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 ...
Family of repeat child sex predator says California law that freed him from prison must be changed
The family of a twice-convicted child molester believes the California law that has now freed him from prison should not ...
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‘Devastating’ layoff notices hit California disabled prison contractors after union dispute
Dozens of disabled workers hired through the nonprofit PRIDE Industries are losing their jobs at a California prison after a ...
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They Helped Save L.A. Will California Ever Pay Them Fairly?
Incarcerated firefighters play a crucial role in a state where wildfires seemingly get worse every year. But the state’s ...
California depends on prison labor to deal with climate disasters—Canada must avoid a similar model
As wildfires continue to burn in and around Los Angeles, the fact that many of the firefighters battling the blazes are ...
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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 ...
Inmate death at North Kern State Prison investigated as homicide
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the death of an inmate at North Kern ...
Incarcerated Californian: I hoped state voters would believe in my humanity. I was wrong | Opinion
California voters rejected Proposition 6, the “End Slavery in California Act,” which would have ended forced labor in state ...
Violent attack by 3 inmates hospitalizes California correctional officer
A homicide investigation is underway in a California state prison after a supervising correctional officer was reportedly attacked by three inmates, authorities announced Thursday. In a ...
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.
Former University of Iowa IT employee will serve 12-year prison sentence for identity fraud
A former University of Iowa Health Care employee was sentenced Friday after he posed as a California man for 3 decades.
He was both fire captain and prolific arsonist. His novel put him in prison
The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in ...