December 1, 2025 – SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the November 29, 2025, death of incarcerated person Kevin A. Torres (BH6909) at ...

A condemned inmate was stabbed to death at North Kern State Prison on Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Kern County coroner's office. Julian ...

High Desert State Prison in Susanville, Calif., in Lassen County. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation faces a wrongful death lawsuit that alleges a corrections officer fired a ...

Joseph Mendoza’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison was posted on social media. Lawyers say CDCR staff leaked it.

The family of Joseph Mendoza is hauling the state into federal court, claiming staff at Salinas Valley State Prison stood by ...

Authorities are investigating the suspicious death of an inmate at a Northern California prison after he was found unresponsive in his cell last week as correctional officers distributed medication.

An inmate in a California state prison was allegedly killed by two other inmates on Friday evening, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced. Per a CDCR media release, the ...

California State Prison, Sacramento, once known as New Folsom, was opened in 1986 and is adjacent to Folsom State Prison, California’s second-oldest correctional facility. CSP Sacramento houses ...

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.

An inmate died around 4 p.m. Saturday in Wasco State Prison from a suspected seizure and his death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and ...