'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 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 ...
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson injured in attack by fellow inmate
Convicted murderer Scott Peterson was injured this week after being attacked by another prisoner while reportedly playing pickleball.
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 ...
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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 ...
Kansas City Star24d
Heroin-filled Bibles found in packages for CA inmates, feds say. Now, woman sentenced
Sixteen Miles Out via Unsplash A San Diego woman’s unsuccessful attempt to deliver heroin-filled Bibles to California prison inmates has led to a judge sentencing her to more than seven years in ...
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 ...