Citing violence, contraband, CDCR puts facilities on modified program

Citing violence, contraband, CDCR puts facilities on modified program

More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and contraband.

Spikes In Violence Forces Restrictions At Area Prisons, Including Folsom Facilities – Folsom Times

Effective immediately, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has placed all Level III and Level IV institutions, ncluding both Folsom State Prison and California State Prison-Sacramento, on a modified program due to a recent spike in violent incidents. The move comes in response to a troubling rise in violence directed at correctional staff and incarcerated individuals, alongside an increase in overdose cases and con…