Corcoran Prison Inmate Dies of Injuries
CORCORAN – On February 28, 2015 at 11:05 a.m., a 59-year-old California State Prison-Corcoran inmate was pronounced dead from injuries he suffered from an assault that occurred earlier this month.The...
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Female Inmate Walks Away from El Monte Residential Treatment Facility
EL MONTE—The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for a female state prison inmate who walked away from an El Monte residential treatment facility on...
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J.C.X. Simon, convicted of ‘Zebra Killings,’ dies in prison
SAN QUENTIN – Inmate J.C.X. Simon, 69, was found unresponsive in his cell late Thursday night. He was pronounced dead at the prison at 11:59 p.m. March 12, 2015. The cause of death is unknown pending...
View ArticleCDCR and California Community Colleges Partner to Expand College...
SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) have signed an agreement to expand and increase inmate...
View ArticleFemale Inmate Who Walked Away from El Monte Residential Treatment Facility...
EL MONTE— An inmate who walked away from an El Monte Residential Treatment Facility last Friday is now back in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody. Breana Armstard,...
View ArticleCondemned inmate Leon Chauncey Cooper dies of unknown causes
SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Leon Chauncey Cooper, 54, who was on California’s death row from Sacramento County, was pronounced dead Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 4:40 p.m. at a nearby hospital. The...
View ArticleCondemned inmate Michael Lee Elliot dies of unknown causes
SAN QUENTIN –Condemned inmate Michael Lee Elliot, 55, who was on California’s death row from Sacramento County, was pronounced dead yesterday, December 8, 2014, at 3:46 p.m., at a nearby hospital. The...
View ArticleCDCR, CAL FIRE to Staff Ventura Fire Camp
SACRAMENTO –To strengthen wildfire protection in a crucial stretch of coastal Southern California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and CAL FIRE today jointly...
View ArticleCondemned inmate Teofilo Medina Jr. dies of natural causes
VACAVILLE – Condemned inmate Teofilo Medina Jr., 70, was pronounced dead of natural causes on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at 7:30 a.m. at California Medical Facility while on hospice care.Medina was...
View ArticleInmate Deaths at Kern Valley State Prison Being Investigated as Homicides
DELANO – Officials at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) are investigating the deaths of two inmates as homicides.The first incident occurred at 12:46 a.m. Saturday, April 11, when inmate Damion Soward,...
View ArticleInmate Fire Fighter Suffers Fatal Cardiac Arrest
SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today identified an inmate firefighter who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest yesterday during a training exercise. CDCR...
View ArticleNational Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Understanding the Impact of Crime and...
Honoring victims, survivors and those who protect their rights and serve their needsSACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) kicked off National Crime Victims’...
View ArticleShots Fired into North Kern State Prison; Officer Injured
DELANO – A North Kern State Prison correctional officer is recovering after being struck by gunfire from outside the prison.At about 7:30 p.m. on April 20, shots were fired from an unknown location...
View ArticleCDCR Investigating Deadly Force Incident at Kern Valley State Prison
DELANO – Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) administrators are investigating the death of an inmate who was fatally shot while he attacked another inmate. At approximately 10:15 a.m., two inmates attacked...
View ArticleCondemned inmate Raymond Edward Steele dies of unknown causes
SAN QUENTIN – Condemned inmate Raymond Edward Steele, 67, who was on California’s death row from Shasta County, was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday evening, April 22, 2015, at San Quentin...
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Condemned inmate Richard James Poynton dies of unknown causes
SAN QUENTIN– Condemned inmate Richard James Poynton, 64, who was on California’s death row from Los Angeles County, was found unresponsive in his cell at San Quentin State Prison Thursday, April 30,...
View ArticleCDCR Announces Recipients of $2.5 Million in Grants for Innovative Programs
Grants meant to expand rehabilitative programs in prisonsThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today announced the list of recipients of $2.5 million in one-time grants...
View ArticleDisturbance at California State Prison-Solano Under Investigation
VACAVILLE – California State Prison-Solano (SOL) administrators are investigating the causes of a riot that occurred this morning involving 58 inmates.At approximately 7 a.m., dozens of inmates started...
View ArticleCrime Victims to Benefit from Improved Collection of Restitution from Offenders
Improved tracking system will provide more money to victimsSACRAMENTO- The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is streamlining the collection of restitution which should...
View ArticleInmate Death at California State Prison-Solano Being Investigated as a Homicide
VACAVILLE – California State Prison-Solano (SOL) is investigating an inmate’s death as a homicide. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2015, during the evening count, one inmate was discovered...
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