Inmates Of California
California Rehabilitation Center to Close by Fall 2026
California Rehabilitation Center to Close by Fall 2026. August 4, 2025. SACRAMENTO – Responding to projections of lower prison populations in ...
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/news/2025/08/04/california-rehabilitation-center-to-close-by-fall-2026/January 2026 Hearing Calendar - Board of Parole Hearings
Below are the Parole Suitability Hearings scheduled from January 1st through January 31st, 2026. January 2026 Hearing Schedule (Updated, ...
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/2025/07/16/january-2026-hearing-calendar/California could close another prison by 2026 under ...
Newsom didn't specify which prison could be closing, but did propose that it could happen by October 2026. The news comes despite the ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/California/comments/1knf1d6/california_could_close_another_prison_by_2026/California names the 5th state prison to close because ...
Now, the prison is on track to close in 2026. Newsom's corrections department said on Tuesday that the prison is no longer needed because of the ...
https://calmatters.org/justice/2025/08/california-prison-close-norco/How 'dropout' gangs made California prisons even more violent - Los Angeles Times
- Click here to listen to this article - - A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of prisoners who have defected from other groups. - Authorities say one group, the Riders, has about 300 members behind bars, while others have committed shootings and robberies on the streets.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-08/drop-out-gangs-california-prisons
Bill Text: CA SB337 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Amended | LegiScan
Bill Text: CA SB337 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Amended Bill Title: Prisons. Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3) Status: (Engrossed) 2025-08-29 - August 29 hearing postponed by committee. [SB337 Detail] Download: California-2025-SB337-Amended.html LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST (1)Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prescribe and amend rules and regulations for the administration of p...
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB337/id/3209236
California's Prison Population - Public Policy Institute of California
California’s prison population decreased dramatically during the pandemic. - The prison population fell sharply during the first year of the pandemic: between March 2020 and February 2021, it dropped 23%, from 123,100 to 94,600. - California’s prison population now stands at its lowest point in more than thirty years.
https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-prison-population/
AB475 | California 2025-2026 | Prisons and jails: employment of inmates. - Legislative Tracking | PolicyEngage
− Summaries (2) AB 475, as amended, Wilson. Prisons and jails: employment of inmates. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to require each able-bodied inmate, including a condemned inmate, to work as prescribed by CDCR regulations. Existing CDCR regulations require each inmate to participate in 8 hours a day of programming, including labor, education, counseling, physical fitness, and other programs, 5 ...
https://trackbill.com/bill/california-assembly-bill-475-prisons-and-jails-employment-of-inmates/2655990/
California CDCR - GTL Amendment #1 2020-2026 | Prison Phone Justice
This text is machine-read, and may contain errors. Check the original document to verify accuracy. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT REGISTRATION NUMBER STANDARD AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER TECH 213A (rev. 06/2020) AMENDMENT NUMBER C5610009 1. 1 This Agreement is entered into between the Contracting Agency and the Contractor named below: CONTRACTING AGENCY NAME Department of Corrections and ...
https://www.prisonphonejustice.org/2020/CA/california-cdcr-gtl-amendment-1-2020-2026/
VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons - ABC News
VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand CHOWCHILLA, Calif. -- Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/vr-headsets-hope-machines-inside-california-prisons-offering-129079144
Virtual reality helps California inmates prepare for reentry
By Haven Daley and Christopher Weber Associated Press CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset.
https://www.corrections1.com/re-entry-and-recidivism/vr-headsets-are-hope-machines-inside-calif-prisons-offering-escape-and-practical-experience
Twenty Years Since Last Execution: California Remains Under Execution Moratorium as Advocates Push for Mass Clemency Grant | Death Penalty Information Center
On January 17, 2006, California executed Clarence Ray Allen — the last person put to death by the state. Two decades later, California’s death row population has fallen to 580 prisoners, down from its peak near 750 in the mid-2010s. In the time since Mr.
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/twenty-years-since-last-execution-california-remains-under-execution-moratorium-as-advocates-push-for-mass-clemency-grant
California is Using Virtual Reality on People in Prison, and It's Working | Independent Voter News
California is Using Virtual Reality on People in Prison, and It's Working In California, the birthplace of much of the world’s technology innovation, virtual reality is being used in an unexpected setting: inside prisons. In four facilities, incarcerated people put on Meta-donated headsets to help prepare them for reentry into society and the experiences they may encounter after release.
https://ivn.us/posts/california-using-virtual-reality-people-prison-and-its-working-2026-01-06
Bianco vows to reopen prisons, including Susanville, in 2026 governor bid
Bianco vows to reopen prisons, including Susanville, in 2026 governor bid SUSANVILLE, Calif. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco says prison closures under Gov. Gavin Newsom are contributing to rising crime, and he’s promising to reverse course if elected. Bianco, currently the Riverside County sheriff, spent two days in Northern California last week meeting with voters.
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/bianco-vows-to-reopen-prisons-including-susanville-in-2026-governor-bid
California prison will close in 2026, state officials say
The dream of some Norco city leaders to reclaim the grounds of a 100-year-old resort where the rich and famous once lounged moved closer to reality after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Monday, Aug. 4, that the California Rehabilitation Center will close by the fall of 2026.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/05/norco-prison-will-close-in-2026-state-officials-say/