Over 20 California prisons have imposed strict restrictions, prompting a hunger strike by hundreds of prisoners. The measures, effective June 12, limit communication and movement due to rising ...

Inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison have declared a hunger strike, effective Friday, to protest what they claim are ...

In response to recent high levels of violence and a need to improve public safety inside institutions, the California ...

CDCR Announces Inmate Justin M. Dake Apprehended After Walking Away from San Diego County Community Reentry Program ...

CDCR Proactive Public Safety Sweep Leads to Discovery of 53 Improvised Weapons, 66 Cellular Phones, and Other Contraband ...

In a bid to enhance public safety and curb rising violence, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR ...

Incarcerated individuals at Salinas Valley State Prison have launched a hunger strike to protest ongoing violations of the ...

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.

Two inmates have been killed and a correctional officer attacked since the beginning of June, say CDCR officials ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation today, in line with the legislature’s intent to expand in-person visitation, announced institutions statewide will move to three days of ...

The death of a prisoner at the California Correctional Institution outside Tehachapi is being investigated as a homicide with one inmate under investigation. Parrish Duren, 38, was pronounced ...

Thomas "was found unconscious in a family visiting unit by prison staff called to the scene," according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). CDCR also said the ...