Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women in Chino ...
Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was ...
Sacramento inmate at Pelican Bay one of three charged in stabbing attack on prison guard
A Sacramento County inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison is one of three facing attempted homicide charges in an attack on a ...
Homicide investigation underway after inmate is found dead in California prison, CDCR says
A man convicted of burglary in Sacramento County was declared dead Wednesday in his prison cell he shared with another inmate ...
Salinas Valley State prison inmates face life after murder conviction
Jose Bueno was also convicted of assault by a life prisoner. He had previously been convicted of four strikes, including for murder. Jose Bueno faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, without the ...
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CDCR: North Kern State Prison investigating inmate’s death as homicide
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern State Prison as ...
Biden promised but failed to end federal use of private prisons. That’s left the industry ready to cash in big under Trump
Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims ...
Salinas: Two prison inmates convicted of first-degree murder
A jury found Roberto Carlos Cortez and Juan Jose Bueno, both 30, guilty of the attack on inmate Steven Lovely.
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A jury found Roberto Carlos Cortez and Juan Jose Bueno, both 30, guilty of the attack on inmate Steven Lovely.
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Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
An attempted homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was reportedly attacked by three inmates, authorities announced Thursday.
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
Death of California prison inmate from Sacramento County investigated as homicide, CDCR says
Investigators are working to determine if a man serving a prison term for a Sacramento County burglary was killed by his cellmate on Wednesday, according to the California Department of Corrections ...