We monitor critical incidents that occur at prisons throughout California and post incident summaries that contain our assessment of how CDCR handled each incident. In August, we released 39 new critical incident summaries on our Data Dashboard: oig.ca.gov/data-explorer/…

We recently issued summaries of the 83 CDCR investigations we finished monitoring in July and August 2024, which include our assessments of how CDCR handled the investigative and disciplinary processes in each case. Read the summaries and assessments: oig.ca.gov/data-explorer/…

We monitored 435 of CDCR's grievance screening decisions in July 2024, agreeing with 93% of the decisions. Last week, we published a summary of our monitoring of this process, including our assessments of nine decisions we disagreed with. Read More: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

In July, we finished monitoring 45 inquiries local prison staff performed into incarcerated peoples’ allegations of staff misconduct. We recently posted our assessment of those 45 local inquiries, including 10 in-depth case summaries. Read More: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

On Monday, we issued case summaries pertaining to four noteworthy CDCR Use-of-Force incidents that we monitored and closed in July 2024. Read the July 2024 use-of-force summaries: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

On Friday, we released 30 new case summaries and assessments to our Discipline Monitoring Dashboard: oig.ca.gov/data-explorer/… We also posted 16 new case summaries and assessments to our Critical Incident Dashboard: oig.ca.gov/data-explorer/…

We also just issued summaries and assessments of the 12 CDCR Office of Internal Affairs investigations we finished monitoring in September 2024 that examined incarcerated peoples' allegations of staff misconduct. Review the cases here: oig.ca.gov/data-explorer/…

In August, we monitored 26 inquiries local staff performed into incarcerated peoples’ allegations of staff misconduct. Last Monday, we posted our assessment of those 26 inquiries, including seven notable case blocks. oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

In August, we reviewed 702 grievances while monitoring CDCR’s process for routing grievances for investigation, local inquiry, or treatment as routine. We've published our overall assessment of those 702 grievances and summaries of eight noteworthy cases. oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

New Sentinel Report: CDCR permitted a male correctional administrator to remain employed after sexually harassing female subordinate staff, making derogatory and obscene comments, and engaging in abhorrent behaviors that violated CDCR’s EEO policies. oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Our latest report details our oversight of the CDCR internal investigations and disciplinary cases we monitored and closed between Jan-June 2024. Of the 197 cases, we rated 31 sufficient, 101 sufficient with recommendations, and 65 insufficient. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Our Cycle 7 medical inspection of North Kern State Prison assesses the overall quality of medical care provided at the prison between November 2022 and April 2023, rating the case review component adequate and compliance component inadequate. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Our Cycle 7 medical inspection of Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility assesses the overall quality of medical care provided between December 2022 and May 2023, rating the case review component adequate and compliance component inadequate. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Our Cycle 7 medical inspection of Salinas Valley State Prison assesses the overall quality of medical care provided between January and June 2023, rating the case review component adequate and compliance component inadequate. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Our Cycle 7 medical inspection of California Correctional Institution assesses the overall quality of medical care provided between March and August 2023, rating the case review component adequate and compliance component inadequate. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

Our Cycle 7 medical inspection of Avenal State Prison assesses the overall quality of medical care provided between April and September 2023, rating the case review component adequate and compliance component inadequate. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

We've released our 2024 Annual Report highlighting the 20 individual reports we issued last year along with the other work we do that is not otherwise summarized in our formal reports. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…

In 2024, we monitored 9,245 complaints CDCR's Centralized Screening Team screened to determine whether it routed allegations of staff misconduct to the appropriate entity within CDCR. We agreed with 89% of the decisions and disagreed with 11%. Report: oig.ca.gov/wp-content/upl…