Staff Assault at KVSP
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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…
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Governor Newsom Honors Fallen San Quentin Officer Frank Salas
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…
2 Inmates dead, 1 Prison Officer injured after “human error” at an Oklahoma Private Prison
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…
Newsom adding fear to some residents of Chino
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,…
CDCR Inmate at High Desert State Prison Killed by Other Inmates
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…
What is corrections and how do you measure success?
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,…
Corrections officer seriously injured during alleged attack by inmate at Middlesex Jail & House of Correction
A Middlesex, Massachusetts correctional officer was hospitalized recently after suffering serious injuries during an attack by an inmate at the Middlesex Jail and House of Corrections. The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office…
Two North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Investigators were killed in Charlotte Shootout
Two victims of a deadly police shootout in east Charlotte on Monday were veterans of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Secretary Todd Ishee wrote in a statement late…