Kern Valley State Prison Inmate Killed by Another Inmate
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Inmate David Dodd, 58, was assaulted at Kern Valley State Prison and died at the scene. The attacked happened in the morning of April 5, 2024. According to the California…
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150 arrested in Georgia prison smuggling investigation
A months-long investigation dubbed “Operation Skyhawk” resulted in multiple arrests for smuggling contraband into Georgia prisons. A large criminal organization formed to introduce drugs, firearms, and cellular phones into prisons…
Lego tells California police to stop hiding suspects’ faces with toy heads
from: KTLA5 by: Tony Kurzweil Earlier this month, a Southern California police department made a creative decision to circumvent a new law: Instead of showing suspects’ faces, it would digitally…
Correctional Officer Gear: Pepper Spray (OC Spray)
This is part of a series exploring gear commonly used in the corrections profession. This article will discuss pepper spray. What is it: Originally engineered in the 1960s to defend…
Inmate Dies After Attacking a CDCR Correctional Officer
CDCR is investigating a staff assault where an inmate died at Soledad State Prison (Correctional Training Facility). A press release says an incident started around 1100 hours on March 21,…
Attempted Murder of two CDCR Correctional Officers
On March 20, 2024, an inmate at California’s Salinas Valley State Prison attempted to murder two correctional officers. The inmate was housed in the prison’s restrictive housing unit, slipped his…
Gunman breaks prisoner out of Boise hospital, 3 corrections officers shot
Three correctional officers were shot early Wednesday when a gunman broke a prisoner out of a Boise, Idaho hospital. A manhunt is under way for Skylar Meade, a prisoner serving…
Georgia prison warden attacked by inmate armed with inmate-manufactured weapon
By Brooke Butler A prison warden is recovering after the Georgia Department of Corrections said an inmate assaulted him with a homemade weapon. According to the GDC, it happened at…