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 ...
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 ...
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Centinela, Calipatria prisons placed on modified program
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is placing Level IV high-security sections within its ...
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LA District Attorney Says He Won’t Support Resentencing the Menendez Brothers
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes resentencing Lyle and Erik Menendez, citing ongoing dishonesty.
New rules for inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison high-security areas
A slew of recent violence in state prisons is bringing new rules to inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison, according to the ...
Los Angeles District Attorney to Proceed on Menendez Resentencing Hearing, Despite Opposition
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Monday announced his office will move forward on a resentencing motion ...
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Connolly partners with San Francisco DA on prisons bill
Assemblymember Damon Connolly and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins have announced a bill intended to improve ...
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‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
In a statement dated March 8, officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation cited a “surge” in violence directed at both inmates and staff as the reason for the ...
High security areas placed on modified program in Kern County prisons
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation placed its high security areas in certain prisons, including two ...
High-security areas of 2 Kern prisons put on modified movement
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation put Level IV high-security sections within Correctional Institution in Tehachapi and Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on modified program Saturday in ...
DA doesn’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers
The district attorney of Los Angeles County says he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, arguing that ...
Authorities investigating inmate homicide at Kern Valley State Prison
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.