DC Books to PrisonsDec 7

"The #California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a list of books banned from circulation among the state’s 90,000 #prisoners. The forbidden books include The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and books of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and Frida Kahlo." Now, the state has banned a memoir by #DorseyNunn, "a former prisoner who has devoted himself to helping others live meaningful lives after prison".

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-12-05/essential-california-banned-books-in-prison

#CDCR #censorship #irony #LeeRomney

Banned: California prisoners can't read book by former inmate

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Maoist Ministry Of PrisonsOct 21

California in censoring "unapproved vendors" for first time in a decade. Newsom fights with Trump online, but in practice is following the play book of the fascist state.

read more: https://www.prisoncensorship.info/article/california-prisons-following-the-new-regime/

#PrisonBannedBooksWeek #CDCR #California #MIM #PrisonCensorship

Show threadNonilexJul 30, 2025

“Ensuring that CDCR facilities have adequate infrastructure is critical to the health & safety of the incarcerated population and staff,” said Mary Xjimenez, a spokesperson for #CDCR, in an emailed statement. The CDCR said it has $246 million in projects underway to address cooling at 5 institutions & is working on a statewide plan to address the problem.

#law #prisons #ClimateChange #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat

Show threadNonilexJul 30, 2025

In a June 2025 report, the #California Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation [#CDCR] said that the cooling #infrastructure in its #prisons has degraded & become less effective, with #ClimateChange further exacerbating the problem. The report acknowledged that the buildings were built at a time when “the comfort level of the incarcerated population was not a consideration or priority.”

#law #HumanRights #health #ExtremeWeather #heat

NatureHopperJan 11, 2025
I don't see a problem as long as their participation is voluntary. No pay is a way for them to repay their debt to society and offset the expense of their incarceration #inmatefirefighters #wildfires #california #cdcr #emergency #npr

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Oakland PrivacySep 4, 2024
"“The court concludes the only way to achieve full compliance is for the court to appoint its own receiver. The move comes 2 months after Mueller held the department in contempt for staffing shortages, delays in treatment and insufficient suicide prevention efforts". #mentalhealth #prisons #CDCR https://www.kqed.org/news/12002854/court-weighing-takeover-of-mental-health-care-in-california-prisons
Court Weighing Takeover of Mental Health Care in California Prisons

A federal judge may appoint a receiver with the power to impose measures to improve psychiatric care in state prisons, where suicide remains a persistent problem.

KQED
Tracy RosenbergSep 4, 2024
"“The court concludes the only way to achieve full compliance is for the court to appoint its own receiver. The move comes 2 months after Mueller held the department in contempt for staffing shortages, delays in treatment and insufficient suicide prevention efforts". #mentalhealth #prisons #CDCR https://www.kqed.org/news/12002854/court-weighing-takeover-of-mental-health-care-in-california-prisons
Court Weighing Takeover of Mental Health Care in California Prisons

A federal judge may appoint a receiver with the power to impose measures to improve psychiatric care in state prisons, where suicide remains a persistent problem.

KQED
PrisonwatchApr 16, 2024

She repeatedly reported a prison guard’s sexual abuse. It took years for officials to believe her
Exclusive: Nilda Palacios fought to prove a California sergeant had assaulted and stalked her – by the time her claims were ‘sustained’, he’d quietly resigned

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/apr/11/california-prison-sergeant-sexual-abuse-nilda-palacios?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#CDCr #California #prisonguard #sexualabuse #abuse #women #TonyOrmonde #cowards

She repeatedly reported a prison guard’s sexual abuse. It took years for officials to believe her

Exclusive: Nilda Palacios fought to prove a California sergeant had assaulted and stalked her – by the time her claims were ‘sustained’, he’d quietly resigned

The Guardian
Tracy RosenbergJan 31, 2024
State Inspector General concludes AGAIN that the CA Dept of Corrections is mishandling inmate complaints against staff for misconduct. "The report says that CDCR’s actions “circumvented control measures that were put in place to prevent prison authorities from making potentially biased decisions" #CDCR #prisons https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article284824366.html#storylink=cpy
sadfranciscoDec 8, 2023
w/ Suotonye DeWeaver re: Gavin Newsom's wannabe 'Norway model' of prisons, that Newsom unveiled with a game of pickleball
at San Quentin.
#CloseCAPrisons #NorwayModel
#CDCR #gavinnewsom
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