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March 17, 2011
CCPOA Chapter Presidents at CIM, CIW discuss tentative agreement (proposed MOU)
When Kathleen Jones opened an email informing her that a tentative agreement was reached between her union and Gov. Jerry Brown, the first words out of her mouth were "Thank you!" "
We have been working without anything in place to properly represent our membership," said Jones, a correctional officer at California Institution for Women in Chino. "Now there is a light at the end of the tunnel."
The state Department of Personnel Administration earlier this week came to its first labor agreement since 2006 with the California Correctional Peace Officers Association - if approved by the union and then ratified by the Legislature...
LINK - DailyBulletin.com
March 3, 2011
Medical Inspection - CIW (March 2011)
Enclosed is the Office of the Inspector General's final report on its second inspection of medical care delivery at the California Institution for Women. The purpose of our inspection was to evaluate and monitor the progress of medical care delivery to inmates at the institution.
The report finds that based on our weighted scoring system encompassing 19 components, the California Institution for Women received 77.5 percent of the total weighted points possible. This is a 7.9 percentage point improvement over the score of 69.6 percent from our first inspection of this prison issued in November 2009...
January 30, 2011
CIW sends female inmates to CA private prisons
With a fresh coat of white paint and "The Good Morning America" show blasting from a TV mounted on the wall, local prison's day rooms hardly resembles a dormitory it used to be.
"It was very dark and very depressing," said Gina Trevino, an inmate at California Institution for Women, who spent her last birthday there, bunked with 40 other inmates. "Now it's really nice to come out, sit and talk, share a cup of coffee, watch a show. It relieves a lot of tension."
After seeing its population drop by almost 400 inmates in just one year, California Institution for Women got rid of the bunk beds and converted its day rooms back to their original purpose...
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
November 4, 2010
AB 900 Construction Update
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a historic and comprehensive corrections overhaul bill on May 3, 2007. The bipartisan legislation, Assembly Bill 900 (Solorio; D-Anaheim), addresses health care space deficiencies and overcrowding in California’s prisons and provides resources to improve public safety by reducing the rates at which inmates re-victimize communities and return to prison. AB 900 authorized more than $7 billion in funding for state prison projects, reentry facilities and local jail beds to ease the overcrowding in California’s prisons and local jails. It provides resources to improve public safety by reducing recidivism rates. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has started construction on three projects. Several more are in the planning phase...
January 12, 2010
New warden appointed at CIW
There is a new warden in town, though he didn't have to travel too far.
Guillermo Garcia, a licensed clinical social worker, has taken over the reins from Dawn Davison at the California Institution for Women prison.
"We are hoping he will bring fresh eyes to the institution," said Debra Dexter Herndon, an associate director of Female Offender Programs and Services…
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
October 8, 2009
CIW using public funds for low-income students to pay college tuition for inmates?
Dawn Davison wanted to do more for "her ladies" than the cash-strapped state could provide. So the warden for the California Institution for Women turned to Chaffey College, her alma mater, to help bring college classes to the prison.
"We are reaching out into community and forming partnerships to help offset the cuts," Davison said. Now, $1.2 billion in the hole, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is following her lead.
In an attempt to offset the first wave of budget cuts, CDCR has sent out layoff notices to teachers and is looking to community volunteers to help educate and train more than 170,000 prisoners…
LINK - DailyBulletin.com
July 25, 2009
CIW warden preparing for retirement
Just past the rose bushes, California Institution for Women's main yard stretches out in front of warden Dawn Davison's office windows.
For the past five years, she has been watching over more than 2,600 inmates. She has worked to improve their shortcomings and celebrate their successes.
In a few months, it will be someone else's yard, someone else's worry and, hopefully, someone else's source of pride…
LINK - DailyBulletin.com
December 20, 2007
Audit Reveals Issues/Problems at CIW
The California Institution for Women near Chino doesn't have enough space to house its inmates, and much of the 50-year-old facility is falling into disrepair, according to a new state audit. The Inspector General's Office also conceded that many of the problems at the prison are the result of underfunding from the state…
LINK - SBSun.com
December 2, 2007
Combo Review/Audit: California Institution for Women (CIW)
This report presents the results of an audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concerning the operations of the California Institution for Women (CIW) and the performance of its warden. The audit was performed under California Penal Code section 6126 (a)(2), which requires the Inspector General to audit each warden one year after his or her appointment, and to audit each correctional institution at least once every four years. Overall, Warden Davison performs her duties well. As detailed in Chapter 1 of this report, we used surveys, personal interviews, and our audit findings to evaluate Warden Dawn S. Davison's performance. Although Davison has numerous challenges ahead, her supporters describe her as a compassionate warden who is devoted to CIW's mission, and she has made great strides in steering the institution in a positive direction.
