Office of theInspectorGeneral issuesreport on COVIDeracontrabandinterdictionmeasures instate prisons A state audit of contraband coming into … [Read more...]
‘BASIC’ ACT TAKES AIM AT CANTEEN PRICE GOUGING
SB 474: California Sen. Josh Becker hopes to eliminate excessive markups on commissary items “Coming soon, Top Ramen noodles will be $1.00, if … [Read more...]
THE CHANGE-MAKERS AND GROUND-BREAKERS OF CDCR
In the typically male-dominated world of corrections, these women stood as shining examples paving the way for other women in the California prison … [Read more...]
Video surveillance installed across SQ
Officials at San Quentin State Prison have installed numerous surveillance cameras throughout the institution’s housing units, educational … [Read more...]
FREE BUS RIDES TO VISITS AT ALL 34 ADULT INSTITUTIONS
Global Tel Link to resume tablet distribution
Global Tel Link Corporation has received the go-ahead to speed up tablet distribution “free of charge” to all incarcerated people in California … [Read more...]
New Norway-inspired legislation took aim at California recidivism rate
California lawmakers recently considered a bill to create a different type of jobs-training program for incarcerated people who would live in a … [Read more...]
JPay contract expires
Emails, photos to prisoners will soon go through new vendor The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has ended a contract … [Read more...]
Susanville – Injunction temporarily halts closure of California Correctional Center
Employees at the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville will need to find new jobs by June 2023, according to an article in the Sacramento … [Read more...]
State releases updated ‘Roadmap’ for reopening
Outbreak Phase An outbreak is defined as three or more epidemiologically linked cases of COVID-19 among incarcerated persons (IP) within the past … [Read more...]