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April 2008

Prisons’ Inspector General identifies improvements in annual review, but problems persist in fiscal accountability and inmate safety Acrobat

February 2008

Inspector General’s review shines light on the California Prison Health Care Receivership’s use of state funds Acrobat

January 2008

Folsom State Prison headed in the right direction, according to state's Inspector General Acrobat

December 2007

The California Institution for Women suffers from operational and maintenance problems, but the warden has steered the prison in a positive direction Acrobat

October 2007

Prison and parole staff’s multiple mistakes led to parolee’s improper release the day before girl’s stabbing Acrobat

July 2007

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation improves in some areas but has not implemented several critical recommendations Acrobat

May 2007

State watchdog reports that prison internal affairs investigations continue to improve, but some difficulties persist Acrobat

February 2007

The state's largest youth correctional facility still isolates wards in unsafe conditions and fails to provide mandated education and counseling Acrobat

The state's substance abuse treatment programs for inmates do not reduce recidivism yet cost the state $143 million per year Acrobat

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December 2006

State watchdog reports that reforms in correctional internal affairs investigations are proceeding well, but remaining problems demonstrate need for continued vigilance Acrobat

The California Institution for Men has worked to correct most of the problems surrounding an officer's 2005 stabbing death, but the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has made limited progress in correcting statewide deficiencies Acrobat

November 2006

Parole administrators shifted high-risk sex offenders among motels when they could not find housing at least a half-mile from a school, and then lied about it Acrobat

October 2006

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has improperly paid millions to substance abuse treatment providers because of its poor management of contractors Acrobat

Training and selection standards for correctional peace officers still lag behind Acrobat

July 2006

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has mismanaged millions by failing to adequately account for and control union leave time Acrobat

May 2006

Office of the Inspector General's new Bureau of Independent Review opens prison internal affairs investigations to public scrutiny for the first time Acrobat

April 2006

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation not doing enough to prepare inmates for release, adopt modern technology, or provide inmates with medical care

March 2006

Prison reception centers still failed to isolate potentially violent inmates after officer's stabbing death Acrobat

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December 2005

Youth who committed suicide at state facility had been locked in isolation for eight weeks Acrobat

September 2005

Internal affairs investigation watchdog up and running Acrobat

July 2005

Inspector General says the state's adult parole board has improved the parole revocation process, but is still not complying with the law governing "lifer" hearings Acrobat

June 2005

Shooting of inmate at Wasco State Prison was reasonable and did not violate policy Acrobat

May 2005

Inspector General gives N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility a failing grade Acrobat

Commission set up to develop training standards for correctional peace officers is failing its mission Acrobat

March 2005

Proper security at the California Institution for Men may have prevented the death of Correctional Officer Manuel A. Gonzalez, Jr.

Inspector General uncovers fraud caused by lax controls at the Board of Prison Terms Acrobat

January 2005

The California Youth Authority has not corrected deficiencies identified by past audits in its "core mission" of providing rehabilitation services to wards Acrobat