'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 prisons restrict movement, calls and visits as violence surges
California corrections officials say high-security prisons across the state are tightly restricting movement, calls and ...
California inmate kills cellmate week after they killed another man
A California State Prison, Sacramento inmate is accused of stabbing and killing his cellmate on Friday, the California ...
Inmate accused in third homicide at California prison where riot broke out this week
A Sacramento County jury convicted Tyler Yates of murder after Nathan Marcus, 33, was stabbed to death in 2022 at California ...
Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his pregnant wife, injured in prison, officials say
Scott Peterson, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn son, was injured Sunday at a state prison during an ...
Los Angeles Times3d
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 legislation being considered by state lawmakers. Assembly Bill 247 would ...
Local Felon Accused of Third Prison Killing – This Time of Alleged Accomplice in February Death
A man in prison for a San Diego County burglary was accused of killing his cellmate less than two weeks after both men ...
CBS News7d
Inmate stabbed at California State Prison, Sacramento dies, homicide investigation underway
FOLSOM – An investigation is underway at the California State Prison, Sacramento after an inmate found with multiple stab wounds died Friday morning, authorities said. The California Department ...
Los Angeles Times4d
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
Faced with seven homicides in the first nine weeks of the year, California prison authorities announced they have restricted inmate movement and revoked privileges such as visits and phone calls ...