Kern Valley State Prison Inmate Killed by Another Inmate
Rev Red
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…
Virginia police dog killed protecting officer stopping prison attack
thetoughestbeat
by: Safia Samee Ali A Virginia police dog was killed while protecting a corrections officer who was trying to break up a prison attack by MS-13 gang members, officials said…
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…
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…
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…