Visitations suspended at 21 state prisons due to rise in violent incidents

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced last week that it has placed all men’s Level III and Level IV facilities – including California Medical Facility and California State Prison, Solano in Vacaville – on a “modified visitor” program in response to a recent and concerning rise in violent incidents directed toward  both staff and prisoners.

The order immediately suspends all visitations and comes on the heels of an increase in overdose cases and findings of contraband, state prison officials said.