Opinion

Gavin Newsom just gave California’s inmate firefighters a raise. They need more | Opinion

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation this week, ensuring that inmate firefighters receive the federal minimum hourly wage for their difficult and sometimes deadly work. But after ...
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Prison guard held hostage, raped by inmate sues CDCR, calls for changes

BEGIN WHAT IS GOING TO BE A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY. WELL, A STATE CORRECTIONS OFFICER SHARING IN HER OWN WORDS WHAT SHE SAYS WAS THE WORST NIGHT OF HER LIFE BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND HELD AT ...
The Reporter

Feds seek to stop CDCR from violating prison guards’ religious beliefs

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday challenged the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for its denial of religious exceptions for correctional officers of various faiths, ...
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Man, 37, who walked away from CDCR reentry program apprehended

A 37-year-old man who walked away from a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reentry program in Los Angeles was apprehended in the Inland Empire this week. Jeremy D. Hendricks had ...
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Inspector General: CDCR violated regulations when addressing backlog of staff misconduct allegations

MITRI JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, OR CDCR, TOOK SO LONG TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE COMPLAINTS THAT THE ...