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This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated people at California State Prison, Solano between July 2022 and December 2022. We rated the case review component of the overall health care quality adequate and the compliance component of the overall health care quality inadequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated people at California State Prison, Solano between July 2022 and December 2022. We rated the case review component of the overall health care quality adequate and the compliance component of the overall health care quality inadequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated people at Valley State Prison between June 2022 and November 2022. We rated the case review component of the overall health care quality adequate and the compliance component of the overall health care quality inadequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated people at California State Prison, Los Angeles County between May 2022 and October 2022. We rated the case review component of the overall health care quality inadequate and the compliance component of the overall health care quality inadequate.

During the April 2024 review period, the OIG’s Local Inquiry Team retrospectively reviewed 27 random local inquiry cases that were closed by the department from June 2023 through March 2024 in order to assess the department’s performance on local inquiry cases that our office did not contemporaneously monitor.

From April 1, 2024, through April 31, 2024, the OIG’s Local Inquiry Team monitored and closed seven cases. This document presents all monitored and closed cases during this period.

As part of the Office of the Inspector General’s statutory authority, we monitor the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s performance and compliance with the use of force at its 33 prisons, parole operations, and Office of Correctional Safety. This document presents three notable use-of-force incidents that the Field Investigations Monitoring Unit closed during the month of April 2024.

During April 2024, the OIG’s Centralized Screening Monitoring Team randomly selected 631 grievances for monitoring. This document presents eight notable cases monitored and closed by the OIG during April 2024.

As part of the Office of the Inspector General’s statutory authority, we monitor the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s performance and compliance with the use of force at its 33 prisons, parole operations, and Office of Correctional Safety. This document presents four notable use-of-force incidents that the Field Investigations Monitoring Unit closed from March 8, 2024, through April 5, 2024.

During March 2024, the OIG’s Centralized Screening Monitoring Team randomly selected 588 grievances for monitoring. This document presents 10 notable cases monitored and closed by the OIG during March 2024.