California prisons halt visits after spikes in inmate violence, overdoses, and contraband. CDCR investigates deaths, attacks, and safety concerns.

CDCR also asked for representation in an additional case in which the American Civil Liberties ... said Depart of Justice spokesperson Joanne Adams in an emailed statement to The Sacramento Bee.

“CDCR takes every allegation of employee misconduct very seriously, ... fairly and thoroughly reviewed,” wrote CDCR spokesperson Terri Hardy in a statement to The Sacramento Bee.

But CDCR has a troubling history of sexual misconduct settlements, as previously reported by The Sacramento Bee. Between 2015 and 2018, CDCR paid more than $15 million in 36 cases to settle sexual ...

CDCR’s new regulations would give solitary inmates up to 20 hours of outside cell time per week, ... Paul Kitagaki Jr. Sacramento Bee file.

The special review released Monday found CDCR wrongfully closed and reclassified 595 complaints of staff misconduct as “routine grievances” between Feb. 24, 2022, and Feb. 27, 2023.

CDCR countered that the regulations gave inmates incentives to work toward rehabilitation and earn credits allowing them ... Sam Stanton retired in May 2024 after 33 years with The Sacramento Bee.

California State Prison-Sacramento, once known as New Folsom, was opened in 1986. On Saturday July 23, 2022, inmate Wayne Caskey was killed in an attack at the prison.

CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber said in a statement that the department welcomes the DOJ’s independent investigation. “Sexual assault is a heinous violation of fundamental human dignity that is ...

Inmates walk through the exercise yard at California State Prison, Sacramento, near Folsom in 2013. Sources have told The Sacramento Bee that federal agents are investigating potential wrongdoing ...

Proposition 57 gave CDCR the power to increase the amount of credits all prisoners can earn, including violent offenders. The agency has done this for both violent and non-violent offenders since ...

CDCR has said inmate Milton Beverly, 29, who was serving a 75-year-to-life sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, killed himself in his cell on Nov. 29, 2016.