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The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQRC) was formally known as the San Quentin State Prison until California Governor Newsom adopted the prison as his pet project to show making inmates…
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, two inmates attacked and attempted to kill another inmate by throwing him off a five-story cellblock at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. At about 1530…
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released the May 2025 incident report numbers. The numbers confirm what every CDCR officer already knew, the staff attacks have been increasing.…
A California bill aimed at providing California inmates with more comfort and entitlements passed a key legislative hurdle Tuesday. Backed by state Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Senate Bill 551…
Due to sites like The Toughest Beat, The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has been forced to take some small actions regarding the severe increase in staff attacks…
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) has been very proactive in supporting the California Governor Newsom over the past years. In order to fund Newsom’s plan to give more…
Effective June 12, 2025, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has placed all Level III and Level IV facilities on a modified program in response to a recent…
California prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate at High Desert State Prison near Susanville as a homicide. Inmate Joseph Reagan, 44, died Tuesday evening following an attack…
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