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Death row inmate killed in California prison as guards deploy blast grenades to control violent mob attack
Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple ...
Investing in prison rehabilitation programs will make California safer | Opinion
I worked inside California’s prisons for 23 years. Does rehabilitation work in prisons? Yes, it does, and we have the data to ...
Prison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.
California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, ...
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California Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Violent Threats Against North Carolina Communities
A California man was sentenced to prison for making violent threats against people in North Carolina, including law ...
CDCR prisons, including 4 in Kern modify operations due to rise in violence, overdoses
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has implemented a modified program at all Level III and ...
Citing violence, contraband, CDCR puts facilities on modified program
More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and contraband.
CDCR suspends visitations at 21 state prisons after rise in violence, overdoses
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation suspended visits and phone access at 21 prisons amid rising violence and overdoses.
CDCR places high-security prisons on modified program amid spike in violence
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has implemented a modified program across all Level III ...
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Death row inmate killed in California prison as guards deploy blast grenades to control violent mob attack
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating after a death row inmate was killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on Friday. Convicted murderer ...
State guard in L.A. County wounded in violent prison yard attack
A peace officer at a state prison in Los Angeles County is recovering after an alleged violent attack Monday reportedly perpetrated by a 28-year-old inmate at the facility, officials with the ...
Atlanta rapper Silentó sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his cousin
Silentó, known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill to voluntary manslaughter and ...
Largest U.S. private prison operator faces lawsuit after inmate was killed a day before his release
CoreCivic could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of new federal contracts under President Trump. CBS News took a look at safety records at its prisons in Tennessee.