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Escaped California inmate wanted for killing Mexican police commander caught, officials say
An escaped California inmate, who was wanted for killing a Mexican police commander during a shootout last week, has been ...
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California’s Prisons at Risk of Reopening for ICE after Costly Shutdowns
Anti-prison advocates warned earlier this month of a danger that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering ...
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Ninth Circuit orders California state prisons to provide treatment for personality disorders
The ruling is the latest chapter in a decades-long case over the inadequacy of the state prison system's mental health care.
Blue state ‘prioritizing the criminals’ with $239M taxpayer-funded prison project, prosecutor says
A prosecutor in California slammed a plan to build a rehabilitation center to replace San Quentin State Prison, saying the state is "Prioritizing the criminals." ...
A major roadblock stands in California’s way to a transformed prison system
In its initial stages, the California Model has improved working conditions for some officers. Others say it’s creating more violence in prisons.
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One state is ‘prioritizing the criminals’ over residents with $239 million taxpayer-funded prison project
A California prosecutor is accusing his state of “prioritizing the criminals” over a $239 million taxpayer-funded prison ...
Murder charges filed after second woman killed during conjugal visit in California state prison
The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California ...
Cellmate suspected in killing of convicted child molester at California prison
An inmate at a California prison is being held in restrictive housing on suspicion of killing his cellmate Friday morning. The discovery happened just after 6:30 a.m. at Mule Creek State Prison in ...