‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
Inmate firefighters housed in California's county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under ...
30 officers indicted over 'gladiator fights' between minors at California juvenile hall
The officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall are also charged with child endangerment, conspiracy, and battery, California's ...
California juvenile detention officers staged ‘gladiator fights’ between youth ...
Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating ...
Scott Peterson injured in prison
California prison inmate Scott Peterson was injured at Mule Creek State Prison on Sunday, prison officials said. The ...
Local Felon Accused of Third Prison Killing – This Time of Alleged Accomplice in February ...
A man in prison for a San Diego County burglary was accused of killing his cellmate less than two weeks after both men ...
Corrections officials investigate homicide of man incarcerated at California State Prison ...
Officials from the Department of Corrections are investigating the death of a man who was incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County in Lancaster as a homicide.
California inmate accused of killing cellmate. Last week, CDCR says the two killed another ...
Officials said 32-year-old Jake Kennedy was found in his cell with multiple stab wounds during a security check ...
New rules for inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison high-security areas
A slew of recent violence in state prisons is bringing new rules to inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison, according to the ...