Transgender California inmate freed from prison after paroleBy DON THOMPSON
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A decade after prison crowding forced California to realign its criminal justice system, the population in what once was the nation's largest state correctional system has shrunk to the point where officials announced Tuesday t
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The planned closure of a federal women’s prison in California notorious for staff-on-inmate sexual abuse won’t occur before each inmate’s status has been reviewed, with an eye toward determining who will be transferred elsewhere or
First. Prison in the United States is based on punishment, not rehabilitation. The United States has the largest prison population in the world and the highest percentage of a state’s population housed in cages. We are held in punishing ways that cause fear, emptiness, rage, depression and ...
In all, there are nearly 2,000 positive cases of coronavirus in the state prison system. Activists have been urging the state to release more prisoners to free them from crowded conditions, and many prisoners have said they are living in "inhumane conditions" that lack the necessary ...
- A man has died from his injuries after he was allegedly stabbed by another inmate in Riverside County, according to the sheriff's department. The incident happened Sept. 5 around 1:30 p.m. at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. According to officials, the victim, 36...
A former deputy with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office was sentenced to seven years in prison for dragging an inmate by her hair and throwing her into another jail cell in what the judge called a callous and "unreasonable" use of
Calif. prison staff, inmates work together to host car show inside facility The event inside the Correctional Training Facility showcased 19 vehicles, along with two motorcycles, from New Arrivals and Aztec Legacy CDCR Calif. inmate firefighter shortages threaten state’s ability to fight wildfires ...
Both a trial court and an intermediate state appellate court threw out the evidence against him, holding he was not operating his van at the time of the arrest and search.However, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed both courts and held Mr. Wood was operating the motor vehicle even though ...
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