Featured Links
Accountability Audit: Review of Audits of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2000–2006 
(April 2008)- Bureau of Independent Review, Semi-Annual Report, July – December 2007 (March 2008)
- California Prison Health Care Receivership: Review of Disbursements April 2006–June 2007 (February 2008)
- Folsom State Prison Quadrennial and Warden Audit (January 2008)
- The California Institution for Women Quadrennial and Warden Audit(December 2007)
- Special Review into the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Release of Inmate Scott Thomas
(October 2007)
- Bureau of Independent Review, Semi-Annual Report, January - June 2007 (September 2007)
Toll-Free Hot Line
The Office of the Inspector General maintains a confidential toll-free hot line to enable anyone to file a complaint about a state correctional agency or correctional employee. The toll-free hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers may leave a voice mail message and will receive a response by telephone or by mail, depending on the urgency of the complaint. Anonymous messages are accepted and reviewed, but investigators can pursue complaints more effectively if callers provide contact information.
To reach the hotline, call:
(800) 700-5952
Confidentiality
Information reported to the Office of the Inspector General is confidential. Identifying information, and any personal papers or correspondence from any person reporting information to the Inspector General, shall not be disclosed. Exceptions are that the information is released in confidence to the Governor, the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Chief Deputy Secretary or Chairperson of the correctional entity being investigated, or to law enforcement authorities for appropriate action. Names and other information may also be released in those cases where the Inspector General determines it is necessary in the interests of justice, or in response to a court order or if the case is referred to another agency for an internal affairs investigation.
Protection from Retaliation
State law provides penalties for those who retaliate against anyone reporting misconduct to the Office of the Inspector General. If you experience retaliation, you may report the incident to the Office of the Inspector General. The Inspector General is required by law to investigate retaliation complaints. Be advised, however, that the Office of the Inspector General does not have the resources to physically protect complainants from retaliatory acts.