Single-bed cells or close another prison? CA lawmakers weigh how to cut incarceration costs

Assemblymember Gregg Hart said California needs to weigh the benefits of rehabilitation with the stubbornly high cost of ...

'We had no idea what they were doing': Former CDCR agent sounds alarm about lack of monitoring parolees

A former parole agent who worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says parolees in the state ...
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California correctional officer stabbed by inmate with history of fatal attacks on law enforcement

Jon Blaylock, who was already serving a life sentence for a 2023 in-prison murder of a peace officer, has since been moved to ...

Pelican Bay prison officials investigate inmate death as homicide

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the death of a 33-year-old ...
Modesto Bee

Inmate from Yolo County died after assault at Salinas prison, CDCR says

The death of a Yolo County man at Salinas Valley State Prison this week is being investigated as a homicide, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Wednesday. Israel M.
Los Angeles Times

California created havens for gang ‘dropouts.’ It made prisons even more violent

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...