CDCR Provides Update on Mass Hunger Strike Disturbance
SACRAMENTO – As of today, 1,457 inmates in 15 state prisons are on a mass hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and...
View ArticleCDCR Provides Update on Mass Hunger Strike Disturbance
SACRAMENTO – As of today, 986 inmates in 11 state prisons are on a mass hunger strike disturbance, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). An inmate is...
View ArticleCDCR Dedicates New Mental Health Facility in Corcoran
SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today dedicated a newly constructed mental health treatment facility at Corcoran State Prison, the latest addition to the...
View ArticleInmate Death at Mule Creek State Prison Under Investigation
IONE– Investigators at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) and the Amador County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate as a possible homicide due to injuries received during an...
View ArticleMental Health Treatment Building at California State Prison- Sacramento...
Design significantly reduces consumption, increases sustainabilitySACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced a new mental health treatment building...
View ArticleMass Hunger Strike Update
SACRAMENTO – As of today, 561 inmates in nine state prisons are on a mass hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and...
View ArticleCDCR Responds to Supreme Court Denying a Stay
SACRAMENTO - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Secretary Jeff Beard made the following statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court denying a stay of the...
View ArticleHunger Strike Update
SACRAMENTO – As of today, 364 inmates in seven state prisons are on a hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and...
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CSP-SAC uses performance talents to open door to rehabilitation
By Chau Wilson, Coach and Dale Hamad, Principal (A)Recovery is the covenant of my evolution.I stopped fighting my problems,so I can solve my solutions,and cease the delusionsthat education is...
View ArticleAmerican Correctional Association Certifies Five California Prisons
Pelican Bay, Correctional Training Facility, High Desert, Mule Creek and North Kern receive near-perfect scores following rigorous audit by national expertsSACRAMENTO – Five California Department of...
View ArticlePrison Doctor Recovering from Inmate Assault
Two correctional sergeants suffered minor injuriesIONE – A staff physician is recovering from injuries she suffered yesterday from an attack by a Mule Creek State Prison inmate.Shortly after 8 a.m. on...
View ArticleHunger Strike Update
SACRAMENTO – As of today, 190 inmates in eight state prisons are on a hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11, according to the California Department of Corrections and...
View ArticleCDCR’s Responses to Hunger Strikers’ Demands
In May 2011, prior to two hunger strikes that year, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) began revising its gang validation and Security Housing Unit (SHU) confinement...
View ArticleNew Inmate Mental Health Facility Unveiled In San Luis Obispo
$38.6 million facility will provide 50 beds for crisis treatment Sacramento –The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today opened the doors to a new facility on the grounds...
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Salinas Valley State Prison Correctional Officer Taken to Outside Hospital...
SOLEDAD – A correctional officer is being treated for injuries he suffered from an attack by a Salinas Valley State Prison inmate this morning.At 9:43 a.m., the Correctional Officer was on-duty at the...
View ArticleCDCR Honors Employees at 29th Annual Medal of Valor Ceremony
Department recognizes more than 100 employees for heroism, outstanding serviceSACRAMENTO – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) honored 116 employees today during the...
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North Kern State Prison Escapee
DELANO – An inmate assigned to North Kern State Prison (NKSP) Minimum Support Facility was discovered missing by custody staff on September 1, 2013, at approximately 5:00 p.m. Inmate Michael Valdez, a...
View ArticleCDCR Secretary Jeff Beard Issues Statement on End of Hunger Strike
SACRAMENTO— As of this morning, all participants of the prison hunger strike have started taking state-issued meals or have otherwise begun the process of re-feeding. California Department of...
View ArticleCDCR Inmate Firefighter Hospitalized During Mt. Diablo Blaze
SACRAMENTO – A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) inmate was hospitalized yesterday due to heat exhaustion suffered while fighting the Mount Diablo wildfire. “Because of...
View ArticleGovernor, Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement on Prison Plan
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders today agreed on amendments to SB 105 that allow the state to comply with a federal court order to limit the prison population to 137.5...
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