![]() That changed when Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 26, a bill supported by CDCR administrators – who argued that prisoners run gangs, intimidate witnesses and order hits using cell phones – which makes smuggling or possession of a cell phone in a state prison a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail plus a $5,000 fine. The other cases involved use of force, sexual misconduct, abuse of position or authority and other violations.īefore October 2011, cell phone smuggling was a firing offense but not illegal. Eleven were fired and most of the others referred for criminal prosecutions.ĬDCR’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reported in October 2014 that among 348 cases of serious policy violations closed between January 1 and June 30, 2014, 21 state prison employees – some guards, some administrative or medical staff – were accused of smuggling contraband cell phones. Whatever their motives, at least 21 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) employees faced internal investigations in the first six months of 2014 for allegedly smuggling cell phones to prisoners, according to a recent report. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with emailĬDCR Employees Investigated, Lose Jobs for Cell Phone Smuggling ![]()
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