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California State Institutions to be Reviewed
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March 18, 2005 - Rod Hickman, Youth and Adult Correctional Secretary for the Department of Corrections, told reporters on Thursday that an expert panel will be reviewing the security and employee safety situations at all of California's adult and youth prisons, following the results of the investigation into the stabbing death of Correctional Officer Gonzalez at CIM earlier this year.
The report from the Office of the Inspection General (PDF File HERE: www.oig.ca.gov/pdf/Review_03-17-05.pdf) cited 10 findings as probable cause for incident that happened on January 10th, including inappropriate housing, contamination of the crime scene and of course, the delay in issue of protective vests by the institution's administration.
Hickman told the press: "We have a responsibility to make our institutions safe. I think it's incumbent on us to take a real close look statewide."
On May 19th a new security review panel will be appointed by the Board of Corrections, which will include representatives of the American Correctional Association, the Association of State Correctional Administrators as well as representatives of employee unions and correctional employees from adult and youth institutions. No estimated time has been set for the pending review of California's 32 adult prisons and 8 juvenile facilities, however Hickman told reporters that priorities will be set for which institutions will be examined first.
Warden Lori DiCarlo of California Institution for Men (CIM) in Chino along with her two top deputies were placed on administrative leave Wednesday after the inspector general's report revealed multiple violations in safety procedures at the facility.
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* Sources: www.ca.gov.
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