Inmate sentenced to 31 years in prison for gassing CDCR officers
from Bakersfield.com by Melanie Nguyen A Kern Valley State Prison inmate was sentenced Wednesday to an additional 31 years to life in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting…
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from Bakersfield.com by Melanie Nguyen A Kern Valley State Prison inmate was sentenced Wednesday to an additional 31 years to life in prison after he was found guilty of assaulting…
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, at approximately 2030 hours, several officers reported hearing gunfire along with sounds of ricocheting rounds within the C facility yard. After the original volley of…
On Saturday, May 25, 2024, Inmates Robert Ortega and Juan Gomez attacked a correctional officer at Kern Valley State Prison. Staff utilized several applications of pepper spray and a direct-impact…
Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued the following statement regarding the death of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Correctional Officer Frank Salas: “As we remember Correctional Officer Frank Salas for his…
According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, human error is to blame after a deadly fight breaks out at a privately-ran Lawton prison last Friday. Two inmates were killed, three…
Governor Newsom does not care much about the law or the will of the voters. Although the voters chose to uphold the death penalty in California by passing Proposition 66,…
On May 3, 2024, Inmate Scott Cook, 49, was attacked and killed by Inmates Patch and Harris. The attack occurred during morning yard and required responding staff to use less-lethal…
With many states are enacting programs with a strong focus on rehabilitation. Many states are passing regulation to get inmates out of prison earlier, fund more free education in prison,…