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| Inmate riots and injuries reported in the wake of new state prison program |
| By kcbx.org- Tyler Pratt |
| Published: 12/27/2018 |
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A series of riots took place at a Central Coast prison just before the Christmas holiday. Officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed prison fights broke out at Soledad State Prison, and four inmates were hospitalized. CDCR officials call them minor incidents, but families of inmates say more fights are occurring because of a new state prison program. “Our families are being tortured. Most of these men—they have worked hard to go to Level I and Level II facilities.” Darlene Burke said. “It’s as though they’re being punished for all the hard work they’ve invested in themselves.” Burke and several dozen protesters held signs and read inmate letters outside the CDCR headquarters in Sacramento last month. The Level I and Level II facilities she mentioned are security classifications. Essentially, while serving time, inmates are assigned points and then work them off to downgrade security levels. The lower the number, the more privileges offered and the better the chance to receive parole. But get in trouble, and that chance decreases. Read More. |
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