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REDWAY – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agents today apprehended the minimum-security state prison inmate who walked away from California Correctional Center Eel River Conservation Camp in Humboldt County yesterday morning.

At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 18, inmate John Campbell, 38, was taken into custody without incident in Orland by CDCR Special Service Unit agents.

Campbell was committed to CDCR on May 13, 2016, from Butte County to serve a seven-year, four-month sentence for vehicle theft and evading a peace officer while driving recklessly. He was scheduled to parole in 2021.

Campbell will be transported back to California Correctional Center in Susanville, and will no longer be eligible to be housed in a conservation camp.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 18, 2017

Contact: Lt. James Crandall (530) 257-2181

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Brian Schueren

KLAMATH– California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for two minimum-security inmates who walked away from the California Correctional Center (CCC) Alder Conservation Camp (CC #20) in Del Norte County on Jan. 24, 2017.

Inmates Eddy Edwards, 47, and Brian Schueren, 27, were reported missing during a security check on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Edwards and Schueren were last seen at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday in their assigned housing unit. Edwards and Schueren were both assigned as firefighters at the camp, which houses approximately 110 minimum-custody inmates.

Eddy Edwards

CDCR, CAL FIRE, law enforcement personnel, the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search for Edwards and Schueren.

Edwards is a white male, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 167 pounds with green eyes and blonde hair. He was committed to CDCR on Oct. 23, 2015, from Glenn County to serve a six-year sentence for criminal threat to cause great bodily injury/death and DUI over legal blood alcohol content within 10 years of specified violations. He was scheduled to parole in 2019.

Schueren is a white male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 183 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He was committed to CDCR on March 23, 2016, from Orange County to serve a four-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. He was scheduled to parole in 2020.

Anyone who sees inmates Edwards and/or Schueren should contact 911 or law enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone having information about or knowledge of the location of Edwards and/or Schueren should contact the CCC Watch Commander at (530) 257-2181, extension 4173.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.

Eddy Edwards

KLAMATH – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and Del Norte County Sheriff’s officials have apprehended one of the minimum-security state prison inmates who walked away from California Correctional Center (CCC) Alder Conservation Camp in Del Norte County yesterday evening.

Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, Inmate Eddy Edwards was taken into custody without incident on a road near the camp.

Inmates Edwards, 47, and Brian Schueren, 27, were reported missing during a security check on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Edwards and Schueren were last seen at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday in their assigned housing unit. Edwards and Schueren were both assigned as firefighters at the camp, which houses approximately 110 minimum-custody inmates.

Brian Schueren

Edwards will be transported back to CCC in Susanville, and will no longer be eligible to be housed in a conservation camp.

Officials are still searching for Schueren, who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 183 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He was received by CDCR on March 23, 2016, from Orange County to serve a four-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. He was scheduled to parole in 2020.

Edwards was received by CDCR on Oct. 23, 2015, from Glenn County to serve a six-year sentence for criminal threat to cause great bodily injury/death and DUI over legal blood alcohol content within 10 years of specified violations. He was scheduled to parole in 2019.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.

Brian Schueren

KLAMATH — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and Del Norte County Sheriff’s officials have apprehended both of the minimum-security state prison inmates who walked away from California Correctional Center (CCC) Alder Conservation Camp in Del Norte County yesterday evening.

Around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, inmate Brian Schueren was taken into custody without incident on a road near the camp. Earlier, around 10:30 a.m., inmate Eddy Edwards was taken into custody without incident on a road near the camp.

Eddy Edwards

Edwards and Schueren will be transported back to CCC in Susanville, and will no longer be eligible to be housed in a conservation camp.

Schueren was received by CDCR on March 23, 2016, from Orange County to serve a four-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. He was scheduled to parole in 2020.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.

SAN QUENTIN —Condemned inmate James David Majors, 69, from Sacramento County, was pronounced dead at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning at a nearby hospital. The cause of death is unknown pending the results of an autopsy. Majors had been on death row at San Quentin State Prison since February 1991.

Majors was sentenced to death by a Sacramento County jury for the Jan. 25, 1989, robbery and first-degree murders of Thomas Probst, Jeanine Copeland and Patrick Mungavin at a Fair Oaks residence. Majors and his accomplice, Robert Reese, traveled to Sacramento from Arizona for the purpose of buying a pound of methamphetamine. Both assailants shot and killed the three adult occupants and, upon leaving the residence, took contents from a safe that included methamphetamine, money and jewelry. The victims were discovered by Copeland’s 8-year-old son. Reese was found shot to death in Arizona a month after the murders.

Since 1978, when California reinstated capital punishment, 71 condemned inmates have died from natural causes, 25 have committed suicide, 13 have been executed in California, one was executed in Missouri, one was executed in Virginia, eight have died from other causes, and two (including Majors) have their cause of death pending. There are currently 749 offenders on California’s death row.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 27, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Sam Robinson, (415) 455-5008

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COALINGA – Two correctional officers were attacked by an inmate Thursday at Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP).

On Jan. 26 at around 7 p.m., a correctional officer was monitoring the dayroom when inmate Brandon Lawrence, 25, approached the officer and began striking him in the head and facial areas with his fists. The officer immediately began to defend himself from Lawrence’s attack using his own fists. The control booth officer activated an alarm, ordered all inmates in the dayroom to get down on the ground, and radioed responding staff to advise them of the ongoing emergency. While waiting for responding staff to arrive, the first officer was able to grasp Lawrence and pull him to the floor. The officer wrapped his arms around Lawrence’s upper torso and held him to the ground using the weight of his body. Responding staff arrived and assisted the officer with placing Lawrence in handcuffs and leg restraints.

During the altercation, the officer sustained a bruised nose and facial swelling, and a responding officer sustained a bruised knee. Both officers were transported to an outside medical facility for treatment and have since been released. Inmate Lawrence did not sustain any injuries and was placed in short-term restricted housing. He will face charges of battery on a peace officer.

Lawrence was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Dec. 7, 2015, from Tulare County to serve an eight-year sentence for attempted murder and inflicting great bodily injury.

PVSP opened in 1994 and houses approximately 3,200 minimum, medium, and maximum-security inmates. The institution employs approximately 1,300 staff members. PVSP’s mission is to provide long-term housing and professional rehabilitative services for inmates of all custody levels. Education and career technical skills are offered to inmates through academic classes, vocational instruction, and work programs to create viable job skills that are marketable in today's workforce.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 27, 2017

Contact: Lt. Matt Martin

(559) 935-4900 ext. 5200

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LANCASTER – Two correctional officers were injured Sunday, Jan. 29, in an inmate attack at California State Prison-Los Angeles County (LAC).

At 11:07 a.m., inmate Calvin Glass, 20, became aggressive toward an LAC correctional officer. The officer ordered Glass to submit to handcuffs, but the inmate did not comply and attacked the officer. He grabbed the officer around his torso and threw him to the floor, but the officer managed to get onto his feet and utilized his baton to quell the attack. Additional officers responded immediately and utilized chemical agents to subdue Glass, who they were able to place in handcuffs.

The officer who was initially attacked was transported to an outside hospital for treatment of a fractured elbow. A responding officer was also treated at an outside hospital for treatment of a fractured wrist. Both officers are recovering at home and expected to make full recoveries.

Glass sustained no injuries during the incident and has been placed in LAC’s Administrative Segregation Unit as the attack is investigated.

Glass was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on June 8, 2016, from San Diego County to serve a 21-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter and attempted second-degree murder.

LAC provides long-term housing for male inmates classified as minimum-, medium- and maximum-security. CSP-LAC opened in 1993, houses approximately 3,400 inmates and employs more than 1,800 people.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 30, 2017

Contact: Lt. Duane Bennett

(661) 729-6912

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SAN QUENTIN —Condemned inmate Fernando Eros Caro, 67, who was on California’s death row from Fresno County, was pronounced dead at around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at San Quentin State Prison. The cause of death is unknown pending the results of an autopsy. Caro had been on death row since Jan. 5, 1982.

Caro was sentenced to death by a Santa Clara County jury for the Aug. 20, 1980, first-degree murders of Jack Lucchesi, Mark Hatcher and Mary Helen Booher, and the attempted murder of Rick Donner. Caro encountered Hatcher and Booher, who were bicycling in a tangerine orchard, in Fowler. He shot and killed Hatcher, drove Booher a short distance and shot and killed her in a nearby orange orchard. Caro subsequently collided with Donner’s car, shot Lucchesi and Donner and dumped the first two victims and their bicycles in an irrigation canal.

Since 1978, when California reinstated capital punishment, 71 condemned inmates have died from natural causes, 25 have committed suicide, 13 have been executed in California, one was executed in Missouri, one was executed in Virginia, eight have died from other causes, and three (including Caro) have their cause of death pending. There are currently 750 offenders on California’s death row.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, January 30, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Sam Robinson, (415) 455-5008

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FOLSOM – Officials at Folsom State Prison (FSP) are investigating a riot that occurred Sunday, Jan. 29. The riot was quelled within minutes and no staff members were injured. One inmate was transported to an outside hospital.

The riot began at 2:05 p.m. in the main visiting room at FSP. Ninety-one visitors had just left the room and were behind a locked security door where they could not witness the riot. There were no visitors in the room when the riot began, nor were any visitors exposed to chemical agents. All visitors were accounted for and processed out of the institution without incident.

Correctional officers utilized chemical agents to immediately quell the incident. Inmates in the visiting room were evaluated by medical staff. One inmate was transported to an outside hospital for treatment of a head laceration. He has been returned to FSP.

Seventy-eight inmates were in the visiting room at the time of the incident; however, not all inmates participated in the riot. The inmates were secured within their respective housing units and three inmates have been placed in FSP’s Administrative Segregation Unit pending investigation of the incident. Inmate movement has been limited at FSP while the incident is investigated and other participants are being identified through investigation.

California's second-oldest prison, FSP houses approximately 2,400 medium-security general population Level II and Level III inmates and employs more than 1,000 people. FSP’s rehabilitative programs include academic courses and career technical education, provided through Greystone Adult School.

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 30, 2017

Contact: Lt. Elton Soriano

(916) 351-3016

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CRESCENT CITY – Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.

This morning at 7:13 a.m., inmate Neil Z. Ramirez, 29, was found unresponsive in his cell. Responding staff immediately initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). An ambulance was summoned. Ambulance staff assisted with CPR; however, Ramirez was pronounced dead at 7:47 a.m.

Ramirez was received into California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody from Los Angeles County on March 28, 2011, with an eight-year sentence for kidnapping.

Ramirez’s cellmate, age 35, has been identified as the suspect. He was received into CDCR custody from Los Angeles County on April 17, 2000, with a sentence of 50 years to life for first-degree murder. His name is being withheld pending investigation.

Investigators from the Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office are assisting. The Office of the Inspector General was notified.

PBSP is located in Del Norte County. The prison is comprised of two maximum-security facilities, two security housing unit facilities, a minimum-support facility and a short-term restricted housing unit. The prison provides treatment for mentally ill inmates and provides work, academic, career technical education, self-help and other rehabilitative programs. PBSP also has a firehouse with eight fulltime inmate firefighters. PBSP opened in 1989, currently houses approximately 2,100 inmates and employs approximately 1,300 people.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 30, 2017

Contact: Lt. Jessica Berg

(707) 465-9040

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SAN DIEGO – A correctional officer was attacked by an inmate during Friday’s evening meal at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJDCF).

On Jan. 27 at around 5:20 p.m., a correctional officer was monitoring the tray slot window in a facility dining hall when inmate Sean Paul McIntire struck the officer three times in his head and face with his fists.

Additional correctional officers responded quickly and used chemical agents, batons and physical force to subdue McIntire, who received minor injuries. McIntire was treated by prison medical staff and then rehoused in the Administrative Segregation Unit.

The officer who was initially attacked received an abrasion to his right eyebrow, a cut inside his lower lip and a bump to the back of his head and was transported to an outside medical facility for treatment. A responding officer also sustained two fractures to his right ring finger and was transported to an outside medical facility.

Both officers were treated and released and are expected to make full recoveries.

McIntire was received by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on March 25, 2015, from El Dorado County to serve a life sentence for second-degree murder.

RJDCF was opened in July 1987 on approximately 780 acres in San Diego County and employs approximately 1,500 people and provides secure housing for approximately 3,100 minimum-, medium- and high-security inmates. The prison provides offenders academic and vocational education programs, work skills in prison industries and inmate self-help group activities.

RJDCF works extensively with San Diego County, in conjunction with other governmental entities, to perform many valuable services to the various communities within the county.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017

CONTACT:Lt. Jennifer Davies (619) 661-7802

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DELANO – Custody staff at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) quickly contained, isolated and controlled a large-scale incident on the prison’s maximum-security yard today.

At 10:43 a.m. a fight amongst four inmates on the recreational yard quickly escalated into a riot involving approximately 125 inmates. Correctional officers used multiple less-than-lethal force options including pepper spray, chemical agents and various direct impact rounds to quell the incident. Responding staff controlled the incident within minutes.

Officers recovered seven inmate-made weapons.

A second incident occurred at the same time in one of the housing units on the same facility. The second incident involved six inmates and required the use of less-than-lethal direct impact rounds to gain compliance with officers’ orders and stop the attack.

Five inmates were transported to local area hospitals for treatment of injuries they sustained during these incidents. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. No staff members were injured.

KVSP Investigative Services Unit is investigating these events.

KVSP opened in 2005 and houses 3,725 minimum-, medium-, maximum- and high-security custody inmates. KVSP offers academic classes and vocational programs and employs approximately 1,800 people. For more information, visitwww.cdcr.ca.gov.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 7, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Michael Betzinger (661) 721-6314

WASCO – Wasco State Prison (WSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a possible homicide.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, inmate Jason Morris, 43, was found unresponsive in his cell. Responding staff immediately initiated lifesaving measures. An ambulance was summoned; however, Morris was pronounced dead at 3:25 p.m.

Morris was received into the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from Fresno County on Nov. 8, 2016. He was serving two concurrent three-year sentences for lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 years old.

Morris’ cellmate, age 36, has been identified as the suspect. He was received into CDCR custody from Orange County on Feb. 1, 2017, with a sentence of 14 years for assault with a deadly weapon. His name is being withheld pending investigation.

Investigators from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office are assisting in the investigation. The Office of the Inspector General has been notified.

The primary mission of Wasco State Prison is to provide short-term housing necessary to process, classify and evaluate new inmates physically and mentally, to determine their security level, program requirements, and appropriate institutional placement. A 400-bed medium-custody facility houses general population inmates to help support and maintain the reception center. A minimum-custody facility provides institutional maintenance and landscaping services. The prison was activated in 1991 and houses approximately 5,000 inmates and employs 1,500 people.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 8, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Martin Herrera
(661) 758-8400 ext. 5016
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OROVILLE ― Erosion and flooding along emergency spillways near the Oroville Dam forced mass evacuations Sunday and 234 inmate firefighters from 19 crews in 10 CDCR/CAL FIRE camps have responded to the crisis.

Evacuation orders were delivered to residents surrounding Lake Oroville at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The California Department of Water Resources has been monitoring conditions at Lake Oroville’s main and auxiliary spillways around the clock for signs of erosion that could threaten the integrity of the emergency spillway and allow large, uncontrolled flows to the Feather River.

To lower the lake level and thus reduce flows and the potential for erosion at the top of the emergency spillway, DWR increased flows down the main spillway’s damaged, concrete chute to 100,000 cubic feet per second. Current releases remain within the capacity of downstream channels. Oroville Dam, the tallest in the United States, is a separate structure from the emergency spillway and remains sound.

The inmate firefighters cleared debris near the emergency spillway to Oroville Dam and helped local officials as they worked to contain damage from the dam’s primary spillway, which was damaged extensively by record run-off.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an emergency flash flood warning at 8:28 p.m. Sunday for the potential failure of a portion of the auxiliary spillway of the Oroville Dam. The warning remains in effect until 4:15 p.m. Feb. 13 for South Central Butte County.

Residents should follow evacuation instructions issued by local authorities.

Locations impacted include Oroville, Palermo, Gridley, Thermalito, South Oroville, Oroville Dam, Oroville East and Wyandotte.

NWS officials advice that residents in the warning area move to higher ground now and act quickly to prevent loss of lives. Drivers should turn around when encountering flooded roads, since most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Inmate firefighters from the Mount Bullion Camp in Mariposa also filled sandbags and helped contain localized flooding in Merced County this weekend, in the aftermath of last week’s rainfall.

There are 43 conservation camps for adult offenders and one camp for juvenile offenders. Three of the adult offender camps house female firefighters. Thirty-nine adult camps and the juvenile offender camp are jointly managed by CDCR and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Five camps are jointly managed with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

In an average year, the Conservation Camp program provides approximately three million person-hours responding to fires and other emergencies and seven million person-hours in community service projects, saving California taxpayers approximately $100 million. Those projects can include clearing fire breaks, restoring historical structures, maintaining parks, sand bagging and flood protection, reforestation and clearing fallen trees and debris.

Inmates considered potential fire crew members are trained in firefighting techniques by CAL FIRE, which includes a week of classroom instruction and a second week of field exercises.

SAN QUENTIN —Condemned inmate Stevie Lamar Fields, 60, who was on California’s death row from Los Angeles County, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 6:05 a.m. at San Quentin State Prison. He had been found in his cell unresponsive at 5:38 a.m. Lifesaving measures were initiated, but Fields passed away. The cause of death is unknown pending the results of an autopsy. Fields was single-celled.

Fields was sentenced to death by a Los Angeles County jury for a crime spree which occurred in Los Angeles from September 28, 1978, to October 5, 1978.

Fields was convicted for the kidnapping, robbery, rape and murder of 26-year-old Rosemary Janet Cobb.

Fields was also convicted of the kidnapping, robbery and rape of Gwendolyn Elaine Barnett, Cynthia Marie Smith and Colleen Coats and the robbery of Clarence Gissendander.

Fields had been on California’s death row since August 27, 1979.

Since 1978, when California reinstated capital punishment, 71 condemned inmates have died from natural causes, 25 have committed suicide, 13 have been executed in California, one was executed in Missouri, one was executed in Virginia, eight have died from other causes, and four (including Fields) causes of death are pending. There are currently 750 offenders on California’s death row.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Sam Robinson,(415) 455-5008

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CORCORAN — Around 110 members of custody staff at California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) responded to a series of violent incidents Tuesday morning, stopping a one-on-one fight between inmates that led to concurrent large-scale riots in two different areas of the facility.

No members of COR staff were injured in the incidents.

The events were set off by a fight between two inmates inside a COR housing unit during the morning meal at approximately 7:19 a.m. COR staff ordered the inmates to stop fighting and get down, and utilized less-than-lethal direct impact rounds to stop the fight.

As responding staff initiated the escorts of the involved inmates, approximately 40-50 inmates began to riot inside the housing unit at around 7:22 a.m. Custody staff utilized multiple less-than-lethal force options to quell the riot, including chemical agents and additional direct impact rounds.

Simultaneous to the meal-time violence, approximately 60-70 Inmates on Corcoran’s eastside recreation yard responded by engaging in a riot that required the involvement of nearly 100 officers.

It was necessary for responding staff to utilize multiple chemical agents and less-than-lethal force options to quell the riot.

Responding staff restrained all involved inmates, processed the crime scene and collected evidence. A systematic recall of the inmates was initiated once all inmates were medically evaluated and triaged.

It took officers just 20 minutes to resolve all incidents and three inmate-made weapons were recovered.

Four inmates who required medical attention were treated by COR medical staff. Two inmates were also transported to an area hospital after sustaining head trauma.

Staff interviewed inmates and conducted cell searches to investigate the cause of the incidents and return facility 3A to normalcy under modified programming.

California State Prison, Corcoran opened in 1988 and houses approximately 3,400 minimum-, medium-maximum and high-security custody inmates. The prison employs approximately 2,500 people.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Eddie Sanchez,

(559) 992-6104

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CRESCENT CITY – Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.

This morning at 9:12 a.m., multiple inmates began fighting on the Facility A General Population outdoor exercise yard. Responding staff utilized force in the form of chemical agents, expandable batons, and a Mini 14 to quell the incident. Two inmates were sent to an outside hospital for medical care.

Inmate Francisco Galvan, 26, was apparently was attacked by three others, and was later pronounced deceased at an outside hospital just after 1 p.m. He died from wounds incurred during the attack. Galvan was received by CDCR from Santa Barbara County in February 2012, with a seven-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, resulting in great bodily injury. He had previously been in prison with a two year conviction for grand theft, and had been paroled in March 2010.

The incident is currently being investigated by the Investigative Services Unit (ISU). No staff members were injured during the incident.The Office of the Inspector General was notified.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 9, 2017

Contact: Lt. Jessica Berg

(707) 465-9040

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DELANO – North Kern State Prison (NKSP) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.

On Sunday, March 12, 2017, at around 11 a.m., while inmates were returning from the recreational yard, an officer observed inmate David Dooley, 25, strike inmate Rosendo Sosa, 59, in the facial area with his fist. Without fighting back, inmate Sosa fell to the ground and landed on his back. The correctional officer ordered all inmates to get down and activated the alarm.

Medical staff arrived shortly after and took Sosa, who had injured his head, to the NKSP Treatment and Triage Area. He was then transported to an outside hospital for further treatment. Sosa succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 14. He was received into CDCR custody from Fresno County on Feb. 1, 2017, with a sentence of 13 years for elder abuse and causing injury to an elder resulting in death.

Dooley has been placed in NKSP’s Administrative Segregation Unit while the incident is investigated. He was received into CDCR custody from Merced County on Jan. 11, 2017. He was serving a three-year sentence for corporal injury on a spouse.

Investigators from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office are assisting. The Office of the Inspector General was notified.

The mission of North Kern State Prison is to process and classify incoming inmates from county jails by evaluating their medical and mental health needs, determining their security level, program requirements, and appropriate institutional placement prior to their transfer. NKSP has a general population medium-custody facility and a minimum-support facility with a 10-bed Level I firehouse. The general population portion of the institution focuses on providing educational/vocational opportunities to inmates, equipping them with skills that will aid them in finding gainful employment upon their release from prison. The prison was activated in 1992 and currently houses approximately 4,700 inmates and employs approximately 1,410 staff members.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 15, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. Jose Martinez
(661) 721-2345 ext. 5006
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SUSANVILLE ― Six members of custody staff at California Correction Center (CCC) were assaulted by a group of approximately 30 inmates today at 6:30 a.m. in the dining hall.

The incident happened when inmates were walking to the facility dining hall to receive the morning meal. One inmate was being counseled by officers for not complying with the rules. The inmate became angered and turned around and attacked one of the officers. Immediately, approximately 30 inmates rushed to the scene of the attack and began punching and kicking the officers. Inmates also hurled food trays and broke them over the heads of responding staff.

Responding staff used physical force, pepper spray and less-than-lethal direct impact rounds to quell the riot within a few minutes. Four correctional officers were treated for minor cuts and bruises at nearby hospitals and quickly released. A correctional counselor was also treated for a broken thumb and returned to work.

One inmate suffered a broken orbital socket and is receiving treatment at an outside medical facility. Four inmate-made weapons were recovered in the dining hall.

Inmate movement on CCC’s yard is being restricted while the cause and participants of the riot are being investigated.

CCC houses approximately 2700 inmates and another 1600 inmates at the northern conservation camps. CCC has been open since 1963.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

CONTACT: Lt. James crandall,

(530) 257-2181

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CALIPATRIA – Calipatria State Prison (CAL) officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.

On Friday, March 17, 2017, at 1:50 p.m., two inmates attacked a third on the recreational yard. The yard alarm was activated and all inmates on the yard were ordered to stop and get down. All complied with correctional officers’ orders except two inmates, who continued to attack Fred Archuleta, 53.

Staff immediately responded and quickly stopped the attack. One 40-millimeter round was fired. Medical staff arrived on scene and began lifesaving measures. Officers found two inmate-manufactured weapons at the scene.

Archuleta was transported to CAL’s Triage Treatment Area for treatment of stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m.

No staff members were injured in the attack. The attackers, who were also not injured, have been placed in CAL’s Administrative Segregation Unit as the incident is investigated. Their names are being withheld pending investigation. Inmate movement has been limited to facilitate the investigation. The Office of the Inspector General has been notified.

One suspect was received into California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody from San Bernardino County in 2015, to serve a sentence of 51 years to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. The second attacker was received into CDCR custody from Riverside County in 2013 to serve a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, possession/manufacture of a deadly weapon by a prisoner and first-degree robbery.

Archuleta was received into CDCR custody from San Bernardino County on Jan. 24, 2006, to serve a sentence of 65 years to life with the possibility of parole for conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of a firearm by an ex-felon and criminal gang activity.

Calipatria State Prison opened in 1992. The prison houses about 3,800 minimum- and maximum-security inmates. The prison offers academic classes and vocational programs and employs more than 1,000 people. For more information, visit www.cdcr.ca.gov.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 17, 2017
Contact: Lt. Everardo Silva

(760) 348-6002
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Inmate who Walked Away from Eel River Conservation Camp (CC #31) Apprehended in Orland

Inmates Walk Away from Alder Conservation Camp

Inmate who Walked Away from Alder Conservation Camp Apprehended in Klamath

Second Inmate who Walked Away from Alder Conservation Camp Apprehended in Klamath

Condemned Inmate James Majors Dies of Unknown Causes

Correctional Officers Assaulted at Pleasant Valley State Prison

Officers Injured in Inmate Attack at California State Prison-Los Angeles County

Condemned Inmate Fernando E. Caro Dies of Unknown Causes

Riot at Folsom State Prison under Investigation

Pelican Bay State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

Officers Injured in Inmate Attack at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility

Kern Valley State Prison Officers Quell Large-Scale Riot

Wasco State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

More than 200 CDCR inmate firefighters respond to Oroville spillway crisis

Condemned inmate Stevie Lamar Fields dies of unknown causes

Corcoran Officers Quickly Quell Multiple Riots

Pelican Bay State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

North Kern State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide

Officers injured in staff assault at California Correctional Center

Calipatria State Prison Investigating Inmate Death as a Homicide