The lawsuit alleges a corrections officer fired the shot when the inmate was on the ground and “posed no threat.” ...

A homicide investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at Solano State Prison in Vacaville this week ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Six officers were hurt and three inmates were transferred to other institutions after a brawl at Kern Valley State Prison on Thursday, officials said. Officials with ...

Guards issued verbal orders to break up the attack, but those orders were ignored, CDCR officials ... during a fight at a fast food joint in the San Fernando Valley in 1995. In prison, he became ...

An incarcerated man at North Kern State Prison in Delano was killed Sunday, and three other inmates are suspects in his death, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported Wednesday.

In a recent report, the Office of the Inspector General argued the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation should have dismissed, not demoted, a high-ranking adminstrator over his ...

In its statement, CDCR said officials have “identified concerning information about the handling of the Aug. 2 incident at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) and are taking swift action.” ...

Carlos Harris, the man who served a 20-year prison term, was released Tuesday ... Harris remained in custody for a few more days because of the CDCR hold. The delay was protested by the NAACP ...

He is not in custody. A spokesperson for CDCR said that Ramirez is currently employed by the prison system but has been on paid administrative time off since Feb. 27, 2024. He began his career as a ...