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The restrictions will stay in place until the investigation is completed. It’s unclear how long that could take. Last year there were 32 homicides in state lockups, according to the California ...

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence ...

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High-security prisons across California have tightly restricted movement, calls and visits while officials probe a surge in violence this year.

Officials said the officers were conducting an "emergency cell extraction" when the prisoner attacked the officers with an improvised weapon.

It’s unclear how long that could take. Last year there were 32 homicides in state lockups, according to the California Correctional Health Care Services.