A death at Calipatria State Prison (CAL) on November 10, 2025, is being investigated as a homicide after an incarcerated person was attacked in an exercise yard. Prison staff responded to Eric ...

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California state prison officials said an inmate is accused of trying to kill a psychiatrist during a one-on-one meeting on Friday. Jose L. Ramirez, 35, was identified as the inmate. The attack ...

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Authorities are investigating the recent death of an inmate at the California State Prison in Sacramento, as a homicide. On the evening of July 18, prison staff found 23-year-old Anthony Francis Jr.

The California Prison Industry Authority is upgrading its name to match its effort and best prepare inmates to assimilate back into society upon release.

December 25, 2025 – CRESCENT CITY, CA – Benjamin W. Watta, who was serving a condemned sentence, died on December 22, 2025, ...

Since Pell Grants have become available to people pursuing degrees from prison, every state and the Federal Bureau of Prisons has tried to expand access to higher education. What they haven’t all done ...

Hope and growth. Those two words have changed George K. L. Smith’s life and the lives of other formerly incarcerated ...

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male staff ...

A crash involving a prison inmate transport van caused multiple lanes to be blocked on the 5 Freeway on Monday morning.