$17M awarded to SD psychologist fired after retaliation complaint at state prison
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Story by City News Service A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a San Diego woman who alleged in a lawsuit that while working as a clinical psychologist at…
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Pelican Bay State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Nov. 2, 2025, death of an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) as a homicide. At approximately 1230…
Attempted Homicide of California State Prison-Sacramento Officers Under Investigation
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the attack of two peace officers at California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) as an attempted homicide. On Nov. 1, 2025,…
New California prison dashboards offer transparency
A new report from the California Policy Lab and the State of California’s Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code introduces the California Prison Population Data Dashboards, an online…
Deputies in L.A. County jails to be equipped with body-worn cameras
Los Angeles County’s jails are set to be under the watch of thousands of new digital eyes. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has purchased 4,641 body-worn cameras for deputies to…
3 convicted murderers suspected of killing fellow inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 23, 2025 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) as a homicide. At 0952 hours,…
An inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison batters a peace officer unconscious
On Friday, October 17 at about 1530 hours Inmate Darryl Johnson (F74044) was being escorted from the showers to his cell. During the escort Johnson started hitting the escorting officer…
High Desert State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 17, 2025, death of an inmate at High Desert State Prison (HDSP) as a homicide. At approximately 1600…