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Legislative hearings revealed widespread abuse in the State’s correctional system. The Legislature responded by significantly expanding our responsibility for overseeing the State’s correctional system, transforming our office into an independent entity with discretionary authority to conduct audits and investigations.
1998
Legislation restructured our agency and removed our authority to conduct discretionary audits and investigations; limited our oversight to specified areas; required that special reviews be authorized only by the Governor or the Legislature; and added the medical inspection process.
2011
2021
On December 22, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Amarik K. Singh as Inspector General.
1994
California law first established our office. We initially served as an entity within the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency (now abolished), with our staff conducting investigations, reviewing policy, and performing management review audits of wardens and superintendents.
2004
Lawmakers expanded our duties to include the discipline monitoring process, warden vetting, and follow-up warden audits.
Senate Bill 112 restored our authority to conduct discretionary audits of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s policies, practices, and procedures. The bill also authorized our agency to monitor the department’s process for reviewing and investigating inmate allegations of staff misconduct.
2019
1994
California law first established our office. We initially served as an entity within the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency (now abolished), with our staff conducting investigations, reviewing policy, and performing management review audits of wardens and superintendents.
1998
Legislative hearings revealed widespread abuse in the State’s correctional system. The Legislature responded by significantly expanding our responsibility for overseeing the State’s correctional system, transforming our office into an independent entity with discretionary authority to conduct audits and investigations.
2004
Lawmakers expanded our duties to include the discipline monitoring process, warden vetting, and follow-up warden audits.
2011
Legislation restructured our agency and removed our authority to conduct discretionary audits and investigations; limited our oversight to specified areas; required that special reviews be authorized only by the Governor or the Legislature; and added the medical inspection process.
Senate Bill 112 restored our authority to conduct discretionary audits of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s policies, practices, and procedures. The bill also authorized our agency to monitor the department’s process for reviewing and investigating inmate allegations of staff misconduct.
2021
On December 22, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Amarik K. Singh as Inspector General.