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I rise before the sun Rain or shine Hot or cold I go where few ill ever go My day starts long before the sun will wake As I enter…
2024
Inmates Attack and Overtake Officers at Ironwood State Prison
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A more than 200-person inmate riot at a Riverside County facility triggered a threat assessment at every prison in California on Wednesday morning. The uproar started at Ironwood State Prison,…
CDCR officer fatally shoots inmate accused in stabbing attack at Northern California prison
CDCR officers are investigating after a correctional officer shot and killed an inmate who’s accused of repeatedly stabbing another man Thursday at the High Desert State Prison in Northern California.…
As California closes prisons, the cost of locking someone up hits new record at $132,860
The cost of imprisoning one person in California has increased by more than 90% in the past decade, reaching a record-breaking $132,860 annually, according to state finance documents. That’s nearly…
Rape of female officer by inmate raising alarm on California’s prison policies
“Women do not feel safe, even male staff do not feel safe,” an anonymous staffer said. Documentation from CDCR reveals that on January 20, 2024, inmate Robert Lawrence Ransom Jr.,…
Inmate with makeshift blade assaults two correction employees at CT prison
Two Department of Correction employees were injured Wednesday during an assault involving an inmate who had a makeshift blade at a correctional center in Suffield. The inmate, who has not…
Supreme Court declines to halt first US nitrogen-gas execution in Alabama case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt Alabama from proceeding with the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas to carry out the death penalty on convicted murderer Kenneth…
Will LA Sheriff’s deputies be banned from drinking while carrying a firearm?
In response to dozens of incidents over the years of law enforcement officers being intoxicated while carrying a gun, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Jan. 23,…