs approximately 1,800 people.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 16, 2013
CONTACT:  JEFF SMITH
(661) 721-6314

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Inmate Commits Attempted Murder of a Correctional Officer at California Men's Colony

May 17, 2013, 10:03 am
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SAN LUIS OBISPO – An inmate at California Men’s Colony (CMC) attacked a correctional officer with an inmate manufactured weapon yesterday, inflicting injuries to the officer’s head and neck.  One officer who responded also was injured while subduing the attacker, inmate William Mikeworth.

The attack happened at approximately 10 a.m. on May 15, 2013, on a medium-custody yard when inmate Mikeworth struck the officer in the head and neck several times with a weapon.

The unit alarm was sounded, and responding officers used physical force and batons to subdue inmate Mikeworth.

Both officers were treated and released from a community hospital for wounds to their heads and necks.  Their injuries were non-life threatening.

Inmate Mikeworth, 39, was admitted to state prison on September 9, 2008 from San Bernardino County with a 9-year term for assault with a deadly weapon. He has been housed at CMC since February 18, 2013.

The incident is being reviewed by investigators at California Men’s Colony and from the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office.

California Men’s Colony houses 4,917 inmates and employs 1,899 custody, medical and support staff.  First opened in 1954, the institution houses minimum- and medium-custody inmates and provides medical treatment and vocational training to inmates.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 17, 2013
Contact: Lt. Robert Furster
(805) 547-7948
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