blog post The Past, Present, and Future of COVID-19 in California Prisons By Heather Harris, Joseph Hayes Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 ... In total, nearly 50,000 prisoners have contracted the virus and 227 have died. Although most prisoners are now vaccinated, vaccination rates ...
blog post California’s Prison Population Drops Sharply, but Overcrowding Still Threatens Prisoner Health By Heather Harris Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 ... The 23% population drop for California prisons stands out in a year when state prison populations plummeted across the nation. Of 29 states with ...
Fact Sheet California’s County Jails By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin Feb 8, 2021 In addition, the state prison system has not allowed transfers of jail inmates with prison sentences throughout most of the pandemic, requiring these inmates to ...
blog post What Can California Prisons Do When Wildfires Close In? By Heather Harris, Alexandria Gumbs, Joseph Hayes Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 ... In light of these challenges, understanding how California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) can prepare for wildfires is ...
blog post Addressing the Outbreak in San Quentin: Lessons from 1918 By Heather Harris Jul 16, 2020 Jul 16, 2020 ... First, contract tracing and mask trials in 1918 suggest that strict adherence to current California Department of Corrections and ...
blog post Prison Admissions Resume as COVID-19 Spreads By Heather Harris Jun 12, 2020 Jun 12, 2020 ... Admissions to prisons within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) had been halted March 24 on orders from ...
blog post Severe COVID-19 Infections May Threaten California’s Prisons By Heather Harris Mar 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 ... If an outbreak happens within the prison system, many CDCR workers and inmates—young and old—may be at higher risk of experiencing serious ...
Fact Sheet California’s Prison Population By Joseph Hayes, Justin Goss, Heather Harris, Alexandria Gumbs Jul 22, 2019 SOURCE: California Department of Corrections Monthly Population Reports. NOTES: Inmates housed at the California Health Care Facility and women housed at ...
blog post Video: A Conversation with California’s Legislative Leadership By Mary Severance Feb 4, 2019 Feb 4, 2019 ... ... offenders out of CDCR—the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation—and into more of a health/social services arena.”.
Fact Sheet California’s Changing Parole Population By Joseph Hayes, Justin Goss Feb 14, 2018 In 2012, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) projected that the active parole population would drop to about 29,000 by 2015; ...