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This report examines the inquiries completed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Allegation Inquiry Management Section (AIMS) from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. According to the department’s data, during 2021, AIMS received 3,434 staff complaint inquiries referred by wardens and completed 1,445 inquiries. OIG inspectors monitored 28 inquiry cases. We assessed the overall inquiry processes performed by the department as poor in 17 cases, or 60 percent. For the remaining 11 cases, or 39 percent, we determined the department performed satisfactory work in completing the cases.

This report summarizes the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s performance in conducting internal investigations and handling employee discipline cases we monitored and closed from January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022. We concluded that the department’s overall performance in conducting internal investigations and handling employee discipline cases was poor. Of the 147 cases we monitored and closed, we rated 1 case superior, 99 cases satisfactory, and 77 cases poor.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at the Correctional Training Facility between February 2021 and July 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at the Correctional Training Facility during this time period as inadequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at Calipatria State Prison between April 2021 and September 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at Calipatria State Prison during this time period as adequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at High Desert State Prison between December 2020 and May 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at High Desert State Prison during this time period as inadequate.

This report summarizes the work we performed in 2021 reviewing 958 use-of-force incidents that occurred at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (department) facilities. We concluded that the department’s performance was satisfactory overall. We assessed the department’s performance as superior in 7 incidents, satisfactory in 771 incidents, and poor in 180 incidents. We issued five recommendations to address concerns we identified while assessing the incidents and the various phases of the use-of-force review process.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at the California Men’s Colony between January 2021 and June 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at the California Men’s Colony during this time period as adequate.

This report addresses the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s internal investigations and employee discipline cases that we monitored and closed between July 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. We concluded that the department’s overall performance in conducting internal investigations and handling employee discipline cases was poor. Of the 101 cases we monitored and closed, we rated 62 cases satisfactory and 39 poor. We also determined that the department’s delays in processing employee disciplinary cases resulted in approximately $181,262 of unnecessary costs to the State and taxpayers during this time period.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at the California Institution for Women between December 2020 and May 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at the California Institution for Women during this time period as adequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at Pelican Bay State Prison between November 2020 and April 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at Pelican Bay State Prison during this time period as adequate.