This report examines the inquiries completed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Allegation Inquiry Management Section (AIMS) from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. According to the department’s data, during 2021, AIMS received 3,434 staff complaint inquiries referred by wardens and completed 1,445 inquiries. OIG inspectors monitored 28 inquiry cases. We assessed the overall inquiry processes performed by the department as poor in 17 cases, or 60 percent. For the remaining 11 cases, or 39 percent, we determined the department performed satisfactory work in completing the cases.

This report summarizes the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s performance in conducting internal investigations and handling employee discipline cases we monitored and closed from January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022. We concluded that the department’s overall performance in conducting internal investigations and handling employee discipline cases was poor. Of the 147 cases we monitored and closed, we rated 1 case superior, 99 cases satisfactory, and 77 cases poor.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at the Correctional Training Facility between February 2021 and July 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at the Correctional Training Facility during this time period as inadequate.

This report contains our assessment of the medical care provided to incarcerated persons at Calipatria State Prison between April 2021 and September 2021. We rated the overall quality of health care provided at Calipatria State Prison during this time period as adequate.