California prison workers disciplined for sex, smuggling
One prison employee was accused of bearing an inmate's child. Another was alleged to have sent nude photos of herself to an inmate's contraband cellphone. And a prison guard sent love letters to an...
View ArticleNew appointees at CDCR (DVI, Ventura, Dep Dir, Facility Support)
Victor Almager, 54, Camarillo, has been appointed superintendent of the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has served since...
View ArticleSacramento County supervisors approve plan for low-level offenders
Sacramento County supervisors approved a plan to handle criminal offenders Tuesday, although a majority of them said they don't like its continued emphasis on incarceration over treatment. The board...
View ArticleMentally ill parolee arrested in attack on Fresno officer
Police arrested a mentally ill parolee on suspicion of attacking an officer at a store in southeast Fresno late Tuesday night. The assault happened when the officer and other officers were trying to...
View ArticleMass prison hunger strike ends
With as little fanfare as when it started, a mass hunger strike that popped up in California prisons a week ago is now over. Corrections officials said that by Thursday only two inmates continued to...
View ArticleNew Folsom inmate killed; cellmate is suspect
The death of an inmate at New Folsom prison is being investigated as a homicide. The 51-year-old inmate was found unresponsive in his cell a little after 9 p.m. Wednesday during a prisoner count. His...
View ArticlePrivate prison owner appeals judge’s order, city seeks $1.5M in back fees
A private prison owner is appealing a judge’s decision the city didn’t violate laws when it enacted a $1 per-prisoner, per-day tax on inmates at the lockup while the city filed a court complaint...
View ArticleCalifornia Prison Hunger Strike Winds Down
Nearly all the inmates participating in hunger strikes at two California prisons had resumed eating by Thursday, prison officials said, bringing the standoff toward an end. More than 200 inmates at...
View ArticleNew blocking system in state prison will render cellphones useless (VIDEO)
VIDEO: Make sure to watch the included video on the KCRA.com website. A new cellphone blocking system will be turned on next week at a Central Valley prison, intended to make phones behind bars...
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