Inmate sentenced to 31 years in prison for gassing CDCR officers
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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…
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California lawmakers propose $1 Billion in CDCR reductions, much more than Gov. Newsom planned
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California lawmakers on Wednesday announced a joint budget plan that would restore some funds for homelessness and social safety net programs while cutting money from state prisons. The spending proposal…
Multiple shots fired into Centinela State Prison
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…
Staff Assault at KVSP
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…
Federal judge upholds California law that lets males in female prisons
by: Zachary Stieber A U.S. judge has thrown out a legal challenge to a California law that enables males, even if they haven’t undergone gender reassignment surgery, to be housed…
California State Assembly Gives OK to Close, Consolidate Some Prisons in Midst of Billion Dollar CA Budget Shortfall
from The Davis Vanguard California—facing a billion-dollar budget crisis—may soon close some state prisons, and consolidate others, per legislation approved Tuesday by the State Assembly, according to a statement issued…
CDCR Inmate Stabbed to Death at Kern Valley Sate Prison
On Monday, at approximately 1420, Inmates Andrew Espinoza, 29, and Frank Vasquez, 44, attacked Inmate Raul Medoza, 30. Two inmate-manufactured weapons were recovered from the scene. Inmate Medoza sustained multiple…
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…