Several high-security prisons in California will further restrict inmates after a spike in violence including seven homicides this year, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced March 8.
State authorities are conducting a comprehensive investigation to examine the surge in violence, and the restrictions will stay in place until the assessment is finished, according to Terry Hardy, a corrections spokeswoman.
The day before the announcement, three inmates were killed in attacks at three prisons.
The restrictions don’t include lockdowns, but modify daily activity.
Prisoners will be allowed to access essential services, such as medical care, legal proceedings, and other critical appointments. Meals will be delivered directly to housing units, and showers and all other movement will be conducted “in a controlled manner,” Hardy said in a press release issued Saturday….