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CDCR is the 3rd largest law enforcement agency in the United States behind the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the New York City Police Department, which employ approximately 66,000 federal officers and 42,000 police officers respectively. CDCR correctional officers are sworn law enforcement officers with peace officer powers.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) runs 44 conservation camps (also known as fire camps) jointly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The conservation camp program mission is to "support state, local and federal government agencies ...
In 1994, as part of a wave of "tough on crime" laws passed across the country, California passed a Three Strikes Law that required a doubled sentence for any felony if the person convicted had a prior "serious or violent" felony conviction. It also required a mandatory 25-year-to-life sentence for any felony if the person convicted had two ...
By California standards, the SSU is regarded as a "high-risk warrant service team." As the investigative unit for CDCR, SSU special agents are responsible for staying updated on the latest investigative techniques and legal precedents. These special agents collaborate closely with law enforcement investigators from various government branches.
Coleman v. Schwarzenegger, docket no. 2:90-cv-00520-LKK-JFM (), is a federal class action civil rights lawsuit under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 alleging unconstitutional mental health care by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
CDCR officials did not indicate the amount of confiscated fentanyl or what other narcotics Clark allegedly had in his possession at the prison, but they did release a photo of the confiscated drugs.
California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran: SATF Kings: 1997 Yes 3,424 4,844 141.5% Calipatria State Prison: CAL Imperial: 1992 2,308 2,935 127.2% Central California Women's Facility: CCWF Madera: 1990 Yes Yes 2,004 2,640 131.7% California's only death row for women is at CCWF. Chuckawalla Valley State Prison: CVSP ...
In response to the lawsuit, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to distribute a memo to its staff instructing them to be "more protective" of visitors undergoing ...