CDCR Prison Guard Convicted of Accepting Bribes

CDCR Prison Guard Convicted of Accepting Bribes

A veteran prison guard at the California Men’s Colony was sentenced to 30 days in jail in August 2013 for accepting bribes.  Kevin Jon Venema, 50, was confronted by internal affairs officers who accused him of selling tobacco and cell phones to prisoners.  Venema, initially charged with three felonies, pleaded no contest to one count of accepting a bribe as a correctional officer.  His sentence included three years of probation in addition to the jail term.

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