Resources tagged 'Oig'
Audit: Inmate Day Labor Program, Sierra (SCC)

This report presents the results of the Office of the Inspector General's audit of the Inmate Day Labor Program at the Sierra Conservation Center and the accountability and handling of potentially dangerous materials used on projects at the center. The audit was conducted during April 2000. The Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is located in Jamestown, California. Opened in 1965 with a design capacity of 3,926, the prison is now separated into two dormitory-type facilities for minimum custody (Level 1) and low-medium custody (Level 2) inmates and a separate high-medium custody (Level 3) facility. As of March 31, 2000, the center housed 6,383 inmates, or 163% of design capacity.
Audit: Inmate Appeal & Disciplinary Process, Salinas Valley (SVSP)

This report presents the results of the Office of the Inspector General's audit of the disciplinary process and procedures for handling inmate complaints at Salinas Valley State Prison. The audit was conducted during February 2000. In August 1999, the California Department of Corrections (CDC) formed a threat assessment team to assess the operations of the Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP). The threat assessment was conducted at the request of then-Acting Warden Anthony A. Lamarque of SVSP over concerns about the possibility of a consipiracy by a gang or gangs to assault staff at the institution. The assessment also included an evaluation of general conditions affecting the overall operation of the state prison.