‘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 ...
Aryan Brotherhood case raises a question: How to stop killings ordered from state prisons?
Three Aryan Brotherhood members were convicted of orchestrating murders and other crimes from California prisons. But will ...
Mexican gang members responsible for 3 killings at Nevada prison, prosecutors say
Prosecutors alleged that 20 prisoners charged in the 2024 killings of three inmates at a Nevada prison committed the acts to ...
California State Prison, Sacramento among facilities placed on modified movement amid surge in violence
The California State Prison, Sacramento is among facilities that are being placed on modified movement after a surge in ...
Once considered a gang fugitive, San Jose man avoids prison but gets praise for turning his life around
SAN JOSE — A man who was once considered an “armed and dangerous” fugitive in a methamphetamine case has avoided prison time ...
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 ...
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 ...
Corrections officials investigate homicide of man incarcerated at California State Prison Los Angeles County
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.
Crime and Public Safety
Prosecutors there have charged Yandell, a leader of the White supremacist prison gang, with attempted murder, stemming from ...