Attempted Murder of CDCR Inmate at CSP-SAC
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On April 24, 2024, Inmates Donan and Perez were observed repeatedly stabbing Inmate Paul Anguiano, 41, on the facility yard at CSP-SAC. Staff responded and had to use several less-lethal…
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
In scramble to protect workers against heat, California officials exclude prisons from new rules
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California Department of Corrections officers are not worthy of workplace safety rules according to the state’s workplace safety agency. At a March 21 meeting, the state board overseeing workplace safety…
Prisoner in Folsom dies after pinned to ground by staff
Inmate Christopher Leong died after being pinned to the ground by officers at CSP-Sac. The inmate charged and hit correctional officers who were responding to a disturbance on April 12,…
Attempted Homicide of Two California Peace Officers at Health Care Facility in Stockton Under Investigation
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the attempted homicide of two peace officers at California Health Care Facility. At 6:52 a.m., while conducting a mass search of…
Kern Valley State Prison Inmate Killed by Another Inmate
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…
DOJ: California Corrections facial hair ban amounts to religious discrimination
By Alan Riquelmy The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a complaint against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation over its prohibition on facial hair, calling it religion-based employment…
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…