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CDCR suspends visitations at 21 state prisons after rise in violence, overdoses
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation suspended visits and phone access at 21 prisons amid rising ...
CDCR places high-security prisons on modified program amid spike in violence
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has implemented a modified program across all Level III ...
Citing violence, contraband, CDCR puts facilities on modified program
More than a dozen state prison facilities — including four in Kern County — have been placed under a higher-than-normal level of restrictions following high rates of inmate violence and contraband.
Death row inmate killed in California prison as guards deploy blast grenades to control violent mob attack
Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple ...
CDCR prisons, including 4 in Kern modify operations due to rise in violence, overdoses
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has implemented a modified program at all Level III and ...
Investing in prison rehabilitation programs will make California safer | Opinion
I worked inside California’s prisons for 23 years. Does rehabilitation work in prisons? Yes, it does, and we have the data to ...
Nationwide ICE protests live updates: California Sen. Padilla removed from Noem's news conference
Several people protesting ICE detentions were arrested in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday. Officers began detaining people after the protest, which started in Foley Square near City Hall, began moving ...
A Former Charles Manson Follower Was Just Recommended for Parole
Patricia Krenwinkel, a one-time follower of cult leader Charles Manson, was recommended for parole on Friday, May 30. The ...