Key witnesses for Menendez brothers re-sentencing hearing are prison employees: report
Lawyer Mark Geragos, representing the Menendez brothers, is set to call six key witnesses to the stand at their re-sentencing ...
CDCR sued for wrongful death after officer fired ‘less lethal’ projectile at inmate’s head
The lawsuit alleges a corrections officer fired the shot when the inmate was on the ground and “posed no threat.” ...
Recalled California DA charges county jail staff in 2021 in-custody death of inmate
A San Francisco Bay Area district attorney recalled in the Nov. 5 election filed criminal charges this week against 11 jail staff for a 2021 in-custody death ...
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Former San Quentin K-9 officer indicted for planting contraband, 'pretending' to find
A former San Quentin prison guard has been indicted for "finding" drugs, cell phones, tobacco and weapons that he had ...
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Now two San Quentin prison staffers have been indicted over past two months
SAN QUENTIN — Federal prosecutors have been uncovering alleged crimes within the walls of California’s oldest prison ...
California voters to decide on Proposition 6, which would end forced labor in prisons
California Proposition 6 would amend the state constitution to remove a provision allowing jails and prisons to impose ...
California Votes to Keep Forced Prison Labor
One of the critical jobs that prisoners can be required to work is fighting wildfires. While salaried firefighters in ...
GoFundMe set up for CDCR correctional officer killed in Hwy 99 crash
A GoFundMe has been set up for the family of a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officer who died in a ...