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CA lawmakers want more oversight of sexual assault complaints at women’s prisons
A new budget request would allow the Office of the Inspector General to monitor 350 of an estimated 2,400 staff sexual ...
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 ...
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Lawsuit Alleges Prison Staff Mistreated Women Who Filed Sexual Abuse Complaints
Thirteen women incarcerated at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) filed a civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern ...
Kern County inmate captured hours after walking away from reentry program
An inmate who walked away from a reentry program in Kern County was arrested within hours on Tuesday.The California ...
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CDCR Apprehends Escaped Inmate Deshon R. Daniels Who Walked Away from Los Angeles Reentry Program
At approximately 1:15 p.m. on April 11, 2025, CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety Special Agents apprehended Deshon R.
Child molester dies in California prison. His cellmate is under investigation, authorities say
The death of Robert Cole at Mule Creek State Prison, if determined to be a homicide, would be the latest in a spate of ...
CDCR investigating in-custody death at CCI as homicide
The death of a prisoner at the Correctional Institution outside Tehachapi is being investigated as a homicide with one inmate under investigation. Parrish Duren, 38, was pronounced dead Saturday ...