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Special Review: Youthful Offender Program at CCI, Tehachapi

This report presents the results of a special review performed by the Office of the Inspector General of the Youthful Offender Program at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, California. The review, which was conducted at the request of Senator Gloria Romero, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on the California Correctional System, was prompted by the suicide of a 17-year-old inmate at the institution who was a participant in the Youthful Offender Program. Senator Romero requested that the Office of the Inspector General examine the operation of the Youthful Offender Program to identify any systemic problems. She also requested that the Office of the Inspector General investigate the specific circumstances surrounding the inmate's suicide. This report concerns the operation of the program and does not address the circumstances of the suicide. The results of that investigation are confidential and will be communicated in a separate letter.

Posted: February 1, 2010
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: tehachapi, office of inspector general

Special Review: Management of Union Leave Time by CDCR

This report presents the results of a special review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the management of union leave time by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The review was conducted under the authority of California Penal Code section 6126, which assigns the Office of the Inspector General responsibility for oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. California Government Code sections 3512 through 3524 (the Ralph C. Dills Act) require state agencies to allow a reasonable number of representatives of employee unions a reasonable amount of time off without loss of compensation to meet and confer with state representatives on matters within the scope of union representation. The amount and type of union leave time is subject to negotiation between the state and its 21 recognized bargaining units.

Posted: July 2, 2006
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: cdcr, oig, office of inspector general

Special Review into the Shooting of Inmate Daniel Provencio (Wasco State Prison)

From the Introduction section of the Auditor's report:
This report presents the results of a special review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General's Bureau of Independent Review into the circumstances surrounding the death of inmate Daniel Provencio at the Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (Wasco) and of the several investigations that followed. The incident began on January 16, 2005 when a fight broke out between two inmates who were finishing their evening meal. As officers attempted to gain control of the situation, Provencio inserted himself into the incident and was struck once in the head by a 40mm direct-impact "sponge," or rubber-like, projectile. The resulting head wound to Provencio caused him to lapse into a coma approximately 45 minutes later and caused his eventual death on March 4, 2005.

The Office of Internal Affairs of the California Department of Corrections conducted a criminal investigation into the incident and found no criminal misconduct by Wasco employees.

Posted: June 2, 2005
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: office of inspector general, wasco, death

Special Review: Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training

This report presents the results of a special review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General on the Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training, known informally as C-POST. The purpose of the review was to assess whether the commission has been fulfilling its mission, which is to enhance the training and professionalism of state correctional peace officers by developing and monitoring training and selection standards. The review examined the commission's development of training standards, administration of the Correctional Peace Officer Apprenticeship Program, and other administrative functions.

Posted: May 2, 2005
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: office of inspector general

Special Review: Death of CO Manuel A. Gonzalez, Jr. at CIM

This report presents the results of a special review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General into the circumstances surrounding the January 10, 2005 stabbing death of Correctional Officer Manuel A. Gonzalez, Jr. at the California Institution for Men. A criminal investigation into the incident was conducted by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and resulted in criminal charges of murder against Jon Christopher Blaylock, an inmate at the California Institution for Men. The purpose of the Office of the Inspector General's review was to identify systemic procedural and policy deficiencies, procedural violations, and other factors that may have contributed to Officer Gonzalez' death.

Posted: March 2, 2005
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: office of inspector general, california institute for men, death

Special Review: Board of Prison Terms Interpretation Svs Procedures

This report presents the results of a special review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the procedures used by the Board of Prison Terms to govern services provided by foreign language interpreters. The review was prompted by an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General of a foreign language interpreter who was found to have submitted 261 false claims to the Board of Prison Terms over a period of nearly three years for services provided at parole revocation hearings. The investigation determined that Board of Prison Terms failed to detect the fraud and paid the interpreter for false claims totaling $11,862.

Posted: March 2, 2005
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: office of inspector general, board of prison terms

Follow-Up: Providing for Housing, CYA Wards

This report presents the results of a follow-up to a February 2003 review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the implementation by the California Youth Authority and the Youthful Offender Parole Board of Welfare and Institutions Code section 1732.8. The statute, which became law on January 1, 2002, allows California Youth Authority wards who have served sentences in the Department of Corrections to consent to serve their remaining California Youth Authority confinement time in Department of Corrections institutions. Wards covered by the statute are termed "dual-commitment wards." The Office of the Inspector General conducted the February 2003 review and the follow-up review under the authority vested in the Inspector General by California Penal Code section 6126.

Posted: September 1, 2004
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: office of inspector general, youth correctional facility, california youth authority

Follow-Up on Inmate Appeals Process Review Salinas Valley

This report represents the results of a follow-up review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the inmate appeals process and the inmate disciplinary process at Salinas Valley State Prison. The follow-up review, conducted in July 2003, was performed under the Inspector General's oversight responsibilities delineated in California Penal Code Section 6126. The Office of the Inspector General's original audit report, issued on March 22, 2000, found serious problems with both the inmate appeal process and the inmate disciplinary process at Salinas Valley State Prison. This follow-up review found that Salinas Valley State Prison has significantly improved the inmate appeal process.

Posted: September 1, 2003
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: salinas valley state prison, office of inspector general

Review: California State Prison Solano, Vacaville

This report presents the results of a management review audit conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of Warden Thomas L. Carey of California State Prison, Solano. The audit was conducted under the provisions of California Penal Code Section 6051, which assigns the Office of the Inspector General authority to conduct a management review audit of any California Department of Corrections warden who has held that position for more than four years or who has been recently appointed. The management review audit of California State Prison, Solano resulted from the July 2001 appointment of Warden Carey. A management review audit is intended to assess the warden's performance in carrying out the essential functions of the facility. In the case of recent appointments, the management review audit provides a baseline assessment of institution operations. Where deficiencies are noted, the Office of the Inspector General makes recommendations to correct problems.

Posted: March 1, 2003
Subject: Prison Reviews  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: oig, audit, office of inspector general, management review, solano

Follow-Up: Review of Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility

The follow-up audit was performed because of numerous serious problems identified in an earlier management review audit of the Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility by the Office of the Inspector General. The follow-up audit found that Superintendent Crawford has made significant progress in imporoving the operation of the Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility, but also identified continuing deficiencies in some areas.

Posted: July 1, 2002
Subject: Juvenile Corrections  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: audit, office of inspector general, juvenile corrections