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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)
Bureau of Independent Review
The Bureau of Independent Review, under the direction of David R. Shaw, Chief Assistant Inspector General, is responsible for real-time oversight of internal affairs investigations conducted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Staffed with teams of attorneys and investigators in regional offices throughout the state, the bureau provides contemporaneous oversight as internal affairs investigations are carried out. The bureau has regional offices in Rancho Cordova, Bakersfield, and Rancho Cucamonga.
Semi-annual reports providing a synopsis of each case reviewed by the Bureau of Independent Review, as well as an assessment of the quality of the investigation, the appropriateness of any disciplinary action, the bureau's recommendations regarding the disposition of the case, the level of discipline imposed, and the agreement or lack of agreement between the bureau's recommendations and the department's actions in the matter are provided to the Governor and the Legislature and posted on this website. The bureau also issues an annual report summarizing its recommendations concerning internal affairs misconduct and use-of-force investigations, including data on the number, type, and disposition of complaints against correctional officers and staff. The annual report is also provided to the Governor and the Legislature and posted on this website.