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OIG audit finds California prisons unlikely to evacuate within 72 hours; CDCR and Cal OES outline contingency plans
Summary
An Office of Inspector General audit presented May 8 found most California prisons lack detailed external evacuation plans and adequate transport reliability to move incarcerated people and staff outside prison gates within 72 hours in a major natural disaster.
The Office of the Inspector General told a Senate budget subcommittee that most California prisons would not be able to evacuate their incarcerated population and staff within 72 hours in a large‑scale wildfire, flood or earthquake.
OIG summary and key findings
Inspector General staff summarized an audit of CDCR emergency preparedness that reviewed emergency operations plans at 30 prisons and the department’s coordination with federal, state and local entities. The audit found that while institutions maintain general emergency plans and internal site‑movement procedures, none of the plans the OIG reviewed contained detailed, practicable plans to move entire incarcerated populations outside prison gates within a 72‑hour window.
The OIG highlighted specific operational constraints:
- Transport capacity and vehicle reliability: CDCR’s transportation unit operates about 30 large buses (38 seats each) from three regional hubs and approximately 93…
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