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They turned to addiction treatment in California prisons. Did it hurt their shot at parole? Signing up for substance use disorder treatment in California prisons involves taking more frequent drug tests. The results, which are prone to error, can set back a prisoner's chance for freedom.

People getting treatment for substance use disorder in prison should be incentivized to do so. Treatment providers use drug tests to measure compliance, but the results of these tests are being used to deny parole. This policy gets it exactly backwards. #CDCR #parole #drugpolicy

CDCR reaches $5.1M settlement in pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

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#CDCR #PregnancyDiscrimination #EmployeeRights #UnpaidLeave

California prison lieutenant sues state over hazing, alleges climate of abuse Lt. Erik Beam claimed a violent assault he suffered last year is reflective of a broader pattern within California’s correctional system.

If prison guards treat each other like this, how do they treat the inmates?

#cdcr #soledad #california #salinas #corcoran

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“Ensuring that CDCR facilities have adequate infrastructure is critical to the health & safety of the incarcerated population and staff,” said Mary Xjimenez, a spokesperson for #CDCR, in an emailed statement. The CDCR said it has $246 million in projects underway to address cooling at 5 […]

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In a June 2025 report, the #California Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation #CDCR] said that the cooling #infrastructure in its #prisons has degraded & become less effective, with [#ClimateChange further exacerbating the problem. The report acknowledged that the buildings were built at a time […]

In a first, California moves toward paying incarcerated firefighters minimum wage California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It's moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

I’d say this is literally the least they could do

#california #la #cdcr #calfire

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California prisoners are protesting sweeping new restrictions with a hunger strike Incarcerated people at a California prison commenced a hunger strike to protest expansive restrictions the state handed down after reporting attacks on guards.

Hunger strike at Salinas Valley State Prison (#Soledad)

#california #cdcr

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California prison gynecologist accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of patients in lawsuit Class action also alleges prison officials knew of Dr Scott Lee’s abuse of incarcerated women for years, but did not act. This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault

California prison gynecologist accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of patients in lawsuit

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#ClassAction #PrisonGynecologist #PatientAbuse #SexualAssault #SexualHarassment #CIW #FemalePrison #CDCR #PregnancyHarassment

🚨 Revealed: drug tests in California prisons yielded false positives, affecting thousands of people 🚨

Read more via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/cali...

#ParoleJustice #CDCR #CriminalJusticeReform #UnCommonLaw

#Vacaville #Prison Attack: Three correctional officers were injured Friday when they were attacked by an inmate at #CMFVacaville, #CDCR said. Officials said officers were conducting an "emergency cell extraction" when the prisoner attacked the officers with an improvised weapon.

Oralè Resister
L A Fires
California Incarcerated Firefighters
$10.00 a day, risk their lives
Fighting Tornados of Fires
Rescuing Angelinos Lives
Rescuing Angelos Animals and Rescuing Angelinos properties
While being the property of
California Department of Corrections
And Rehabilitation #CDCR

Oralè Resister
L A Fires
California Incarcerated Firefighters
$10.00 a day, risk their lives
Fighting Tornados of Fires
Rescuing Angelinos Lives
Rescuing Angelos Animals and Rescuing Angelinos properties
While being the property of
California Department of Corrections
And Rehabilitation #CDCR

Oralè Resister
L A Fires
California Incarcerated Firefighters
$10.00 a day, risk their lives
Fighting Tornados of Fires
Rescuing Angelinos Lives
Rescuing Angelos Animals and Rescuing Angelinos properties
While being the property of
California Department of Corrections
And Rehabilitation #CDCR

Oralè Resister
L A Fires
California Incarcerated Firefighters
$10.00 a day, risk their lives
Fighting Tornados of Fires
Rescuing Angelinos Lives
Rescuing Angelos Animals and Rescuing Angelinos properties
While being the property of
California Department of Corrections
And Rehabilitation #CDCR

Oralè Resister
L A Fires
California Incarcerated Firefighters
$10.00 a day, risk their lives
Fighting Tornados of Fires
Rescuing Angelinos Lives
Rescuing Angelos Animals and Rescuing Angelinos
While being the property of
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
#LAFires #CDCR

Lawsuit Against California Corrections for Guard's Brutal Assault Highlights Systematic Failures The California Department of Corrections faces a lawsuit after a brutal assault on a female guard exposes severe systemic failures within the prison system.

Lawsuit Against California Corrections for Guard's Brutal Assault Highlights Systematic Failures #United_States #California_Corrections #CDCR #Goyette_Ruano #Jamestown

Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the system is seen as exploitative.

I don't see a problem as long as their participation is voluntary. No pay is a way for them to repay their debt to society and offset the expense of their incarceration
#inmatefirefighters #wildfires #california #cdcr #emergency #npr

California Court of Appeals Upholds Adverse Employment Action Where Employee Unable to Perform Essential Job Functions California Court of Appeals Upholds Adverse Employment Action Where Employee Unable to Perform Essential Job Functions

California Court of Appeal Upholds Adverse Employment Action Where Employee Unable to Perform Essential Job Functions

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#EmployeeRights #CourtOfAppeals #FEHA #CDCR #ADA #DisabilityDiscrimination

Inmate’s wife sexually violated during strip search is awarded $5.6 million in settlement: attorneys Cardenas underwent two strip searches, a cavity search where a male doctor allegedly violated her, X-ray and CT scans, and a drug and pregnancy test — and was still not allowed to see her hus…

#california #cdcr #bop

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After 'egregious' misconduct, a high-ranking California prison official wasn't fired Rather than fire him, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation demoted a high-ranking official who allegedly sexually harassed a subordinate.

#california #oig #cdcr

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