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California Inspector General Assesses DOC’s Compliance With Past Audit Recommendations
Loaded on March 15, 2007
by John Dannenberg
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2007, page 28
California Inspector General Assesses DOC's Compliance With Past Audit Recommendations
Filed under:
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Databases,
Overcrowding,
Prisoner Privileges,
Rehabilitation/Recidivism,
Parole.
Location:
California.
by John E. Dannenberg
California's Inspector General (IG), Matthew Cate, who has oversight responsibility over the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), issued an exhaustive 363 page Accountability Audit reporting the degree of compliance with 22 earlier separate IG ...
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