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

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A restaurant inside California State Prison Solano provides a one-of-a-kind training program that provides opportunity and a sense of purpose, as well as skills training.

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

California prison officials said two inmates attacked and killed another inmate Wednesday afternoon at Kern Valley State ...

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 ...

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

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of California’s most dangerous inmates could be getting more sleep under an agreement announced Thursday that requires guards to hold down the noise. Dozens of prisoners ...

An inmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano died after he was found in his cell with serious injuries Friday morning, ...