Reports Related to "Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of"

Reports Related to "Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of"
Date Issued Report Number Report Title
May 18, 2023 I2023-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Wasteful Decisions, Poor Contract Oversight, Overpayments, Misuse of State Resources, and Attendance Abuse

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May 26, 2022 I2022-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Inexcusable Neglect of Duty, Inefficiency, Improper Payments, Misuse of State Resources, Attendance Abuse, and Improper Hiring

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April 26, 2022 2021-105

Law Enforcement Departments Have Not Adequately Guarded Against Biased Conduct

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August 19, 2021 2021-601

State High-Risk Audit Program: The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of Issues and Selected Agencies That Pose a High Risk to the State

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July 27, 2021 I2019-0559

California Prison Industry Authority: It Gave Nearly $1.3 Million in Unlawful Gifts to Other State Agencies and Repeatedly Violated Merit‑Based Employment Principles

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August 20, 2020 2020-103

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Has Poorly Administered the Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolees Program, and With Current Funding Cuts, It Must Find Ways to Transition Parolees to County Services

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July 11, 2019 2018-128

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Employees and Inmates Generally Received Necessary Medical Care for Work‑Related Injuries Within Reasonable Time Frames

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May 7, 2019 I2019-3

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Wasteful and Improper Travel Payments, Improper Promotion and Hiring Practices, and Misuse of State Resources

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February 14, 2019 2018-114

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program: The Departments of General Services and Veterans Affairs Have Failed to Maximize Participation and to Accurately Measure Program Success

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January 31, 2019 2018-113

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access to In‑Prison Rehabilitation Programs

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September 18, 2018 2018-106

Correctional Officer Health and Safety: Some State and County Correctional Facilities Could Better Protect Their Officers From the Health Risks of Certain Inmate Attacks

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July 24, 2018 I2018-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Misuse of State Time, Economically Wasteful Activities, and Misuse of State Property

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January 18, 2018 2017-601

High Risk: The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face

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October 12, 2017 I2017-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Inaccurate Attendance Records, Violation of State Laws, and Misuse of State Resources

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August 17, 2017 2016-131

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Must Increase Its Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Inmate Suicides

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March 2, 2017 I2017-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Misuse of Resources, Inaccurate Attendance Records, Disclosure of Confidential Information, and Improper Payments

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September 27, 2016 2016-401

Data Reliability: State Agencies' Computer-Generated Data Varied in Their Completeness and Accuracy

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January 14, 2016 2015-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

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January 5, 2016 2015-701

Recommendations for the Legislature From Audits Issued During 2014 and 2015

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August 27, 2015 I2015-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees

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April 21, 2015 2015-609/2015-610

High Risk Update—Public Safety Realignment and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: The State Has Reduced Overcrowding in Its Prisons, but Its Inmate Health Care Is Still Under Federal Receivership

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March 17, 2015 2014-117

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Must Improve Legal Compliance and Administrative Oversight of Its Employment of Retired Annuitants and Use of State-Owned Vehicles

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January 15, 2015 2014-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

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December 23, 2014 I2014-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees

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December 18, 2014 2014-401

Data Reliability: State Agencies' Computer-Generated Data Varied in Their Completeness and Accuracy

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June 19, 2014 2013-120

Sterilization of Female Inmates: Some Inmates Were Sterilized Unlawfully, and Safeguards Designed to Limit Occurrences of the Procedure Failed

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February 18, 2014 2013-115

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program: Meaningful Performance Standards and Better Guidance by the California Departments of General Services and Veterans Affairs Would Strengthen the Program

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January 14, 2014 2013-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

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September 26, 2013 2013-601

High Risk: The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face

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June 20, 2013 I2010-1045

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services: Both Agencies Wasted State Resources by Improperly Accounting for Leave Taken by Their Employees

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January 15, 2013 2012-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

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December 18, 2012 2012-701

Recommendations for Legislative Consideration From Audits Issued During 2011 and 2012

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December 11, 2012 I2012-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Bribery, Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Improper Overtime Payments, Improper Use of Lease Proceeds, Improper Travel Expenses, and Other Violations of State Law

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October 25, 2012 2012-401

Data Reliability: State Agencies' Computer-Generated Data Varied in Their Completeness and Accuracy

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September 11, 2012 2011-129

Juvenile Justice Realignment: Limited Information Prevents a Meaningful Assessment of Realignment's Effectiveness

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January 12, 2012 2011-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

Fact Sheet (PDF) Full Report (PDF)

January 5, 2012 2011-701

Recommendations for Legislative Consideration From Audits Issued During 2010 and 2011

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December 15, 2011 2011-002.1

Interim Reporting: Fiscal Year 2010-11 Single Audit

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September 6, 2011 2010-124

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: The Benefits of Its Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions Program Are Uncertain

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August 25, 2011 I2011-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Waste of State Funds, Misuse of State Resources, Falsification of Records, Inexcusable Neglect of Duty, Failure to Monitor Time Reporting, and Other Violations of State Law

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August 18, 2011 2011-601

High Risk: The California State Auditor's Updated Assessment of High‑Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face

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July 12, 2011 2010-116

Sex Offender Commitment Program: Streamlining the Process for Identifying Potential Sexually Violent Predators Would Reduce Unnecessary or Duplicative Work

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May 24, 2011 2010-118

California Prison Industry Authority: It Can More Effectively Meet Its Goals of Maximizing Inmate Employment, Reducing Recidivism, and Remaining Self-Sufficient

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March 9, 2011 2011-402

Recommendations to the Governor for Reducing Government Waste, Increasing Revenue, and Improving Efficiency

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January 18, 2011 I2010-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: Delay in Reassigning an Incompetent Psychiatrist, Misuse of State Resources, Failure to Protect the Security of Confidential Documents, Theft of Registration Fees, and Other Violations of State Law

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November 18, 2010 2010-106

Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act: State Agencies Do Not Fully Comply With the Act, and Local Governments Could Do More to Address Their Clients' Needs

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June 29, 2010 I2010-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: Misuse of State Time and Resources, Improper Gifts, Inadequate Administrative Controls, and Other Violations of State Law January 2009 Through December 2009

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May 18, 2010 2009-107.2

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Inmates Sentenced Under the Three Strikes Law and a Small Number of Inmates Receiving Specialty Health Care Represent Significant Costs

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January 14, 2010 2009-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

Fact Sheet (PDF) Full Report (PDF)

December 10, 2009 2009-701

Recommendations for Legislative Consideration From Audits Issued During 2008 and 2009

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November 23, 2009 2009-002.1b

Federal Compliance Interim Reporting (Recovery Act Programs): Fiscal Year 2008-09 Single Audit: Corrections and Rehabilitation

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November 17, 2009 I2009-0702

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Its Poor Internal Controls Allowed Facilities to Overpay Employees for Inmate Supervision

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September 8, 2009 2009-107.1

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Fails to Track and Use Data That Would Allow It to More Effectively Monitor and Manage Its Operations

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April 28, 2009 I2009-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: July 2008 Through December 2008

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January 22, 2009 I2008-0805

California Prison Health Care Services: Improper Contracting Decisions and Poor Internal Controls

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January 20, 2009 2008-041

Recommendations Not Fully Implemented After One Year: The Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006

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October 2, 2008 I2008-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: January 2008 Through June 2008

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August 26, 2008 2008-104

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Does Not Always Follow Its Policies When Discharging Parolees

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July 29, 2008 2007-120.2

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Although Building a Condemned Inmate Complex at San Quentin May Cost More Than Expected, the Costs of Other Alternatives for Housing Condemned Inmates Are Likely to Be Even Higher

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June 10, 2008 2007-120.1

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Building a Condemned Inmate Complex at San Quentin May Cost More Than Expected

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April 17, 2008 2007-115

Sex Offender Placement: State Laws Are Not Always Clear, and No One Formally Assesses the Impact Sex Offender Placement Has on Local Communities

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April 3, 2008 I2008-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: July 2007 Through December 2007

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May 31, 2007 2006-601

High Risk: The California State Auditor's Initial Assessment of High-Risk Issues the State and Select State Agencies Face

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April 19, 2007 2006-501

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Needs to Improve Its Processes for Contracting and Paying Medical Service Providers as Well as for Complying With the Political Reform Act and Verifying the Credentials of Contract Medical Service Providers

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March 27, 2007 2007-503

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Inmate Population Projections Remain Questionable

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September 21, 2006 I2006-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: January 2006 Through June 2006

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March 22, 2006 I2006-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: July 2005 Through December 2005

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November 9, 2005 2005-111

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: The Intermediate Sanction Programs Lacked Performance Benchmarks and Were Plagued With Implementation Problems

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September 21, 2005 I2005-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: January 2005 Through June 2005

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September 13, 2005 2005-105

Department of Corrections: It Needs to Better Ensure Against Conflicts of Interest and to Improve Its Inmate Population Projections

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March 22, 2005 I2005-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: July 2004 Through December 2004

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January 27, 2005 Corrections

Department of Corrections: Issues Identified and Key Recommendations Made in Bureau of State Audits Reports

Testimony (PDF)

October 19, 2004 2004-105

California Department of Corrections: Although Addressing Deficiencies in Its Employee Disciplinary Practices, the Department Can Improve Its Efforts

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September 23, 2004 I2004-2

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Employees: January 2004 Through June 2004

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July 27, 2004 2003-125

California Department of Corrections: More Expensive Hospital Services and Greater Use of Hospital Facilities Have Driven the Rapid Rise in Contract Payments for Inpatient and Outpatient Care

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April 6, 2004 2003-117

California Department of Corrections: It Needs to Ensure That All Medical Service Contracts It Enters Are in the State's Best Interest and All Medical Claims It Pays Are Valid

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March 16, 2004 2003-130

California Department of Corrections: Its Plans to Build a New Condemned-Inmate Complex at San Quentin Are Proceeding, but Its Analysis of Alternative Locations and Costs Was Incomplete

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July 30, 2002 2002-101

California Department of Corrections: A Shortage of Correctional Officers, Along With Costly Labor Agreement Provisions, Raises Both Fiscal and Safety Concerns and Limits Management's Control

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November 27, 2001 2001-108

California Department of Corrections: Its Fiscal Practices and Internal Controls Are Inadequate to Ensure Fiscal Responsibility

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August 29, 2001 2001-104

Department of Corrections: Though Improving, the Department Still Does Not Identify and Serve All Parolees Needing Outpatient Clinic Program Services, but Increased Caseloads Might Strain Clinic Resources

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January 26, 2000 99026

California Department of Corrections: Poor Management Practices Have Resulted in Excessive Personnel Costs

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January 25, 2000 99027

California Department of Corrections: Utilizing Managed Care Practices Could Ensure More Cost-Effective and Standardized Health Care

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October 15, 1999 99118

Wasco State Prison: Its Failure to Proactively Address Problems in Critical Equipment, Emergency Procedures, and Staff Vigilance Raises Concerns About Institutional Safety and Security

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September 24, 1998 98102

Prison Industry Authority: Its Outside Purchase of Goods and Services Is Neither Well Planned nor Cost Effective

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September 15, 1998 97125

California Department of Corrections: The Cost of Incarcerating Inmates in State-Run Prisons is Higher Than The Department's Published Cost

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April 8, 1998 95017

Early Intervention Program: Flaws Found in the 1997 Report on the Benefits of the Early Intervention Program

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August 20, 1997 97502

Prison Industry Authority: Has Failed To Take Significant Corrective Action on Many State Auditor Recommendations

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April 9, 1996 95106

Prison Industry Authority: Statutory and Cost Control Problems Adversely Affect the State

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January 11, 1994 93011

A Review of the Reports Submitted By the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority on the Early Intervention Program (Letter Report)

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